One of the most popular writer-directors of the Kannada film industry, Kodlu Ramakrishna began his career in 1989 with the movie Bisilu Beladingalu. Winner of several state awards, Kodlu has written and directed movies such as Kadambari (1993), Premi No. 1 (1999), Hello (2000), Miss California (2006), Mr. Duplicate (2011), Manasa (2013), Eregla Panodchi (2015) and March 22 (2017). His 2020 release includes Matte Udbhava.