Kotigobba 3 is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Shiva Karthik. The film features Sudeepa in a dual role, who also wrote the film's script along with Shiva Karthik and T. Sivakumar. The film also features Aftab Shivdasani, Madonna Sebastian, Nawab Shah, Shraddha Das, Abhirami, Tarak Ponnappa and P. Ravi Shankar in prominent roles. It is a sequel to the 2016 film Kotigobba 2, with Sudeepa, Prakash Raj and Ravi Shankar reprising their roles from the previous film.

Aftab Shivdasani is an Indian actor, producer and model known for his works in Hindi and also working for Tamil and Kannada film industry. Shivdasani was selected as the Farex baby at the age of 14 months and eventually appeared in many TV commercials for the product. He started his career as a child artist in films like Mr. India (1987), Shahenshah (1988), ChaalBaaz (1989), Awwal Number (1990), C.I.D. (1990) and Insaniyat (1994).