T. S. Nagabharana

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T. S. Nagabharana
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T. S. Nagabharana (photo)
Born
Talakadu Srinivasaiah Nagabharana

(1953-01-23) 23 January 1953 (age 72)
Talakadu, Hassan district, Karnataka, India
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Producer
  • Screenwriter
  • Actor
  • Theatre practitioner
Years active1978–present
SpouseNagini bharana
ChildrenShrutha bharana; Pannaga Bharana
RelativesShivarudra Dev (brother) [1]

Talakadu Srinivasaiah Nagabharana (born 23 January 1953), known as T. S. Nagabharana, is an Indian film director, actor and theatre practitioner working mainly in Kannada cinema and theatre. His work spans feature films, stage productions and television. Several of his films have received national and state awards. [2]

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Early life and education

Nagabharana was born in Talakadu (then in Mysuru district) in January 1953. He completed his early education in Chamarajpet, Bengaluru. [1]

Career

Nagabharana began his film career in the late 1970s. His directorial debut, Grahana (1978), received national recognition and won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and the National Film Award for Best Screenplay (shared). [3]

Across the 1980s and 1990s he directed a number of films that combined literary or theatrical sources with cinematic storytelling. Notable films include Banker Margayya (1983), Mysore Mallige (1991), Chinnari Mutha (1993), Aakasmika (1993) and Nagamandala (1996). Several of these films were recognized at the National Film Awards and at state film award ceremonies. [4] [5]

Nagabharana has also been active in theatre administration and institution-building, and he founded the Benaka theatre group and the Shruthalaya arts organisation. [2] [ citation needed ]

He has worked in television as a director and producer of serials and programs for Doordarshan and other channels. [1]

Selected filmography

As director

As actor (selected)

Theatre and other work

Nagabharana has directed and acted in numerous stage productions and has been involved in theatre education and promotion through organisations such as Benaka and Shruthalaya. [2] [ citation needed ]

Positions and honours

Nagabharana has held administrative positions related to Kannada theatre and film. He has served as chairman of the Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy and was appointed chairman of the Kannada Development Authority in 2019. [9]

Awards (selection)

A number of Nagabharana's films have been recognised at the National Film Awards and at Karnataka State Film Awards. For details of awards and citations, see the National Film Awards press documents and state award listings. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Khajane, Muralidhara (27 June 2020). "T S Nagabharana: I am still a student of cinema". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Khajane, Muralidhara (13 December 2011). "Art, commercial categories artificial: Nagabharana". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "26th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 "31st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 "39th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  6. 1 2 "41st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  7. 1 2 "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "64th National Film Awards Press Note" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Nagabharana appointed KDA chief". Deccan Herald. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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