Yashavant Sardeshpande (Kannada: ಯಶವಂತ್ ಸರದೇಶ್ಪಾಂಡೆ) is an Indian actor, director, playwright. He conducts Kannada plays with his troupe Guru Samsthe, Hubli and Gurubala Entertainers. Sardeshpande was the scriptwriter for Kamal Haasan's dialogues in the North-Karnataka Kannada dialect in the Kannada feature film Rama Shama Bama. He has acted in many Kannada tele-serials and Kannada films, including Amruthadhare. He played the key role in organising Amerikannadotsava and Bahrain Kannadotsava.