same screenplay was adapted in the 1997 released Hindi film Judaai, starring Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and Urmila Matondkar. After this, barring few films, many films directed, produced or acted by him were commercial failures. In the 1990s, he worked with many popular directors such as H. R. Bhargava, Om Sai Prakash, P. H. Vishwanath, B. Ramamurthy, T. S. Nagabharana and Upendra. In 1993, he acted as himself in the horror-thriller film Shhh directed by Upendra which was a success in the box office. In 1995, he acted and directed the film Hendthi Endare Heegirabeku alongside Akshata which was moderately successful. His subsequent films such as Baduku Jataka Bandi (1997), Hello Yama (1998), Chor Guru Chandal Sishya (1998), Rambhe Urvashi Menake (1999) and Maava Maava Maduve Mado (2000) failed to impress the box office. His next directorial Meese Hottha Gandasige Demandappo Demandu (1999) based on the popular song line of his previous hit Avale Nanna Hendthi was a failure as well. In 2004, he starred in three films which included Aaha Nanna Thangi Maduve in his direction. In 2007, he directed and acted in the film Appacchi which became his last directorial until his death in 2018. Later he acted in couple of films in supporting roles such as Aathmeeya (2008), Onti Mane (2010) and 12AM Madhyarathri (2012) along with his son Abhimanyu. Kashinath made a comeback in 2016 through Prashant Raj's Zoom starring Ganesh by playing a key supporting role. This was followed up by his acting as one of the jail inmates in Dwarakish Chitra's 50th project Chowka in 2017. The song "Alladsu Alladsu" featuring him in the film Chowka was widely acclaimed and topped the charts. His final onscreen appearance in Olu Muniswamy was released in 25 May 2018. He also gifted many new artists to Kannada Film Industry. Some of them are given below. Films remade in other languages Films directed by or starring Kashinath were remade in other Indian languages. Aparichita (1978) was remade in Malayalam as Avano Atho Avalo (1979) and in Hindi as Be-Shaque (1981). Anubhava (1984) was remade in Hindi by Kashinath as Anubhav (1986) and in Malayalam as Aadhyate Anubhavam (1987). Avale Nanna Hendthi (1988) was remade in Hindi as Jawani Zindabad (1990) that featured Aamir Khan in Kashinath's role. Filmography Death Kashinath was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in mid 2017. He was admitted to the Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital in Bengaluru