Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar

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.

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

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

As writer
YearFilm TitleNotes
1988Kadina BenkiScreenplay, dialogue and lyrics
1988SankranthiStory and lyrics
1989Prathama UshakiranaScreenplay, dialogues and lyrics
1990UdhbhavaScreenplay, dialogue and lyrics
1995UrvashiScreenplay and lyrics

As director
YearFilm TitleNotes
1992Undu Hoda Kondu HodaDebut Feature
1993Baa Nalle Madhuchandrake
1994Kotreshi Kanasu
1997America America
1998Hoomale
2001Nanna Preethiya Hudugi
2002Super Star
2003Paris Pranaya
2005Amrithadhare
2007Maathaad Maathaadu MalligeScreened in Cannes Film Festival
2009Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara
2010Nooru Janmaku
2011Puttakkana HighwayMovie based on own story
2012Breaking News
2015Ishtakamya[5]
2017SrikantaMovie based on his 2-page short story Skhalana published in Taranga in 1985 [6]
2020India vs England[7][8]Screened in Kolkata International Film festival-2019[9]

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. 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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