Kannada film director, Shashank Raj is also a screenwriter and lyricist, who started his career in 2007 with the movie Sixer. His next venture, Moggina Manasu won him the Filmfare Award South for Best Director and Best Lyricist, while his 2010 movie Krishnan Love Story won him the Filmfare Award - South, Udaya Film Award and Suvarna Film Award for Best Director. Among his other movie credits are Jarasandha, Bachchan, Krishna-Leela, and Haalu Thuppa.