Ganeshana Maduve is a 1990 Kannada romantic comedy-drama film directed by Phani Ramachandra. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru, Ramesh Bhat among others. It was a big box-office hit in its time and is considered to be one of the great Kannada comedy films. The film is based on Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy's comedy novel Vinayaka Rao Pelli.
H. S. Phani Ramachandra is a Kannada film and television director. He is known for directing such classic Kannada comedy films as Ganeshana Maduve and Gauri Ganesha and the TV serial Danda Pindagalu. His films mainly portray middle class Karnataka society in a comic light.
Naanu Nanna Kanasu is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Prakash Raj, starring himself and Amulya. It is a remake of the Tamil hit film Abhiyum Naanum that was produced by Prakash Raj himself. Ramya was originally cast as the lead in the film, but she was later replaced by Amoolya. In Bangalore, the film ran in theatres for 17 consecutive weeks.
Kaddipudi is a 2013 Indian Kannada language crime drama film directed by Duniya Soori and produced by M. Chandru. The screenplay was written by Soori and Rajesh Nataranga and the film stars Shiva Rajkumar as Anand alias Kaddipudi, a rowdy in Bangalore who vows to relinquish his life of crime and lead a normal life. The film also features Radhika Pandit, Rangayana Raghu, Anant Nag, Rajesh Nataranga, Balu Nagendra, Sharath Lohitashwa, Renuka Prasad and Avinash in pivotal roles.
Preethi Prema Pranaya is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language drama film written and directed by Kavitha Lankesh. The film features an ensemble cast of Anant Nag, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Sudharani, Prakash Raj, Bhavana, Anu Prabhakar and Sunil Raoh. It was produced by "Indo - Hollywood" films, consisting of five producers, namely Mano Murthy, Ram Prasad, Dr. Renuka and Somashekar. The music was composed by Mano Murthy.
Sakkare is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written and directed by Abhaya Simha, which stars Ganesh and Deepa Sannidhi in the lead roles. The major portions of the film have been shot in Madikeri, Bangalore, Mysore and other places.
Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed and written by Rajendra Singh Babu. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, S. Narayan, Mohan, Bhavana, Ruchita Prasad and Ananth Nag in the lead roles. This is the first film in the Saar series directed by Babu and was released on 23 March 2001 and received generally positive reviews from the critics and turned out to be box-office hit.
Asura (transl. Demon) is a 2001 Indian Kannada action film directed by S. Mahendar, starring Shiva Rajkumar and Damini, with Raghuvaran and Ananth Nag in other pivotal roles.
Krishna Leele is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Shiva Rajkumar, Ananth Nag, and debutant Suvalakshmi.
Swalpa Adjust Madkolli is a 2000 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Kodlu Ramakrishna. The film features Ananth Nag, Ramkumar, Suhasini, Gurukiran and Shruti in the lead roles. The film had the musical score by Sadhu Kokila. The film is a remake of 1967 Tamil film Bama Vijayam. The film was a box office failure.
Ravi Shastri is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and M. R. Raghavendra. It is a remake of the Tamil film Idhu Namma Aalu (1988) and stars Ravichandran and Sneha, in her Kannada cinema debut.
Muddu Manase is a 2015 Indian Kannada romance drama film directed by Ananth Shain. It stars Aru Gowda, Nithya Ram and Aishwarya Nag in lead roles, the former two of whom made their debuts with the film. Achyuth Kumar, Padmaja Rao and Padmini Prakash feature in supporting roles. The film tells the story of a love triangle around Suresh (Gowda), and how he goes about dealing with his old lover as he falls in love with another girl in different circumstances and time. The title of the film which translates to "sweet mind", was taken from a track of the 2002 Kannada film Majestic.
Plus, also known as +, is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language suspense drama science-fiction film directed by Gadda Viji and co-produced by Yogaraj Bhat. It stars Anant Nag as the lead protagonist with an image makeover.
Anant Nag is an Indian actor and occasional film producer who appears as an actor in predominantly in Kannada films and a few Hindi and Telugu films. In a career spanning over 5 decades, he has appeared in over 270 films. After having had a successful theatre career, he made his debut in P. V. Nanjaraja Urs' Kannada film Sankalpa, and Shyam Benegal's Dakhani film Ankur, with the former seeing theatrical release first, in 1973, and won multiple awards at the 1972–73 Karnataka State Film Awards. In G. V. Iyer's 1975 film Hamsageethe, he played the role of Bhairavi Venkatasubbiah, a performance that won critical praise, and the film was awarded the Best Feature Film in Kannada at the 23rd National Film Awards.
Mr. Airavata is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language action film directed and written by A. P. Arjun and produced by Sandesh Nagaraj. The film stars Darshan, Urvashi Rautela and Prakash Raj in the lead roles and also Darshan's son Vineesh making his acting debut. The music was composed by V. Harikrishna.
...Re is a 2016 Indian Kannada comedy film written and directed by Sunil Kumar Desai. The film has an ensemble cast consisting of veteran actors: Ramesh Aravind, Anant Nag, Master Hirannaiah, Loknath, Shivaram, Tennis Krishna, Ramesh Bhat, Vaijanath Biradar, Sharath Lohithaswa, Suman, G. K. Govinda Rao among others. Harshika Poonacha and debutant actress Suman play female leads in the film.
Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film written directed by Kaviraj in his directorial debut. It stars Suraj Gowda and Amulya in the lead roles whilst Anant Nag and Achyuth Kumar feature in supporting roles. The plot revolves around the families of the two friends who, intending to convert their friendship into a relationship, are elated when their children fall in love with each other and eventually marry upon encountering certain familial disputes.
Ganesha Matthe Banda is a 2008 Kannada film directed by Phani Ramachandra and starring Vijay Raghavendra, Neethu and newcomer Pragna. JM Prahlad wrote the story, which uses Phani Ramachandra's favorite screen-title Ganesha. The movie was an attempt to reinvigorate the popular Ganesha series.
Ganeshana Galate is a 1995 Kannada film directed by Phani Ramachandra. J. M. Prahlad wrote the story, which uses Phani Ramachandra's favourite screen-title Ganesha. Shashikumar replaced Ananth Nag in the titular character. The film also stars Sithara while Ramesh Bhat plays a supporting role.
Amma I Love You is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by K. M. Chaitanya and produced by Dwarkish and Yogi Dwarkish. It features Chiranjeevi Sarja and debutant Nishvika Naidu along with Sithara in the lead roles. The soundtrack for the film is by Gurukiran. The film had a good box office collection and completed 50 days run in theaters and multiplexes and became one of the Hit films of 2018. This film is remake of Tamil film Pichaikkaran (2016).
