After attaining a diploma in cinematography, Abhishek Kasargod went on to assist various cinematographers such as Ashok Kashyap, Sathya Hegde, Krishna Kumar, and Manohar Joshi. Having assisted on movies such as Super, Porki, Jungli, and Simple Agi Ondh Love Story, Abhishek made his debut as a cinematographer in 2017 with Simple Sunis comedy-thriller Operation Alamelamma. His other projects for the year include the Kannada movie Kinare, which features Sathish Raj and Gouthami Jadav in lead roles. His 2018 release includes Ananthu v/s Nusrath, directed by Sudheer Shanbhogue. His 2021 project includes Krishna Talkies, a horror-thriller movie directed by Vijayanandha.