Janardhan Maharshi is an Indian screenwriter and dialogue writer who is noted for his work in the Kannada film industry. Having started his career as a writer for One by Two a short film in 1993, he eventually wrote for films like Bhale Bullodu (1995), Goppinti Alludu (2000), Bindass (2008), Eeega (2012) and Raj Vishnu (2017), a comedy directed by K. Madesh.