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| caption = Nag in 2017 | | caption = Nag in 2017 | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|9|4}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|9|4}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Shirali]], [[Mysore State]], | | birth_place = [[Shirali]], [[Mysore State]], India | ||
| occupation = | | occupation = Actor, politician | ||
| years_active = 1973–present | | years_active = 1973–present | ||
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Gayatri (actress)|Gayatri]]|1987}} | | spouse = {{marriage|[[Gayatri (actress)|Gayatri]]|1987}} | ||
| family = [[Shankar Nag]] (brother) <br /> [[Arundathi Nag]] (sister-in-law) | | family = [[Shankar Nag]] (brother) <br /> [[Arundathi Nag]] (sister-in-law) | ||
| awards = [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Award]]<br/>[[Rajyotsava Award]] (2017) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Anant Nagarkatte'''<!-- IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE THAT NAG IS SHORT FOR NAGARAKATTE, NO NEED TO MENTION THAT SEPARATELY --> (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada cinema]].<ref name="versatile">{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/233424/versatile-veteran.html|title=Versatile Veteran|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=10 March 2012}}</ref> He has acted in over 300 titles which | '''Anant Nagarkatte'''<!-- IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE THAT NAG IS SHORT FOR NAGARAKATTE, NO NEED TO MENTION THAT SEPARATELY --> (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada cinema]].<ref name="versatile">{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/233424/versatile-veteran.html|title=Versatile Veteran|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=10 March 2012}}</ref> He has acted in over 300 titles which include over 200 Kannada films and [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Hindi language|Hindi]] films.<ref name="Nag">{{cite web|url=http://www.frontline.in/arts-and-culture/cinema/films-were-bolder-in-the-past/article5184996.ece|title=Films were bolder in the past|date=October 2013|publisher=Frontline|access-date=5 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="Water">{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/851850/an-actor-should-be-like-water-ego-less-an-interview-with-kannada-icon-anant-nag|title='An actor should be like water, ego-less':An interview with Kannada icon Anant Nag|publisher=Scroll|date=8 October 2017}}</ref> He has featured in [[theatre|theatre plays]], [[parallel cinema]]<ref name="Water" /> and [[television show]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/anant-nag-returns-to-small-screen/article4900193.ece|title=Anant Nag returns to small screen|work=The Hindu|date=10 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="versatile" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/070916/a-brilliant-nagotiator.html|title=A brilliant 'NAG'otiator|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=7 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="supporting">{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/an-ode-to-the-supporting-actor-826628.html|title=An ode to the supporting actor|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=17 April 2020}}</ref> | ||
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 (film)|Ankur]]'' (1974).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/ankur-1974/article3927837.ece|title=Ankur (1974)|work=The Hindu|date=23 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/ht-brunch-cover-story-over-the-top-and-on-point-with-shyam-benegal/story-TnqUIfItpAGhf8Nl3c3dUJ.html|title=HT Brunch Cover Story: Over the top and on point with Shyam Benegal|work=Hindustan Times|date=11 October 2019}}</ref> His commercially successful Kannada movies have been [[Naa Ninna Bidalaare]] (1979), [[Chandanada Gombe]] (1979), [[Benkiya Bale]] (1983), [[Hendthighelbedi|Hendthige Helbedi]] (1989), [[Ganeshana Maduve]] (1990), [[Gauri Ganesha|Gowri Ganesha]] (1991), [[Mungaru Male]]y (2006) and [[Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu]] (2016).<ref name="Water" /> | 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 (film)|Ankur]]'' (1974).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/ankur-1974/article3927837.ece|title=Ankur (1974)|work=The Hindu|date=23 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/ht-brunch-cover-story-over-the-top-and-on-point-with-shyam-benegal/story-TnqUIfItpAGhf8Nl3c3dUJ.html|title=HT Brunch Cover Story: Over the top and on point with Shyam Benegal|work=Hindustan Times|date=11 October 2019}}</ref> His commercially successful Kannada movies have been [[Naa Ninna Bidalaare]] (1979), [[Chandanada Gombe]] (1979), [[Benkiya Bale]] (1983), [[Hendthighelbedi|Hendthige Helbedi]] (1989), [[Ganeshana Maduve]] (1990), [[Gauri Ganesha|Gowri Ganesha]] (1991), [[Mungaru Male]]y (2006) and [[Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu]] (2016).<ref name="Water" /> | ||
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===Theatre=== | ===Theatre=== | ||
Anant Nag began his career with Kannada and Konkani plays in Mumbai. He went on to work in plays of [[Satyadev Dubey]], [[Girish Karnad]] and [[Amol Palekar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/i-was-influenced-by-english-cinema-and-absurd-plays-anant-nag/article30975399.ece|title=I was influenced by English cinema and absurd plays: Anant Nag |work=[[The Hindu]]|date=3 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/entertainment/%E2%80%98I-am-an-untrained-actor%E2%80%99/article14389915.ece|title=I am an untrained actor|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 June 2016}}</ref> For a period of about five years, he acted in [[Konkani]], Kannada, Marathi and Hindi plays.<ref name="Water" /> | |||
===Film and | ===Film and television=== | ||
Following a theatre career in Mumbai, Nag made his film debut with ''Sankalpa'', a 1973 Kannada film. Nag then grew to become a core part of parallel cinema, which was at its peak in the 1970s and | Following a theatre career in Mumbai, Nag made his film debut with ''Sankalpa'', a 1973 Kannada film. Nag then grew to become a core part of parallel cinema, which was at its peak in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref name="Water" /> Being introduced to director [[Shyam Benegal]] by theatre director Satyadev Dubey,<ref name="Water" /> he starred in six of Benegal's films: Ankur(1974), [[Nishant (film)|Nishant]] (1975), [[Manthan]] (1976), [[Bhumika (film)|Bhumika]] (1978), [[Kondura]] (1978) and [[Kalyug (1981 film)|Kalyug]] (1981). | ||
His arrival into Kannada movies was through [[G. V. Iyer]]'s [[Hamsageethe]] (1975). Anant Nag plays the role of a disciple of [[carnatic music|carnatic]] singing. The film went on to win the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada]].<ref name="iffi">{{cite web |title= 23rd National Film Awards |url= http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |website= iffi.nic.in |access-date= 9 March 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110526091043/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |archive-date= 26 May 2011 |url-status= dead }}</ref> | His arrival into Kannada movies was through [[G. V. Iyer]]'s [[Hamsageethe]] (1975). Anant Nag plays the role of a disciple of [[carnatic music|carnatic]] singing. The film went on to win the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada]].<ref name="iffi">{{cite web |title= 23rd National Film Awards |url= http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |website= iffi.nic.in |access-date= 9 March 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110526091043/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm23rdNFAAward.aspx?PdfName=23NFA.pdf |archive-date= 26 May 2011 |url-status= dead }}</ref> | ||
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==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
He was an MLC, MLA and a minister in [[J. H. Patel]] government. Served as Bangalore Urban Development minister<ref name="tougher" /> | He was an MLC, MLA and a minister in [[J. H. Patel]] government. Served as Bangalore Urban Development minister<ref name="tougher" /> | ||
In 2004, he unsuccessfully contested the Chamarajpet constituency, [[Bangalore]] [[Deliberative assembly|assembly]] election from [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]. He was pitched against then [[Chief minister]] of Karnataka, [[S. M. Krishna]] from [[Indian National Congress]] and fellow actor [[Mukhyamantri Chandru]] from [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/chamrajpet.html|title=Chamrajpet Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|website=Elections in India}}</ref> | In 2004, he unsuccessfully contested the Chamarajpet constituency, [[Bangalore]] [[Deliberative assembly|assembly]] election from [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]. He was pitched against then [[Chief minister|Chief Minister]] of Karnataka, [[S. M. Krishna]] from [[Indian National Congress]] and fellow actor [[Mukhyamantri Chandru]] from [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/chamrajpet.html|title=Chamrajpet Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|website=Elections in India}}</ref> | ||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*{{IMDb name|0619047}} | *{{IMDb name|0619047}} | ||
* [https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/ananth-nag.html Anant Nag on Filmibeat.com] | * [https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/ananth-nag.html Anant Nag on Filmibeat.com] | ||