Paluvayi Bhanumathi Ramakrishna (Telugu: భానుమతీ రామకృష్ణ) was a multilingual Indian film actress, director, music director, singer, producer, book writer and songs writer. Most of her works are in Telugu and Tamil languages. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003 for her contribution towards Indian cinema. She was honored among "women in cinema" at the 30th International Film Festival of India.

She received Government National Award for Best Writer for the book నాలో నేను [Nalo Nenu] , an autobiography in 1994