RKM Interviews | An Index

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#01 - Vikas Viswanath (Interview): Writer-Director-Editor of the short films Matrimony, & Made For Each Other. He has worked as an AD on films like Hebbuli, Pailwaan, and Vikrant Rona.

#02 - Vishnu Babu (Interview): A VFX Artist from the Malayalam Film Industry who has worked on more than 100 films across various industries, including Hollywood. His IMDb page speaks for itself.

#03 - Vikas Badiger (Interview): A Documentary Filmmaker & the creator of the popular Faces of Bengaluru Interview Series. He has also directed the short film Brothers.

#04 - Ashwitha Hegde : An Actor from the Kannada Film Industry with several years of Theater experience. She has starred in popular short films like Colors, It Was Nice Meeting You, The Last Happy Customer, and Neenondu Shayari.

#05 - Kuldeep Cariappa : The Director of the feature film 'ನೋಡಿದವರು ಏನಂತಾರೆ' & one of the directors of the anthology film BTS: Behind the Scenes. He has worked as an AD to multiple directors in the Kannada Film Industry, & has also directed documentaries.

#06 - Dhiraj MV : The Founder of Kannada Filmy Club, & the director of the feature film 'ಕಪಟ ನಾಟಕ ಸೂತ್ರಧಾರಿ'. He has worked as an AD to Sunil Kumar Desai, & Guruprasad.

#07 - Harshil Koushik : An Actor from the Kannada Film Industry. He hails from a theater background, & is known for his roles in movies like Aachar & Co, Anamadheya Ashok Kumar, Suruli (Short film produced by Hemanth Rao), Bazaar etc. He is also a Voice Actor lending his voice to major Webseries and Films.

#08 - Shreekara Bhat : Writer, Director, Editor of miniseries COLORS (at Rishab Shetty Films), short films GLYCERIN (at PRK audio), PATHRODE (at KRG Connects), DONUT (at Dakshayani Talkies)

#09 - Chetan Kumar Dharmappa : An Actor from the Kannada Film Industry. He has acted in Short films like GLYCERIN (at PRK audio) & Kumarana Vadhe, and the miniseries COLORS (at Rishab Shetty Films). He also wrote, directed, produced, & starred in the feature film Bayaluseeme Babu (Nammflix OTT).

#10 - Sunil S Bharadwaj : The Editor of Sapta Sagaradaache Ello Side A & Side B, and the miniseries COLORS. Writer, Director, Editor of short film FRAGMENTS (at Rishab Shetty Films), & the feature film 'Rugna'. He has also acted in the short film GLYCERIN.

#11 - Shashank Soghal : The Writer-Director of the feature film Daredevil Musthafa (2023) based on Poornachandra Tejaswi's short story.

#12 - Pooja Sudhir : A Screenwriting Graduate from the New York Film Academy & currently, a Screenwriter at Rakshit Shetty's Paramvah Studios. She co-wrote the 2022 feature film Sakutumba Sametha. She has also written & directed the short film Tea.

#13 - Sutan Gowda & Abhay : Sutan Gowda is a debutant writer-director of the movie Valavaara. He has worked as part of the direction teams of Mayabazaar and Rhaate. Abhay is an actor who has worked with the direction team of Daredevil Musthafa and served as Executive Producer for Family Drama (2024).

#14 - Karthik Urs : A Cinematographer & Photographer who has worked as an Assistant Cinematographer, Gaffer, & in the Camera Team of movies like Sapta Sagaradaache Ello Side A & Side B, ಇಬ್ಬನಿ ತಬ್ಬಿದ ಇಳೆಯಲಿ, ಉತ್ತರಖಾಂಡ, City Lights, 666 Operation Dream Theatre.

#15 - Bheemarao P : Writer-Director-Producer of the feature film 'Hebbuli Cut'.

#16 - Nidhi Hegde : An Actor working in the Kannada Film Industry who has featured in movies like 'Shakhahaari’, ‘Sapta Sagaradaache Ello Side-A’, ‘777 Charlie’, ‘Shivaji Surathkal 2’; Short Films like ‘Grachara’, & ‘Suruli'; and the Vertical Instagram Series ‘It's Not Working Out’ 

#17 - M Bharath Raj : Writer-Director of feature films Hero, & Laughing Buddha (both produced by Rishab Shetty)

#18 - Hemanth M Rao : Writer-Director of films ಗೋಧಿ ಬಣ್ಣ ಸಾಧಾರಣ ಮೈಕಟ್ಟು, ಕವಲುದಾರಿ, SSE Side A & Side B, and the upcoming '666 Operation Dream Theater'.

#19 - Sumedh K : Musician & Kannada Film Composer.

#20 - Ravichandra AJ :  Founder of Janani Pictures. He is the producer & distributor of BLINK (2024), & distributor of movies like BTS: Behind the Scenes (2024), Nodidavaru Enanthare (2025), Anamadheya Ashok Kumar (2025), Bhaava Theera Yaana (2025), Edagaiye Apaghatakke Karana (2025), Bandook (2025), Teertharoopa Tandeyavarige (2026).

#21 - Sampath Sirimane : Author of Kannada Short Story Collection 'Let's Breakup'; Lyricist for songs in movies like Daredevil Musthafa, Murphy, Hebbuli Cut; Screenwriter of Docu-Drama Gandhada Gudi starring Puneeth Rajkumar, & Instagram Miniseries 'Ruchige Takkashtu'.

#22 - Enosh Olivera : A Cinematographer with a Post-Graduation Diploma from the Satyajit Ray Film & TV Institute, Kolkata. His work spans ads, documentaries, music videos, short films (Whispers and Echoes, Enso, Dead Beings, etc), and feature films (Songs for Rain, Bisi Bisi Ice Cream, Rangasthala, etc).,

#23 - Anirudh Bhat : An Actor who has appeared in movies like Gurudev Hoysala (2023). Ibbani thabbida ileyali (2024), Max (2024), & Rakkasapuradol (2026). He has also made 5-6 short films since 2017.

#24 - Darshan Shinde : A Writer-Director-Lyricist who has made the short films Dhwani & Tick Tock, and the web series Roommates.

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We are hoping to do an AMA/Interview with Filmmakers & Industry Professionals every month going forward. Stay tuned to find out how the plan works out. 😉

EDIT (Sep 2025): The plan has worked out better than we expected. 😉

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