Venu is an Indian masculine given name. Notable people with this name include:

K. Venu (Kerala), Naxalite leader from Kerala K. Venu (Tamil Nadu politician), Indian politician Kurma Venu Gopalaswamy, Indian lawyer Master Venu, Indian composer Nedumudi Venu, Indian actor Nerella Venu Madhav, Indian ventriloquist P. Venu, Indian film director Venu Arvind, Tamil actor Venu, Indian cinematographer Venu Madhav (actor), Indian comedian Venu Nagavally, Indian actor Venu Nair, Indian film director Venu Ravichandran, Indian film producer Venu Srinivasan, Indian businessman Venu Thottempudi, an Indian Actor Venu V. Desom, Malayalam poet