Akash Srivatsa

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.

Akash Srivatsa
Occupation(s)	Director, editor
Years active	2008-present

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

Year	Film	Notes
2013	Sulle Sathya	short film
2016	Badmaash
2020	Shivaji Surathkal
2023	Pentagon	Anthology film; segment Mysore Pak
	Shivaji Surathkal 2
TBA	Daiji

As editor

• 100 (2021)