Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastry

{{short description|Indian lawyer, writer (1922–1993}}

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| name = Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastri

| image = Rachakonda Viswanatha sastry.jpg

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| native_name = రాచకొండ విశ్వనాథ శాస్త్రి

| birth_name = Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastri

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|07|30|df=y}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1993|11|10|1922|07|30|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Srikakulam, India

| occupation = Lawyer, writer

| awards =

| years_active = 1952–1975

| father =

| relatives = Vishwadev Rachakonda (grandson)

| mother =

| spouse =

| children =

}}

Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastri (Ravi Sastri) ({{Langx|te|రావిశాస్త్రి}}) (30 July 1922 – 10 November 1993) was a Telugu writer who published several novels and more than 60 short stories in six volumes.

His grandson Vishwadev Rachakonda is an actor.{{Cite web |last=Cherukuri |first=Abhilasha |date=2024-01-29 |title=Vishwadev Rachakonda: Compared to directors, actors make better producers |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2024/Jan/29/vishwadev-rachakondacompared-to-directors-actors-make-better-producers-51605.html |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}{{Importance inline|date=March 2025}}