Maasthi Upparahalli is an Indian screenwriter and actor, best known for his work in Kannada cinema. He began his writing career with the feature film Suntaragaali (2008). Later, he worked as a story writer for Bell Pen (2012) and wrote the dialogues for Duniya Soori`s film Kaddipudi (2013). His other ventures include Yogaraj Bhat`s romantic drama Panchatantra (2019), Gentleman (2020) and Khakii (2020). His 2021 project includes Salaga.