U R Ananthamurthy

U R Ananthamurthy (Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy) an indian kannada writer, orator, critic, proffesor. Jnanpeeth Award recipient. Sahitya Akademi Fellowship recipient.

Considered one of the pioneers of the 'Navya movement'. Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. President of Sahitya Akademi. One of the Man Booker International Prize finalists. Film and Television Institute of India Chairman. Member of the Committee of Indian Writers.