Bandaru (Telugu: బండారు) is a Telugu surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bandaru Acchamamba (1874–1905), Indian feminist historian Bandaru Ayyappa (born 1992), Indian politician Bandaru Dattareya (born 1947), Indian politician Bandaru Madhava Naidu, Indian politician Bandaru Satyananda Rao (born 1965), Indian politician Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy, Indian politician Bandaru Sravani Sree (born 1990), Indian politician