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{{Infobox person
| name = B. R. Nagesh
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| birth_date = 1931
| birth_place = [[Karnataka]], India
| death_date = [[Mumbai]], India
| death_place = {{death date|2007|03|10|df=yes}}
| occupation = Teacher, lecturer, theatre director and writer
| salary =
| networth =
| spouse = Rama Bai
| footnotes =
| awards = [[Karnataka Sangeeth Nataka Award]]
| children =
| website =
}}

'''B. R. Nagesh''' was an English teacher and lecturer in the two coastal districts of [[Udupi]] and [[Dakshina Kannada]] of [[Karnataka]], South [[India]]. His passion was theater; and is known best for his off beat plays that he had directed in [[Udupi]], [[Mulki, India|Mulki]], [[Kundapur]], [[Mangalore]], [[Kasargodu]], [[Chikmagaluru]] and other places in the area. His plays, often subtle, intense and throwing up various possibilities for interpretations, brought a new wave of freshness to the theater scene of the area that he catered to; in the 1970s and 1980s.

He has also written novels, short stories, humorous essays and critical and historical accounts in subjects pertaining to theater. He wrote under the pen name of '''Nachiketa'''.

==Birth and death==
Nagesh was born on 10 November 1931 at Mangalore and died on 10 March 2007 in his own flat at Dombivli west Thane district Mumbai, where he was residing with his wife Mrs Ramabai, along with his younger daughter's family.

==Professional career==
Nagesh taught in schools and colleges in the towns of Kundapur and Mulky; and he finally settled down in as an English lecturer in Poorna Prajna College in Udupi.

==The nature of his theater work==
Although Nagesh created his plays in an era that can now be called the [[B V Karanth]] era in Karnataka and although he could not but be impacted by the man, he tread a separate path for himself. Unlike the productions of many of his contemporaries of his era, his theatrical productions never bore the stamp of Karanth nor that of the [[NSD]] style of production that Karanth brought with him.

Based out of a small place like [[Udupi]], Nagesh kept track of what was happening in the field of theater; the world over. His ideas, like that of his contemporary [[Udyavara Madhava Acharya]], were original. But like Acharya, Nagesh did not extensively use dance forms as a mode of expression in his stage narratives; although he tried his hand in directing some musical plays of [[K Shivarama Karanth]] in an early stage of his life.

Nagesh often thought out-of-the-box. In the production of 'Vibrame' (Delusion), a translation of a Badal Sarkar play, he is said to have tried to stimulate the smell of the dead body by burning some raw vegetables.

Subtle humor to comment on a situation was his forte. He took great care in the stage setting, properties, costumes, lighting, visual look, colour patterns and stage movements – so much so that the designs that he created through his theatrical tools often told a story by themselves. Though he weaned towards a somber minimalist approach, he insisted that the settings and costumes be prepared afresh and so, his productions cost a lot.

He valued theater discipline and was often said to cancel rehearsals when anyone came late.

In the 1990s, his productions became rarities. After retirement, he shifted first to [[Bengaluru]] and then to [[Mumbai]], where he died due to old age related illness.

==Awards==
Nagesh was the recipient of the Karnataka Theater Academy. A festival of plays in his remembrance was held in 2009 in Udupi.<ref>[http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=56168&n_tit=Udupi%3A+B+R+Nagesh+Memorial+%27Natyas+Natakotsav%27+from+Feb+1+to+8/ Daiji World]</ref>

==Some plays directed==
Tippu Sulataan for the organisation 'Rupa Ranga', Kundapur;
Musical plays of Kota Shivaram Karanth in Mulki;
Nee Mayavo, Ninnolu Maayavo [ನೀ ಮಾಯವೋ ನಿನ್ನೊಳು ಮಾಯವೋ] (Are you the 'Maya' or is 'Maya' within you?) by playwright Aadya Rangachaar;
Gummanelliha Thoramma [ಗುಮ್ಮನೆಲ್ಲಿಹ ತೋರಮ್ಮಾ] (Show me the Ghost, Mother) by playwright: Aadya Rangachaar;<ref>[http://mupadhyahiri.blogspot.in/2010/10/letter-from-br-nagesh.html/ Letter to Murlidhara Upadhyaya]</ref>
Baduka Mannisu Prabhuve [ಬದುಕ ಮನ್ನಿಸು ಪ್ರಭುವೇ] (Oh Lord, help us attain Salvation) for 'Lalita Kala Sadhan', Kasaragodu;
Mundena Saki Mundena (What next, Girl?);
Aani Bantaani [ಆನೆ ಬಂತಾನೆ] (There comes the Elephant);
Kali Gulla [ಕಲಿ ಗುಳ್ಳ];
Macbeth (1983) by playwright Shakespeare for Rathabeedi Gelyaru, Udupi;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://udupiratha.blogspot.in/2010/11/rathabeedi-geleyaru-n.html/ |title=Rathabeedhi Geleyaru |access-date=10 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709041524/http://udupiratha.blogspot.in/2010/11/rathabeedi-geleyaru-n.html |archive-date=9 July 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Julius Caesar in Chikmagaluru;
Hittina Hunja;
Saarvajanika Rasthe Alla (This is not a public road);
Rekke (Wings);
Tadrupi (The Duplicate);
Vibrame (Delusion)

==Books on theater==
Yeddu Bidda Teregalu (Curtains that got raised and closed) a historical account of theater in the coastal district of Karnataka.

==Plays==
Yakshi Hidida Moda (The Cloud that was held by Yakshi)

==Novels==
Sneha Smruthi (Friendly Memories);
Bhaavaarchane (An emotional offering);
Runayaatre (The journey of Obligation);
Mamata;
Bannada Neralu (The Coloured Shadow);
Hariva Neerige Kanasugalilla (Flowing Streams Don't Dream);

==Collection of short stories==
Pativrute Hengasaadaddu (When the Housewife turned into a Lady);<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://janapada.com/wd/bk_books.aspx?cont=wrt&id=57 |title=Manohar Grantha Male |access-date=10 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221133/http://janapada.com/wd/bk_books.aspx?cont=wrt&id=57 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Rajaneeshaniguu Arthavaagada Kajji (The infection that even Rajneesh could not understand)

==Legacy==
The legacy of Nagesh can be found in the works of his various students or people who have been influenced by him, spread all over India – like Kannada Theater director in Mumbai Barath Kumar Polipu;<ref>http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=56168&n_tit=Udupi%3A+B+R+Nagesh+Memorial+%27Natyas+Natakotsav%27+from+Feb+1+to+8</ref> Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam film actress [[Vinaya Prasad]];<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1110573/</ref> Kannada TV Actors Sujata Kurahatti <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/49070/sandalwood/mahabharatha-udaya-again-news-details |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108092423/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/49070/sandalwood/mahabharatha-udaya-again-news-details |archive-date=8 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Ravi Bhat;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=291714 |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108090703/http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=291714 |archive-date=8 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Ramchandra PN]], and filmmaker and graduate from [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]],<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2131358/</ref> Eshwar Chitpady, P. B. Prasanna, Dr Sudakar Naik of Kasturba Medical Hospital, Manipal and many others.

==References==

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[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:Writers from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Indian theatre directors]]
[[Category:1931 births]]
[[Category:Indian schoolteachers]]

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