M.V. Vasu popularly known as Vasu Malali was a Kannada author, historian, columnist and film director. She was born on 7 February 1967. She was the eldest daughter of Kannada writer Malali Vasanth Kumar and Shantha Vasanth Kumar
She wrote a column "Kallu Balli" in Prajawani, a Kannada daily of Karnataka, India. She had published several books in Kannada including "Moukhika Ithihasa" which discusses the oral history and its tradition.
Vasu Malali died on 3 February 2015.