Anant Nag

Not to be confused with Anantnag, a city in Jammu and Kashmir.

Anant Nag
Nag in 2017
Born (1948-09-04) 4 September 1948 (age 76)
Shirali, Mysuru State, Dominion of India (present-day Karnataka), India
Occupation(s)Actor, politician
Years active1973–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
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(m. 1987)​
FamilyShankar Nag (brother)
Arundathi Nag (sister-in-law)
AwardsFilmfare Award
Rajyotsava Award (2017)

Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema.[1] He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and English films.[2][3] He has featured in theatre plays, parallel cinema[3] and television shows.[4][1][5][6]

Nag made his feature film debut through Sankalpa (1973) directed by Prof. P.V Nanjaraj Urs. Sankalpa went on to win seven state awards in Karnataka. His foray into parallel cinema was through Shyam Benegal's Ankur (1974).[7][8] His commercially successful Kannada films have been Bayalu Daari (1976), Kanneshwara Rama (1977), Naa Ninna Bidalaare (1979), Chandanada Gombe (1979), Benkiya Bale (1983), Hendthige Helbedi (1989), Ganeshana Maduve (1990), Gowri Ganesha (1991), Mungaru Male (2006), Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu (2016), Raajakumara (2017), Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai (2018), K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018), K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022) and Gaalipata 2 (2022).[3]

He acted in Malgudi Days, a Doordarshan aired[9] television series based on the stories of R. K. Narayan. He is a recipient of six Filmfare Awards South and five Karnataka State Film Awards. He is the elder brother of acclaimed director and actor Shankar Nag.

  1. ^ a b "Versatile Veteran". Deccan Herald. 10 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Films were bolder in the past". Frontline. October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "'An actor should be like water, ego-less':An interview with Kannada icon Anant Nag". Scroll. 8 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Anant Nag returns to small screen". The Hindu. 10 July 2013.
  5. ^ "A brilliant 'NAG'otiator". Deccan Chronicle. 7 September 2016.
  6. ^ "An ode to the supporting actor". Deccan Herald. 17 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Ankur (1974)". The Hindu. 23 September 2012.
  8. ^ "HT Brunch Cover Story: Over the top and on point with Shyam Benegal". Hindustan Times. 11 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Malgudi Days to Karamchand – the Doordarshan classics that deserve a lockdown comeback". The Print. 25 April 2020.