![]() ![]() As a PoliticianĪnant Nag was inclined towards politics ever since he began his acting career. Following this, Anant Nag was roped in for parallel roles in television shows including SwarjNama (1996), Garva (2002), and Preeti Illada Mele (2006-2008). Malgudi Days commands a special mention in Anant’s television journey as it was from this series that he rose to popularity on the small screen. Malgudi days was directed by Anant’s brother Shankar Nag. 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. The Times of India AddressĪditi, 4th Cross, RMV Extension, Sanjaynagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka Career As a Theatre Artist Hinduism The Times of India Caste/Ethnicity Reportedly, he was engaged to Priya Tendulkar, who was the aunt of Sachin Tendulkar. His maternal grandfather was Bantwal Sadashiva Bhat. The Times of IndiaĪnant Nag with his father and daughter Maternal Grandfather Approximately 14 years later, in 1976, he returned to Banglore after becoming a full-fledged actor in Mumbai. Later, he joined a commerce college in Bandra and worked in the Union Bank for three years, after getting a job under the theatre quota. It was while distributing wedding cards for my sister’s wedding that someone suggested acting in a play because I was good looking. I would sink into the shadows if I spotted someone familiar lest they ask me about my exam results. I wondered why my father had sent me to this ‘ naraka ’. I went into a shell because of the shift from Kannada to English medium. It was a culture shock having grown up in a mutt. I did short skits in school after which there was a gap. In an interview, he gave a detailed description of his inability to cope with the change in culture and lifestyle from Karnataka to Mumbai. He was sent to Mumbai for further studies when he was in 9th standard. He studied at New English School, Honnavar till 8th standard. He did his primary and middle schooling in a catholic school in Ajjarkad, Udupi, Ananda Ashrama in Dakshina Kannada, and Chitrapur Math in Uttara Kannada districts of the erstwhile Mysore State (now Karnataka). He spent most of his childhood in Shirali, Bhatkal taluk, Karnataka. Anant Nag was born on Saturday, 4 September 1948 ( age 73 years as of 2021). ![]()
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