Back انانت ناج ARZ अनंत नाग Hindi Anant Nag ID アナント・ナーグ Japanese ಅನಂತ್ ನಾಗ್ Kannada അനന്ത് നാഗ് (നടൻ) Malayalam अनंत नाग Marathi அனந்த் நாக் Tamil ಅನಂತ್ ನಾಗ್ TCY అనంత్ నాగ్ (నటుడు) Tegulu
Anant Nag | |
|---|---|
 Nag in 2017 | |
| Born | 4 September 1948 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, politician |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse | |
| Family | Shankar Nag (brother) Arundathi Nag (sister-in-law) |
| Awards | Filmfare 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.
- ^ a b "Versatile Veteran". Deccan Herald. 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Films were bolder in the past". Frontline. October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ a b c "'An actor should be like water, ego-less':An interview with Kannada icon Anant Nag". Scroll. 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Anant Nag returns to small screen". The Hindu. 10 July 2013.
- ^ "A brilliant 'NAG'otiator". Deccan Chronicle. 7 September 2016.
- ^ "An ode to the supporting actor". Deccan Herald. 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Ankur (1974)". The Hindu. 23 September 2012.
- ^ "HT Brunch Cover Story: Over the top and on point with Shyam Benegal". Hindustan Times. 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Malgudi Days to Karamchand – the Doordarshan classics that deserve a lockdown comeback". The Print. 25 April 2020.