Agni Shridhar
Agni Shridhar is a Kannada former gangster, writer, critic and artist.[1] He founded Karunada Sene.[2] Later he founded the weekly Kannada newspaper Agni, and turned a professional writer. He has written a book called "Daadagiriya Dinagalu", meaning the days of Goondaism.
He hails from Kanakapura and studied in Bangalore.[3]
Literary works
- He has scripted a play called Edegarike.
- He has scripted a film with Girish Karnad called Aa dinagalu which is derived from his Daadagiriya Dinagalu written on Bengaluru crime of 1986.[4]
- His directorial debut movie Thamassu[5]
- He scripted a film in 2022 called Head bush. Which is directed by shoonya.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Screenplay | Story | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Aa Dinagalu | No | Yes | Yes | also dialogue writer |
| 2009 | Kallara Santhe | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2010 | Thamassu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Dictatorial debut |
| 2012 | Edegarike | No | Yes | Yes | Dialogue writer |
| 2016 | Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu | No | Yes | No | |
| 2021 | Head Bush | No | No | Yes | |
| TBA | Silent Sunila | No | Yes | Yes | |
Awards
Thamassu directed by Agni Shridhar was adjudged as the second best film in the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 2010-11. He also won the Best Screen Play writer award for the same movie. [6]
References
- "The bounce-back rowdies". Daily News and Analysis. 22 May 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- "Will Bangalore no longer be cosmo?". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 19 September 2004. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- Dharmaraj, Paul. "Books : Interview: Agni Sreedhar". Timeoutbengaluru.net. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- "Aa Dinagalu is worth a watch". Rediff.com. 22 October 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- "Thamassu". The Times of India. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- "Kannada State Film Awards list 2010-11". The Times of India. 25 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
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