Anant Nag
Born: 1948-09-04
Known For: Acting
Biography
Anant Nag is an actor and politician from Karnataka, India. He is considered to be one of the all time greatest actors in the Kannada film industry with a vast number of commercially successful movies. As a result, he is popularly known as an actor with no-failures, by critics. In addition to Kannada movies, he has acted in Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi movies. He has also acted in Malgudi Days, directed by his younger brother Shankar Nag based on the stories by R.K.Narayan. His work was much appreciated by critics at that time. He is fluent in Kannada, Konkani, Marathi, Hindi and with a good understanding ofTamil, Telugu and Malayalam. The versatile natural acting coupled with the style of speaking (accent of southern kannada with a tint of coastal touch) made him one of the most successful actors in Kannada cinema.
Filmography
2024
2023
- Mandala: The UFO Incident as Murthy
2022
- K.G.F: Chapter 2 as Anand Ingalagi
- Gaalipata 2
- Thimayya & Thimayya as Senior Thimayya
- Made In Bengaluru as Prahlad Hiranandani
2021
- Drishya 2 as Vijay Shankar
2020
- Bheeshma as Bheeshma
- Rudraprayag
2019
- Yaanaa
- Kavaludaari as Muttanna
- Ayushman Bhava as Gopi
2018
- K.G.F: Chapter 1 as Anand Ingalagi
- Sarkari. Hi. Pra. Shale Kasaragodu as Anantha Padmanabha P
2017
- Raajakumara as Vishwa Joshi
- March 22
2016
- Santhu Straight Forward
- Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu as Venkob Rao
- Jaggu Dada as Sathya Narayan
- ...Re
- Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole as Krishne Gowda
- Parapancha
- Santheyalli Nintha Kabira as Ramananda
2015
- Mr. Airavata as Vittal Gowda
- Mrugashira
- Aatagara as Former Judge
- Vaastu Prakaara as Anantha Krishna
- The Plan as Ananth
2014
- Weekend With Ramesh as Himself
- Gajakessari as Pontiff of Shankara Narayana Mutt
- Brahma
2013
- Googly
- Shravani Subramanya as Seetharam
2012
2011
2010
- Crazy Kutumba
- Mr. Theertha as Narayana Shastri
- Pancharangi as Wanderer (Nameless)
- Preethiyinda Ramesh
2008
- Arjun as Jayasimharaja
- Gaalipata as Kodandaram
- Neene Neene as Rajashekar
- Mr. Garagasa as Parthasarthy
- Ganesha Matthe Banda as Padmanabha Acharya
- Aramane as Rajashekhara Aras
2007
- Ee Bandhana as Narayana Ullagaddi
2006
- Ravi Shastry
- Mungaru Male as Major Subbaiah
- Neenello Nanalle
2005
- Vishnu Sena
- Nenapirali as Ekanth's Father
2004
- Yuva as IAS Avinash Balachandran
- Pakkadmane Hudugi as Chakravarthy
2003
- Lankesh Pathrike as Lankesh
- Khushi as Rajendra Prasad
- Anaahat as King
- Chigurida Kanasu as Bangaadi Sundar Rao
- Stumble
- Mouni as Appanna Bhatru
- Preethi Prema Pranaya as Dr Chandrashekhar
2002
- Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai as Himself
- Hollywood as Professor A.D. Das
2001
- Maya as Arun
- Asura as Birla Bose
- Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu
- Mathadana as Ramalinge Gowda
1999
1996
1995
1994
- Gangavva Gangamaayi
- Yarigu Helbedi as Govinda
1993
- Nishkarsha as Police Commissioner Subhash Chandra
- Rajakeeya
1992
- Raat as The Psychiartist
- Undoo Hoda Kondoo Hoda
- Ganesha Subramanya as Ganesha
- Shakthi Yukthi
1991
- Shanti Kranti as Daddy
- Gauri Ganesha as Lambodhara
- Golmal Part 2
1990
- Maneli Ili Beedili Huli
- Ganeshana Maduve as Ganesha
- Ramarajyadalli Rakshasaru
- Mathe Hadithu Kogile as Prasan Kumar
- Swarna Samsara
- Challenge Gopalakrishna
- Golmaal Radhakrishna as Gopalakrishna
- Udbhava
- Ivalentha Hendthi
1989
- Hendthighelbedi as Anand Somashekar Somavarpet
- Idu Saadhya as Kyatha / Karthik Kamplapur, the Writer
1988
- Ranadheera as Inspector Anand
- Brahma Vishnu Maheshwara as Mahesh
- Sri Venkateshwara Mahime
1987
1985
- Bidugadeya Bedi as Shantaram
- Parameshi Prema Prasanga as Papanna
1984
- Accident as Dharmadhikari
- Makkaliralavva Manethumba
1983
- Kamana Billu as Chandra
- Nodi Swamy Navirodu Heege as Mysore Matha's Brother
- Sookha
- Mududida Tavare Aralithu as Chandrashekhar
- Bhakta Prahlada as Narada
- Anveshane
- Benkiya Bale
- Hosa Theerpu
1982
- Mullina Gulabi
- Bara as Collector Satish Chandra
- Hasyarathna Ramakrishna as Ramakrishna
- Nanna Devaru
- Baadada Hoo as Prasad
1981
- Kalyug as Bharat Raj
- Mangalsutra as Vijay
1980
- Gehrayee as Nandu
- Janma Janmada Anubandha as Avinash / Girish Achari
- Narada Vijaya
- Minchina Ota as Tony D'Souza
- Dhairya Lakshmi
- Ondu Hennu Aaru Kannu
1979
- Chandanada Gombe as Seetharamu
- Naa Ninna Bidalaare as Krishna
1978
- The Sage from the Sea as Parashuram R. Rao
- Kudure Mukha as Mohan
- Maathu Tappada Maga as Kumar
1977
- Bhumika as Rajan
- Kanneshwara Rama as Kanneshwara Rama
- Anuroopa
1976
- Manthan as Chandavarkar
- Bayaludaari as Gopinath
1975
- Nishant as Anjaiya
- Devara Kannu as Dr. Anand
- Hamsageethe as Bhairavi Venkatasubbiah
1974
- Ankur: The Seedling as Surya