Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu (lit. 'Bhootayya's son Ayyu') is 1974 Indian Kannada language film, directed by Siddalingaiah, based on the story of the same name from the short stories collection, Vayyari, by Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar, starring Vishnuvardhan, Lokesh and M. P. Shankar in the lead roles. The film is deemed to be a landmark in Kannada cinema. Kamal Hassan felt that the film "was done on a scale that only big Hollywood directors would think of."