A Sanskrit dramatist who lived in India in 7th century A.D. बालभारत or प्रकाण्डपाण्डव , बालरामायण , विद्धशालभञ्जिका and कर्पूरमञ्जरी are his more famous dramatic works. कर्पूरमञ्जरी refers to him as the preceptor of a king of कनौज् . राजशेखर was known by the name कविराज also.

बालरामायण , called also महानाटक , is a drama in ten Acts. बालभारत contains only two Acts. Its theme is the wedding of द्रौपदी and the ruin caused by the game of dice. विद्धशालभञ्जिका is a drama in four Acts. He has a further work to his credit, काव्यमीमांसा in eighteen chapters.

Some scholars hold the view that राजशेखर lived in the 10th century A.D.