Arishadvarga is a 2019 Indian Kannada language neo noir mystery thriller film written, directed and produced by Arvind Kamath, under the banner Kanasu Talkies.

The film stars Avinash, Samyukta Hornad,[4] Nanda Gopal, Mahesh Bung, Anju Alva Naik, Gopalkrishna Deshpande, Aravind Kuplikar, Sudha Belawadi, M.G Sathya, and Sripathi Manjanabayalu in prominent roles.

[12] Set in present-day Bangalore, an aspiring actor doubling up as an amateur gigolo gets caught up in a sticky situation after accepting a surprise gift from an anonymous client.

Anish is desperately trying to make it as an actor but his dire financial situation pushes him to look for an escape, which he finds with an anonymous wealthy client by name Manasaa.

In the meantime, Manjunath and Kartik's relationship fell off and on knowing that Kruthi is pregnant, he wants to make money out of her by threatening her with her intimate video.

[17] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote, "With Nathicharami and now this, Kannada cinema seems to have leapfrogged over other industries in terms of bridging the gap between (relatively) older women and lust.