Aarthi is an Indian filmmaker, writer and comic researcher, who has worked on a variety of short films, animations and documentaries, as well as written a number of articles, comics and short graphic stories. She founded Falana Films, a Bangalore-based creative film and animation studio along with Chaitanya Krishnan. She created the webcomic ‘Royal Existentials’ and is also part of Kadak Collective, a group of South Asian women graphic artists and writers.