Chennakesava Reddy is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film, produced by Bellamkonda Suresh under the Sri Sai Ganesh Productions banner and directed by V. V. Vinayak. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Tabu, Shriya Saran and music composed by Mani Sharma. The film was a super hit at the box office and was dubbed into Tamil as Aadikesavan in 2009.

V. V. Vinayak is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu films. He is known for directing action comedy and masala films.