An Indian director and writer, R. Nagaraj Peenya is noted for his work in Kannada cinema. Having noted his career with Pade Pade in 2013, he subsequently directed Namakharam (2015) and Bhootayyana Mommaga Ayyu (2018), a Kannada comedy starring Chikkanna, Sruthi Hariharan, Bullet Prakash and Tabla Nani.