Shankar Nagarakatte 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 has directed the evergreen teleserial of the 1980s Malgudi Days, based on novelist R. K. Narayan's short stories and acted in some episodes as well. He Has Won Two National Film Awards, Four Karnataka State Film Awards and Two Filmfare Award South.
Ulta Palta (transl. Topsy-turvy) is a 1997 Indian Kannada film directed by N. S. Shankar and starring Ramesh Aravind, Kashi and Sushma Veer. It is based on Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. The music of the film was composed by V. Manohar. The film was remade in Telugu language with the same name (1998) and in Tamil as Ambuttu Imbuttu Embuttu (2005) starring Ashok Kashyap who was one of the co-producers and cinematographer of the film. The entire film was shot in Koppa, a town in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka.
C.B.I. Shankar is a 1989 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by P. Nanjundappa. It stars Shankar Nag in the titular role as Shankar, an officer with the CBI, who investigates a murder case closed down by the local police. The supporting cast features Devaraj, Doddanna, Vajramuni, Suman Ranganathan and Shashikumar. The film was a blockbuster and further established Nag as a leading actor in Kannada cinema.
Geetha is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by and starring Shankar Nag in lead, alongside Akshatha Rao in title role. The supporting cast features K. S. Ashwath, Ramesh Bhat and Gayathri. Ilaiyaraaja composed the soundtrack and the background score for the film that and was declared a blockbuster musical hit. He went on to re-use four songs from the movie in five different films later. The track "Santhoshakke" from the film became widely popular in Karnataka and is still performed for in concerts and other events.
Bhavya is an Indian actress. She has acted in several Kannada and a few Tamil and Telugu movies. She was a top heroine of Kannada cinema during 1985–1992. She switched over to key supporting roles post 2000.
Devaraj is an Indian actor and theatre actor who works in Indian film industry. He has largely featured in Kannada films performing various roles as a lead character, supporting character and villainous character. He has also featured in Telugu and Tamil films.
Mayor Muthanna is a 1969 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Siddalingaiah. The film stars Rajkumar and Bharathi. The film was Siddalingaiah's debut as a director and actor Dwarkish's first independent production venture who had earlier co- produced the 1966 movie Mamatheya Bandhana with 2 other people under Thunga Pictures. The sub-plot of the film regarding the salvaging of the sub-standard grain was inspired by the 1886 novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. The movie was remade in Telugu in 1974 as Chairman Chalamayya starring Chalam.
Sangliana is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed, co-produced and written by P. Nanjundappa. It is loosely inspired by the life story of the cop-turned-politician H. T. Sangliana. The film stars Shankar Nag, Bhavya and Tara, with actor Ambareesh making a special appearance. The film was produced under Pushpagiri Films banner and the music was composed by Hamsalekha. A. R. Rahman had worked as an assistant in this movie.
Ramkumar is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut in Peraala's 1990 action film Aavesha. The same year, he played a brief role in Rajendra Singh Babu's war film Muthina Haara (1990). He turned producer for the film Pandavaru (2006), in which he acted as well. With his good looks, he was considered one of the "Chocolate heroes" of the 1990s and his acting skills were well appreciated. As of 2013, Ram kumar has acted in over 40 Kannada feature films.
Inspector Vikram is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language comedy thriller film directed and filmed by Dinesh Baboo, written by Chi. Udaya Shankar and produced by Raghavendra Rajkumar under the banner of Nikhileshwari Cine Combines.The film stars Shivarajkumar in the title role with Kavya, Chi Guru Dutt, Aparna and K. S. Ashwath in other supporting roles. It revolves around an undisciplined, but intelligent police inspector, Vikram. It is regarded as the first Kannada film of the comedy thriller genre.
Ramarajyadalli Rakshasaru is a 1990 Indian Kannada film, directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by K. C. N. Mohan. The film stars Shankar Nag, Anant Nag, Sonika Gil and Gayathri in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao.
Nigooda Rahasya is a 1990 Indian Kannada suspense thriller film, directed by Perala and produced by Jagadish Malnad and Kashinath Chindupurge. The film stars Shankar Nag, Geetha, Vanitha Vasu and Tara in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Hamsalekha.
Ramanna Shamanna is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language action drama film, written by Shanmugha Priyan and directed by B. Subba Rao. The film had an ensemble cast including Ambareesh, V. Ravichandran, Madhavi, Geetha and Devaraj, while many other prominent actors featured in supporting roles. The soundtrack and score composition was by popular singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and the lyrics along with the dialogues were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The film was a remake of Tamil film Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi.
Naa Ninna Preethisuve is a 1986 Indian Kannada film, directed by Somu-Shankar and produced by Manjula Shankar. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Bhavya, Arjun Sarja and M. P. Shankar in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shankar–Ganesh.
Prana Snehitha is a 1993 Indian Kannada film, directed by Bhargav and produced by S. D. Ankalagi, B. H. Chandannavar and M. G. Hublikar. The film stars Shankar Nag, Ramakrishna, Bhavya and Tara in the lead roles. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao.
Huli Hebbuli is a 1987 Kannada-language action film directed by Vijay and written by Shanmuga Sundaram. The film starred Shankar Nag, Tiger Prabhakar, Sumalatha and Bhavya and Anant Nag in an extended special appearance. The film was produced by B. Nagi Reddy. The film's score and songs were composed by Vijaya Bhaskar to the lyrics of Chi. Udaya Shankar. The cinematography was by S. Ramachandra. The director remade the movie in Hindi in 1988 as Ganga Tere Desh Mein.
Sundarakanda is 1991 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by K. V. Raju and produced by Sridevi under Sri Vijayalakshmi Cine Arts. The film stars Shankar Nag and Shivaranjini, with Devaraj, Jaggesh and Avinash playing supporting roles. This film was the last movie of Shankar Nag as an actor and it was released posthumously.
S. P. Sangliyana Part 2 is a 1990 Kannada action drama film, directed and written by P. Nanjundappa. It is a sequel to the 1988 film Sangliyana. The film stars Shankar Nag, Bhavya and Shivaranjini in the lead roles. The film was produced under Swarnagiri Movies banner and the music was scored and composed by Hamsalekha. The film was a blockbuster at the Kannada box office, the biggest hit of Shankar Nag's career.
Geetha is a 2019 Indian Kannada action drama film written and directed by debutant Vijay Naagendra starring Ganesh, Shanvi Srivastava and Prayaga Martin in lead roles. Anup Rubens handle the music for the movie. The film derives its name from 1981 Kannada classic Geetha directed by Shankar Nag, however, the film team has clarified the content is very different and revolves around the famous Gokak Agitation.
Padmavati Rao, credited as Akshatha Rao in Kannada films, is an Indian actress, theatre personality, poet, dancer and translator. She is known for her theatre activities and performances in movies including Ondanondu Kaladalli (1978),Geetha ,Pardes (1997), Padmaavat (2018) and Tanhaji (2020).
