Vasireddy Naveen, renowned as "Katha" Naveen, is an eminent Telugu writer, editor, and literary curator residing in Secunderabad. He holds an M.Sc. and a Russian diploma, and opted for voluntary retirement from Canara Bank in 2011.

A passionate rationalist, he campaigned alongside Abraham Kovoor and co-founded key film societies. He led the Janasahiti cultural federation and edited Prajasahiti. In 1990, he co-founded Katha Sahiti with Papineni Sivasankar, publishing acclaimed annual story anthologies. He served as editor for Telugu Naadi, advisor for Telugu Velugu, and a Sahitya Akademi General Council member (2018–2024), dedicating his life entirely to literature.