Dinakar Thoogudeepa was born on 21 September 1978 in Mysore, Karnataka, India. He is a director and writer, known for Saarathi (2011), Navagraha (2008) and Royal.
Inspired from the true incidents occurred in Bengaluru - 1983, Kaiva brings the visual grandeur of Old Bengaluru showing the lights of world famous Bengaluru Karaga and the dark underworld of the city as well.