Man of the Match is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language satire black comedy written and directed by D. Satya Prakash.

[4] Frustrated over the fact that his acting career not taking off, Nataraj decides to produce a film with his actor friend Dharmanna.

D. Satya Prakash wanted to direct a film for Puneeth Rajkumar in a lead role but that did not materialize due to the latter's busy schedule.

Satya Prakash cast Nataraj S Bhat and Dharmanna Kadur as themselves in the roles of a director and a producer respectively.

Newcomer Atharva Prakash joined the main cast - he was initially selected for an extra role in the movie.