#ANANTHA NAG SERIES#

TelevisionĪnant Nag’s television journey began in 1987 with the television series Malgudi Days, based upon the stories written by R.K. He rose to newfound fame from his fans for his supporting role in K.G.F: Chapter 1. He added that he preferred to deliver natural and spontaneous scenes as per the demand of the script, rather than being outlandish. Despite his recognized career, in an interview, he expressed that he is an untrained actor as he always shied away from doing a dance number or an action sequence. He has acted in more than 270 films in his career. He has displayed his terrific talent to the audience through films like Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu, Udbhava, Hosa Neeru, etc. He established himself as a versatile actor for which he was critically acclaimed with laurels. He starred in various films directed by Shyam Benegal, which include Ankur (1974), Nishant (1975), Manthan (1976), Bhumika (1978), Kondura (1978), and Kalyug (1981). I wrote a note excusing myself and left.” For two successive days, it rained in Madras. After a few days, they wanted to shoot for the second film. They offered me a princely sum for two films. Tamil was an alien language for me being from coastal Karnataka. Meanwhile, I was called for a Tamil film much before Rajinikant went there. I was riding two boats: one in Bombay and the other in Bangalore. Shyam just asked me to turn this way and that before signing me. Satyadev Dubey sent me to meet Shyam Benegal.

In an interview, he revealed that he was offered a handsome amount of money to star in a Tamil film, which he declined. He was introduced to filmmaker Shyam Benegal by theatre director Satyadev Dubey. Nanjaraja Urs’ Kannada film, ‘Sankalpa’ and in Shyam Benegal’s Hindi film, ‘Ankur.’ His Kannada debut film, Sankalpa, was released in 1973. As an Actor FilmsĪfter working profusely in theatre, in the early 1970s, he received two film offers to act in P. He also got opportunities to play major roles in Amol Palekar and Satyadev Dubey’s socially and politically relevant plays. He also collaborated with popular playwrights like K.K. Anant was highly drawn to the theatre movement of Mumbai. He was selected for Konkani, Kannada, and Marathi-language plays which he did until he turned 22. He played the part of a Hindu monk in the play Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in his first play, which was widely appreciated by the audience. He was noticed by prominent theatre personalities Prabhakar Mudur and Venkatrao Talageri to participate in plays. In an interview, Anant Nag revealed that while he was distributing his sister’s wedding cards, someone offered him work in theatre because of his good looks. ReligionĪditi, 4th Cross, RMV Extension, Sanjaynagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka Career As a Theatre Artist Reportedly, he was engaged to Priya Tendulkar, who was the aunt of Sachin Tendulkar. His maternal grandfather was Bantwal Sadashiva Bhat. Anant Nag with his father and daughter Maternal Grandfather

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