Ganesh Patro (22 June 1945 – 5 January 2015) was an Indian playwright and screen writer in Telugu cinema. He started his career in 1965, and wrote dialogues and stories for Telugu films from the 1970s up to the 1990s, including, Rudra Veena, Maro Charitra, Idi Kathakaadu, Mayuri, and Seetaramayyagari Manavaralu. He was born in Parvathipuram, Andhra Pradesh.Patro died at age 69 on 5 January 2015 in Chennai.