Mukhyamantri Chandru (Kannada: ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಚಂದ್ರು) (born 28 August 1953) is a Kannada movie actor and politician who resides in Bangalore, Karnataka. He is a versatile actor, easily fitting into comedy roles or playing more serious parts as a villain. Mukhya Mantri was a popular Kannada drama in which he played the lead role, during the 1970s and 1980s, which resulted in getting the prefix to his original name.