Aravind Kaushik is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, dubbing artist and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He started out in the Kannada film industry as a dubbing artist, working in films like Excuse ME (2003), Nenapirali (2005) and Honganasu (2008) before making his directorial debut with the 2010 film Nam Areal Ondina. Other notable directorial credits include Thuglak (2012) and the 2017 film Huliraya.