Agni Shridhar is a Kannada former gangster, writer, critic and artist.
[2] Later he founded the weekly Kannada newspaper Agni, and turned a professional writer.
He has written a book called "Daadagiriya Dinagalu", meaning the days of Goondaism.
[3] Thamassu directed by Agni Shridhar was adjudged as the second best film in the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 2010-11.
He also won the Best Screen Play writer award for the same movie.