making his debut as a director through the comedy-drama film "aparoopada athithigalu" (1976), kashinath came into limelight with the suspense thriller "aparichita" (1978). he made his acting debut through the successful film "anubhava" (1984). the same film was remade and directed by him in hindi as "anubhav" (1986), making his bollywood entry. his films generally touched subjects which were often regarded as taboo in the indian society and thus attracted the tag of being vulgar by some critics. he was more popular for his double entendre dialogues in his films to the extent that most associated the term "double meaning" with kashinath and many went to the extent of attributing the decline of kannada films quality to him. despite the criticisms faced, his films have influenced the society as well as the industry.