Kannada film director Mallikarjun Muthalageri made his debut in 2013 with the Krishna Nagappa, Naksha Shetty, and Sushma Raj-starrer Madarangi, which he also wrote the script, screenplay, and dialogues of. About five years after his debut, he directed the 2018 drama Rangbirangi, which features newcomers Sreejith and Tanvi Rao in lead roles.