Ashok Kadaba is an Indian film director from Bengaluru who made his directorial debut with the Kannada movie Enanthiya. Following his debut, he went on to direct movies such as My Name Is Kalam and Mythili. His 2018 venture includes the Samhitha Vinya-starrer Seethamma Bandalu Sirimallige Thottu (2020) and Amrutha Ghalige (2018), which was nominated for the Best Art Film- Times of India Award and won Best Parallel Cinema Award 2018-19.