Vishalakshi Dakshinamurthy (Kannada: ?????????? ?????????????) is a notable Kannada writer-novelist.
She is also a recipient of Aryabhata Award for her literary contribution to Kannada novel and cinema.
She has 64 novels to her credit.
Most of her novels were run as soaps for popular magazines like Sudha, Taranga.
Her novels are based on family values and traditions of Karnataka.
Her notable contributions to literature were through novels like Vyapthi-Prapthi (Kannada: ???????? ????????).
This novel, due to the popularity, was made into a movie Jeevana Chaitra.
The movie became a blockbuster, acted by veteran actor Dr.
Rajkumar.
This movie was significant in Dr.
Raj's career as it marked the re-entry of him after a gap of three years.