Mallojula Koteswara Rao (26 November 1954 – 24 November 2011), commonly known by his nom de guerre Kishenji (Hindi pronunciation: [k??nd?i?]), was a Politburo and Central Military Commission member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), a banned Maoist insurgent communist party in India; and also the party's military leader.
He was seen as "the face of the Maoist movement in India."