An Indian story writer who mainly works in Telugu cinema, David Nathan started his career with the 2016 Telugu romantic thriller film Gentleman, for which he was the co-writer along with Mohan Krishna Indraganti. Starring Nani, Surbhi, and Niveda Thomas in the lead roles, the movie revolves around two women whose respective lovers are lookalikes. Davids 2017 venture includes the Telugu action thriller film Yuddham Sharanam. Directed by debutant Krishna Marimuthu, the movie stars Naga Chaitanya and Lavanya Tripathi in lead roles along with Srikanth in a significant role.