Nanje Gowda Venkatachala (Kannada: ನಂಜೇಗೌಡ ವೆಂಕಟಾಚಲ) (born 3 July 1930) is retired judge of the Supreme court of India and former Lokayukta of state of Karnataka. He was popular for his approach of taking action in each and every case he caught, many times red-handed by personally leading the raid while he was serving as Lokayukta. He became the first of the four Lokayuktas to take the oath of office and secrecy in Kannada language with the Governor also administering the oath in Kannada.