Chanakya (c. 370–283 BCE) was an adviser of the first Maurya Emperor Chandragupta.

Chanakya may also refer to:

Chanakya (1984 film), a 1984 Indian Kannada film Chanakya (2005 film), a 2005 Tamil language film Chanakya (2019 film), a 2019 Telugu language film Chanakya (TV series), an Indian television historical drama Chanakya National Law University, a legal education institution in Bihar

See also Chanakyan Chanakyapuri, an affluent neighborhood in New Delhi