Akash Srivatsa is an Indian director who works in Kannada-language films. He is known for creating the character Shivaji Surathkal, which is inspired from

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. He is a frequent collaborater with

Ramesh Aravind Ramesh Aravind (born 10 September 1964), known mononymously as Ramesh, is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter. Ramesh has predominantly worked in Kannada and Tamil films along with a few Telugu and Hindi films. He ...

. His last two films ''Shivaji Surathkal 1 & 2'' have been hit films at the box office.

Career

Akash Srivatsa worked as an assistant director for ''

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'' (2008) and made his feature film debut with '' Badmaash'' (2016) starring Dhananjaya. In 2017, he began work on a crime thriller film featuring the character Shivaji Surathkal, the Indian version of

. The last name is based on the location of

NITK The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), also known as NITK Surathkal and formerly known as Karnataka Regional Engineering College (KREC), is a public technical university located in Surathkal, Mangaluru. Established in 1960 as KR ...

. Regarding his work in '' Shivaji Surathkal'' (2020), a critic from ''

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'' gave 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Akash Srivatsa surely seems to have redeemed himself as a storyteller after his debut outing ''Badmaash''. A sequel to a film like this that has the potential to become a franchise would be welcome, so watch this one and stay on track." The film was a success inspiring him to make a sequel ''

Shivaji Surathkal 2 ''Shivaji Surathkal 2: The Mysterious Case of Maayavi'' is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language mystery thriller film directed by Akash Srivatsa and produced by Anup Hanumanthe Gowda under Anjanadri Cine Creations. It stars Ramesh Aravind, Radhik ...

'' (2023). He debuted as an editor with ''

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'' (2021).

Filmography

;As director ;As editor *''

'' (2021)

References

External links

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