Avasthe is a 1987 Kannada-language film written by U. R. Ananthamurthy Novel and directed by Krishna Masadi and produced by Mahima Patel, Esthar Ananthamurthy, Krishna Masadi and Niranjan Patel under the banner of Chiguru Movies. Avasthe features Anant Nag in the lead role along with J. H. Patel, B. V. Karanth and Archana Vishwanath in supporting roles. The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar. Cinematography was done by S. Ramachandra and editing by A. Subramanya. The movie has a running time of 122 minutes. It was released on 23rd November 1987.