Anant Nag
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| Anant Nag / ಅನಂತನಾಗ್ | |
| Birth name | Anant Nagarakatte |
| Born | 1948 Mumbai |
| Spouse(s) | Gayatri Nag |
| Notable roles | Revanth in Beladingala Bale Classical Singer in Hamsageethe Politician in Accident Thief in Minchina Ota Politician in Matadana Raghanna in Udbhava Lambodara in Gowri Ganesha |
Anant Nag (Kannada:ಅನಂತನಾಗ್) is an actor and politician from Karnataka, India. In addition to Kannada movies, he has acted in Marathi, Malayalam and Hindi movies. He has also acted in Malgudi Days, directed by his younger brother Shankar Nag based on the stories by R.K.Narayan. His work was much appreciated by critics at that time. He is right now a politician.
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[edit] Early life
Anant Nag was born to Anandi and Sadanand Nagarkatte. Hee had his early education under the aegis of Ananda Ashrama in Dakshina Kannada district and Chitrapura matha in Uttara Kannada. He was sent to Bombay for onward education and got involved with amateur theatre activities for 8 years.[1]
He started out doing amateur theatre in Marathi and Kannada. Shyam Benegal introduced him into Hindi cinema, in his film Ankur. Anant Nag has acted in lot of Shyam Benegal's movies after that. His entry into Kannada films was through G. V. Iyer's Hamsa Geethe.[2]
[edit] Political career
He contested a very fierce assembly election from Janata Dal (Secular) where he was pitched against the then Chief minister of Karnataka,S. M. Krishna from Indian National Congress, alongside fellow actor Mukhyamantri Chandru from Bharatiya Janata Party in the Chamrajpet constituency in Bangalore in 2004. However, S.M.Krishna won the elections and soon became the governor of Maharashtra.
Anant Nag can be placed in the category of New India Cinema Actors. Proficient in delineating complex psychological characters, Anant Nag has the image of the boy-next-door. His persona compliments it and he has done justice to it by taking on and doing a good job of presenting characters right out of reality.
[edit] Selected Filmography
[edit] Kannada
- Hamsageethe
- Ganeshana Maduve
- Udbhava
- Avasthe
- Accident
- Phaniyamma
- Beladingala Bale
- Ranadheera
- Gowri Ganesha
- Minchina Ota
- Bara
- Matadana
- Mouni
- Ganesha Subrhamanya
[edit] Marathi
- Nishant
- Manthan
- Bhumika
- Kondura
[edit] Hindi
- Yuva
- Ankur
- Gehrayee
- Kalyug
[edit] Malayalam
- Anugraham
- Swathi Thirunal
[edit] Notes
[edit] External link
- Anant Nag at the Internet Movie Database
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