Shankar Nag

Biography

Shankar Nagarakatte (9 November 1954 – 30 September 1990) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer known for his work in Kannada-language films and television. A popular cultural icon of Karnataka, Nag is often referred to as Karate King. He directed the teleserial Malgudi Days, based on novelist R. K. Narayan's short stories and acted in some episodes as well. He won two National Film Awards, four Karnataka State Film Awards and two Filmfare Award South. Nag received the inaugural IFFI Best Actor Award (Male): Silver Peacock Award" at the 7th International Film Festival of India for his work in the film Ondanondu Kaladalli. He co-wrote 22 June 1897, a National award-winning Marathi film. He is the younger brother of actor Anant Nag. Vincent Canby, the chief film critic of The New York Times had opined that Shankar's performance in Ondanondu Kaladalli had the force and humor of the younger Toshiro Mifune. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shankar Nag, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Known For

Apoorva Sangama

as Harish / Suresh

Benki Birugali

as Shankar

Muniyana Madari

Maha Yuddha

Accident

as Journalist Ravi

Hosa Jeevana

Digvijaya

as DCP Chandrashekhar

Kanaka Purandara

as Kanaka Dasa

Narasimha

Utsav

as Sajjal

Ondanondu Kaladalli

as Gandugali

Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu

as Ravi

Nodi Swamy Navirodu Heege

as Mysore Matha

S. P. Sangliyana Part 2

as Sangliyana

Makkaliralavva Manethumba

Prana Snehitha

as Ram

Bhale Chathura

Minchina Ota

as Katte

Geetha

as Sanjay

Ganda Bherunda

as Nayar