Since then he has been busy acting in films, with his latest release being Gaalipata-2 starring Golden Star Ganesh that was a sensational hit again. I like his style of work”.Īnanth Nag who was earlier associated with Janatha Parivar had even served as Urban Development Minister in the cabinet of then chief minister J H Patel.Īnanth Nag who quit active politics later, returned to films, acting in a string of hits, that made his comeback smooth. He has been working according to today’s agenda announced daily on Doordarshan, without taking any leave. After serving as the chief minister (of Gujarat) for 14 years, Narendra Modi is now the prime minister for the last eight and a half years. But the serial did not release due to some controversy during 1988-89,” he laments.Bengaluru: “I am a Modi Bhakt and have no hesitation in calling myself as such”, said veteran Kannada actor Ananth Nag.Īnanth Nag was addressing the gathering during National Press Day organised by Karnataka Media Academy at Bangalore Press Club.Īnanth Nag said ” I am saying it openly. I played the role of Chikkaveera Rajendra, the last king who fought against the British. “I had done a TV serial on the history of Kodagu. The veteran rues that five-six films of the actor were shelved. “There was no physical acting in KGF but my voice had to express everything,” he says. I doubted whether people will like the suspense element in them, but even such films were received well,” he shares.įor his narrator role in K G F: Chapter 1, the actor says he did voice exercises. “There is some uncertainty in playing serious roles. Anant Nag essayed challenging roles in Beladingala Bale, Kavaludaari and Godhi Banna Sadarana Maikattu. However, when I played a villainous role in V Ravichandran’s Shanti Kranti, people did not like it,’’ he remembers. “In comedy films like Ganeshana Maduve, Gowri Ganesha, Yarigu Helbedi and Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda, my characters had negative traits but the audience enjoyed them. The actor says Konkani plays on Saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Lord Buddha and S L Bhyrappa’s Nayi Neralu were the stepping stones of his theatre career. Finally, I got an opportunity to be a part of Konkani plays,” he adds. I told him that after rehearsals for a week if I am good enough, he could cast me. “I was only 17 and had told Prabhakar that I have enacted in skits in school at Honnavara but did not have much experience. Venkata Rao Talegiri used to direct Konkani plays then. Writer Prabhakar Mudoor in Mumbai had asked Anant Nag if he was interested in acting in Konkani plays. Some journalists also advised me to not play certain roles when I was new to films,” he reveals. “I look for a negative point in the review and work on it. The veteran artiste says that he values film reviews. Former Prajavani editor Y N Krishnamurthy (YNK), Girish and G V Iyer liked my work and helped me bag my first Kannada film,’’ the actor explains. I remember that a newspaper wrote a very catchy line about my character and it was like an honorary certificate for me. I played the role of a young man who is cursed to premature old age by his father-in-law. “I got a superb review when Yayati was staged in Mumbai. He says these learnings strengthened his pronunciation while rendering dialogues for films.Īnant Nag’s first play in Kannada was writer-actor Girish Karnad’s Yayati. The film is about a youngster who has immense faith in astrology. A source says, The movie is an out-and-out comedy. Titled Thiruvalar Panchangam, the film is directed by Malarvizhi Natesan. It was based on the short stories of writer R K Narayan.Īs he grew up in Ananda Ashrama in Dakshina Kannada and Chitrapura Mutt in Bhatkal, he was taught to sing bhajans and chant mantras. Actor Ananth Nag, who shot to fame with his performance in films like Neram, Amara Kaviyam, Premam, Vetrivel and July Kaatril, is ready with his next film. The 74-year-old actor also appeared in the mega-hit television series, Malgudi Days, directed by his brother Shankar Nag. The musical bagged the National Film Award in the Best Feature Film category in Kannada. G V Iyer’s Hamsageethe (1975), in which he played a Carnatic musician, was his first big hit. Some of his blockbuster films include Bayalu Daari (1976), Naa Ninna Bidalaare (1979), Chandanada Gombe (1979), Benkiya Bale (1983), Ganeshana Maduve (1990), Gowri Ganesha (1991), Beladingala Baale (1995), Mungaru Male (2006), Gaalipata (2008), Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu (2016), K G F: Chapter 1 (2018), and Kavaludaari (2019). His debut film Sankalpa (1973) was an acclaimed film that bagged seven State Awards. I have put my soul in all my roles,’’ he says. “It’s for the critics and the audience to judge how far I have been successful. “I don’t look back but march ahead to achieve something new,” Anant Nag told Showtime. The veteran actor has acted in 50 plays and around 300 movies across Konkani, Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam, Tulu and English languages. He has been a theatre artiste for the last 55 years. Legendary actor Anant Nag is all set for his 50-year landmark in the film industry.
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