Early
Phase
Of
His
Career
Post
his
graduation
degree,
Kashinath
pursued
his
passion
towards
cinema
and
ventured
himself
into
short
film
making
with
another
aspirant,
Suresh
Heblikar,
through
a
troop
called
Asima
during
the
early
decade
of
1970.
The
film-making
pattern
and
the
narratives
were
well
advanced
which
were
considered
to
be
path-breaking
and
well
ahead
of
its
time.
Kashinath
started
his
career
as
a
director
in
the
year
1975
with
Aparoopada
Athitigalu.
Stardom
He
rose
to
instant
stardom
with
his
subsequent
thriller
suspense
flick,
Aparichitha,
starring
his
friend,
Suresh
Heblikar.
The
movie
was
a
runaway
blockbuster
and
propelled
Kashinath's
fame
to
the
zenith.
The
success
of
Aparichitha
announced
the
arrival
of
a
talented
film-maker.
Aparichitha
was
remade
into
Hindi
as
Be-Shaque
and
in
Malayalam
as
Avano
Atho
Avalo.
Trendsetting
Movies
Post
Aparichitha,
Kashinath
came
out
with
Anubhava,
a
movie
which
pressed
on
a
certain
social
taboo.
The
success
of
the
movie
assured
that
the
young
director
was
not
a
one-time
wonder.
Anubhava
marked
the
debut
of
actress
Abhinaya,
and
the
content
of
the
movie
was
a
surprisingly
new
one
for
the
Kannada
audience.
Though
a
certain
section
of
critics
didn't
quite
receive
the
movie
well
in
favour
of
them,
the
audience
embraced
the
flick
making
it
a
Blockbuster
at
the
box
office.
Anubhava
was
remade
as
Anubhav
in
Hindi
and
Aadhyathe
Anubhavam
in
Malayalam.
Followed
by
this
experimental
movie,
Kashinath
went
on
to
direct
Ananthara
Avanthara
and
Ajagajantara,
which
were
moderate
grossers
at
the
box
office
but
later
on,
achieved
cult
classic
status
amongst
movie
lovers.
Methodical
Film-maker
He
was
often
regarded
as
the
systematic
film-maker
with
a
strong
technical
knowledge.
Kashinath
used
to
pen
down
the
duration
of
his
movie
sequences,
shot
compositions,
camera
angles
and
the
dialogue
flow
which
were
eventually
executed
to
perfection.
This
practice
enabled
the
entire
team
to
stick
to
the
schedule
and
complete
the
flick
within
the
prescribed
timeline
and
budget.
He
was
also
regarded
as
the
disciple-friendly
filmmaker
as
he
was
all
ears
for
any
suggestions,
feedback
and
constructive
criticism
from
his
pupils.
Legion
Of
Talented
Disciples
There
is
nothing
better
than
introducing
raw
talent
into
the
industry
to
continue
one's
legacy.
V.
Manohar,
a
popular
music
director
and
a
part
time
actor
graduated
from
Kashinath's
school
and
it
was
his
Hodeya
doora
song
from
Anubhava
which
gave
him
the
recognition.
One
of
most
technical
and
artistic
film-makers,
Sunil
Kumar
Desai,
who
has
directed
the
likes
of
Vishnuvardhan,
Ananth
Nag,
Shivarajkumar,
Ramesh
Aravind,
Sudeep,
Devaraj
etc.
was
also
a
disciple
of
the
trendsetting
film-maker.
The
Real
Star
of
Kannada
Cinema
who
is
seen
as
a
maverick
director
had
learnt
his
tricks
and
trade
to
an
extent
under
the
guidance
of
Kashinath.
Upendra
adores
Kashinath
as
his
Guru
and
calls
Kashinath's
home
as
his
Gurukula.
Upendra
entered
the
filmdom
as
a
lyricist
and
then
started
penning
screenplay
and
dialogues.
In
a
certain
interview,
Uppi
was
happy
to
recollect
the
fact
that
Kashinath
was
not
a
conventional
mentor
who
would
be
stern
on
his
disciples
but
instead
was
always
open
for
ideas
and
brain
storming
sessions.
This
enabled
an
uncompromised
quality
in
the
product
and
also
a
seamless
relationship
between
the
mentor
and
disciples.