Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar

Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar in October 2010
Born (1958-08-15) 15 August 1958 (age 66)[1]
Nagathihalli, Mandya district, Karnataka
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • lyricist
Websitenagathihalli.com

Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter and a lyricist who predominantly works in Kannada Cinema.[1][2] He made his film debut as a screenplay writer in Kadina Benki (1986) which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and the Karnataka State Award. His directorial debut was Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda (1991) for which he won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story.

Three of his films, Kotreshi Kanasu (1994), America America (1996) and Hoomale (1998) have won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada.[3][4]

Career

Filmography

As director and writer

Year Film Title Role Notes
1988 Kadina Benki Screenplay, dialogue and lyrics
1988 Sankranthi Story and lyrics
1990 Prathama Ushakirana Screenplay, dialogues and lyrics
1990 Udhbhava Screenplay and lyrics
1992 Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda Direction Debut Feature film
1993 Baa Nalle Madhuchandrake Direction
1994 Kotreshi Kanasu Direction
1995 Urvashi Screenplay and lyrics
1997 America America Direction
1998 Hoomale Direction
2001 Nanna Preethiya Hudugi Direction
2002 Super Star Direction
2003 Paris Pranaya Direction
2005 Amrithadhare Direction
2007 Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige Direction Screened in Cannes Film Festival
2009 Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara Direction
2010 Nooru Janmaku Direction
2011 Puttakkana Highway Direction Movie based on own story
2012 Breaking News Direction
2015 Ishtakamya[5] Direction
2017 Srikanta Direction Movie based on own 2-page short story Skhalana published in Taranga in 1985 [6]
2020 India vs England[7][8] Direction Screened in Kolkata International Film festival-2019[9]

As actor

Telefilms

  • Directed telefilm on Suggi (Harvest festival) – Telecasted in Bangalore TV station in 1991
  • Directed telefilm "Karunalu Baa Belake" – On Buddha's life and message, telecasted in Bangalore TV station in 1992
  • Directed telefilm "Avalokana" – Telecasted in Bangalore TV station in 1995
  • Directed telefilm "Kavya Saurabha" – Telecasted in Bangalore TV station in 1995
  • Screenplay and Dialogues for the teleserials "Kaveri", "Vayyaari", "Aranyadallondu Aragini", "Raaga Lahari"

Mega serials

Mega serials that were telecast in Udaya TV

  • Pratibimba
  • Kaveri
  • Bhagya
  • Apartment
  • Olave Namma Baduku
  • Vataara

Awards

National Film Awards
Karnataka State Film Awards
Filmfare Awards South

Tent Cinema Film School

Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar along with his wife Shobha Chandrasekhar runs a prominent film school in Bangalore called Tent Cinema, that trains budding actors, directors, filmmakers and film technicians. Apart from him, the faculty includes senior members of the Kannada Film Industry.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Suresh, Sunayana (15 August 2011). "Film-maker Nagathihalli Chandrashekar's birthday celebrations". DNA India.
  2. ^ "Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar | Kannada Film Maker | Personalities". 10 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar Awards". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ "National Film Awards: 11 Kannada films bag laurels". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Nagathihalli Back with a New Film". The New Indian Express.
  6. ^ "ಶ್ರೀಕಂಠನ ಹಾಡಿನ ಮೂಡು". Prajavani. 23 December 2016.
  7. ^ "India Vs England Movie Review (2020) - Rating, Cast & Crew with Synopsis".
  8. ^ "India vs England". IMDb. 14 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Movie Schedule (Venue Wise) - Kolkata International Film Festival".
  10. ^ "42nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  11. ^ "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  12. ^ "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  13. ^ Nina C George, DHNS, Bengaluru (2020). "I sold milk when I was in college: Nagathihalli". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 14 January 2020.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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