Islahuddin NS

Islahuddin N S is an Indian director, writer, and creative head who works mainly in the Kannada film industry. He was born and brought up in Mysore, Karnataka. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Business Management at the University of Mysore, Karnataka in 2004 and Master of Arts in Communication Journalism at the University of Mysore, Karnataka in 2006. He also did his Master of Arts in Media Production at the University of Sutherland in 2008. He has been a creative head at Metaphysical Films, Bangalore, Karnataka, since 2018 and he has created compelling concepts and screenplays for movies, ads, corporate, and documentary films. He was a documentary filmmaker for the “Autobiography of a Himalayan Master Shwaasa Guru” in 2018. He was a creative head at Newtopia Films, Bengaluru, Karnataka in 2018 and wrote advertisements for TV & Social Media.

He was also a consultant and writer at Tall Tales Production Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru, since 2013 and created several corporate films, commercials for clients like BOSCH, Crizal, Hilton Hotels, and Embassy. He was a content manager at Qyuki Digital Media, Bengaluru, since 2013. Islahuddin has been a writer, producer, and director at Gangwayz Productions, Mysore from 2010-2012. He was also a guest lecturer at the University of Mysore (part-time), Mysore from 2008-2009. He has been a head of crime & special segments at News9, English News Channel, Bengaluru from 2009-2010.

He is known for Spaces for Rent (2009), Nodi Swamy Ivaru Irode Heege (2022), Anna (2023), and Veddura Sodharaa (2024). He was a writer for Samsung Galaxy Media Star (TV Series; co-creator) He was selected for the Best Film Award (Chitrabharati Section) for Anna at the Bengaluru International Film Festival in 2023. He was also selected for the SIIMA Awards for the best debutant director in Kannada (Nodi Swamy Ivaru Irode Heege) in 2023.