Balakrishna (name)

Balakrishna or Balakrishnan is Hindu surname, derived from Bala Krishna. Notable people with the surname include:

Balakrishna

 * Balakrishna (Kannada actor) (1913–1995)
 * Balakrishna Guruji, a Reiki master and hypnotherapist
 * Balakrishna Bhagwant Borkar (1910–1984) a poet from Goa, India
 * Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 1960), Indian film actor
 * Rasamayi Balakrishna, Indian singer, poet and political activist

Balakrishnan

 * A. G. Balakrishnan, Indian politician
 * Ajit Balakrishnan, Indian entrepreneur and business executive
 * A. V. Balakrishnan (Arun V. Balakrishnan) (1922–2015), American applied mathematician and professor
 * C. Balakrishnan (1918–1997), Indian plastic surgeon
 * C. N. Balakrishnan (1934–2018), Indian politician
 * C. V. Balakrishnan (born 1952), Indian writer
 * David Balakrishnan (born 1954) American founder of the Turtle Island Quartet
 * Gopal Balakrishnan, American professor and editor
 * Hari Balakrishnan, American professor of engineering and computer science at MIT
 * Jennifer Balakrishnan, American mathematician
 * Kalpathy Balakrishnan, Indian percussionist
 * bKamala Rani Balakrishnan, Singaporean criminal
 * Kavitha Balakrishnan (born 1976), Indian poet, art critic, and contemporary art researcher
 * K. Balakrishnan (CPI-M), Indian communist politician
 * K. Balakrishnan (Kesavan Balakrishnan) (1925–984), Indian politician, writer and editor
 * K. Balakrishnan (Tamil Nadu), Indian communist politician
 * K. G. Balakrishnan (Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan) (born 1945), Indian Chief Justice and Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India
 * Kodiyeri Balakrishnan (1953–2022), Indian communist politician
 * Krish (singer) (Vijay balakrishnan) (born 1977), Indian playback singer
 * Madhu Balakrishnan (born 1974), Indian playback singer
 * N. L. Balakrishnan, Indian still photographer and actor
 * P. K. Balakrishnan (1926–1991), Indian novelist, critic and historian
 * Radhika Balakrishnan, American human rights advocate
 * Ranjith (director) (Ranjith Balakrishnan) (born 1964), Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor
 * R. Balki (R. Balakrishnan), Indian advertiser, filmmaker, and director
 * S. Balakrishnan (composer) (1948–2019), Indian film score composer and music director
 * S. Balakrishnan (Modakurichi MLA), Indian politician
 * S. Balakrishnan (Mudukulathur MLA), Indian politician
 * Sheila Balakrishnan, Indian obstetrician and a gynaecologist
 * S. K. Balakrishnan (1935–2001), Indian politician
 * S. N. Balakrishnan, University chancellor
 * V. Balakrishnan (disambiguation), several people
 * Vivian Balakrishnan (born 1961), Singaporean government bureaucrat