Akash Srivatsa

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Akash Srivatsa
Occupation(s)Director, editor
Years active2008-present

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 Sherlock Holmes. He is a frequent collaborater with Ramesh Aravind. His last two films Shivaji Surathkal 1 & 2 have been hit films at the box office.

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Career

Akash Srivatsa worked as an assistant director for Accident (2008) and made his feature film debut with Badmaash (2016) starring Dhananjaya. [1] In 2017, he began work on a crime thriller film featuring the character Shivaji Surathkal, the Indian version of Sherlock Holmes. [2] The last name is based on the location of NITK. [3] Regarding his work in Shivaji Surathkal (2020), a critic from The Times of India 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." [4] The film was a success inspiring him to make a sequel Shivaji Surathkal 2 (2023). [5] [6] [7] [8] He debuted as an editor with 100 (2021). [9]

Filmography

As director
YearFilmNotes
2013 Sulle Sathya short film
2016 Badmaash
2020 Shivaji Surathkal
2023 Pentagon Anthology film; segment Mysore Pak
Shivaji Surathkal 2
TBADaiji
As editor

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References

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