Hailing from Arasiker, Hassan district, Balu Chandrashekar is an Indian director who predominantly works in the Kannada film industry. After completing his education with a degree in Civil Engineering from NITTE, Bangalore, he decided to follow his passion for films. He began his career in a leading Kannada film magazine and later worked with K. Kalyan, a well-known lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He moved to the big screen as an assistant director for movies like H34 Pallavi Talkies (2017), Cross (2017) and Venu Gopal`s Tubelight (2021). In 2021 he made his directorial debut with action thriller Munduvareda Adhyaya.