V. Rathakrishnan is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (MLA). Rathakrishnan hails from Anathandavapuram in Mayiladuthurai district. Rathakrishnan, who has completed higher secondary school education (High School/Pre-University), belongs to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party. He contested and won the Mayiladuthurai Assembly constituency in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, becoming an MLA.