Janaki Sabesh is  an actor whose body of work spans films in several South Indian languages. She is also a theatre practitioner, and a  voice-over artiste. She is the founder of Golpo Tales Unlimited, a storytelling initiative aimed at stories for all ages. She has  collaborated with leading publishers like Karadi Tales and Tulika,  and works with educators, and other professional networks on using effective storytelling techniques in communication and marketing. She is part of the faculty at the Chennai Business school.

Janaki turned author with The Jungle Storytelling Festival, a picture book for children.