Talakadu Srinivasaiah Nagabharana (born 23 January 1953), commonly known as T. S. Nagabharana, is an Indian film director, in the
Kannada film industry
Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...
and a pioneer of
parallel cinema
Parallel cinema, or New Indian Cinema, is a film movement in Indian cinema that originated in the state of West Bengal in the 1950s as an alternative to the mainstream commercial Indian cinema.
Inspired by Italian Neorealism, Parallel Cinema ...
. He is one of the few film directors to have straddled the mainstream and parallel cinema worlds.
Life
He has been an administrator for several theatre repertories, especially Rangayana, Mysuru and Benaka Theatre Group, Bengaluru. He has produced and directed number of serials and other programs for
Doordarshan and other channels.
His movie ''
Mysore Mallige
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'' was an inspiration for ''
1942: A Love Story''. The core plot of ''
Chigurida Kanasu'' was an inspiration for ''
Swades
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''. The movie ''
Nagamandala
Nagamandala (; ) is a 1997 Indian Kannada-language drama film, directed by T. S. Nagabharana based on a play of same name by Girish Karnad. It was produced by Srihari L. Khoday and the music was scored by C. Aswath. It is an adaptation of a 19 ...
'' was an inspiration for ''
Paheli
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''. The core plot of ''
Kallarali Hoovagi'' was an inspiration for the storyline of ''
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
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''.
He has been the recipient of international, national, state and other awards for 20 of his 34
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
movies in the last 40 years. He was nominated as the chairman of
Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy (KCA), Bangalore
overnment of Karnataka(State Film Academy). Currently he is the Chairman of Kannada Development Authority of Govt of Karnataka.
Career
He directed and acted in plays like ''Sangya Balya, Kathale Belaku, Shakarana Sarotu, Jokumaraswamy, Oedipus, Sattavara Neralu, Krishna Parijata, Tingara Buddanna, Mundena Sakhi Mundena, Hayavadana, Neegikonda Samsa, Baka'' and ''Blood Wedding''.
He received a gold medal from the Government of India for his achievement in theatre. He is the founder of a theatre organisation called Benaka. He also started Shruthalaya, an organisation for organising, writing, composing, camera work, lighting, art, acting, editing and directing.
As director
As actor
Achievements
Nagabharana has won nine National and 14 State awards.
Awards and nominations
National Film Awards
Karnataka State Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Others
* ''Dhwani- Sriranga'' international Kannada theatre award for 2009 by Dhwani Pratishthana
References
External links
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Kannada film directors
1953 births
Living people
Indian documentary filmmakers
20th-century Indian film directors
Male actors in Kannada cinema
Indian male film actors
Filmfare Awards South winners
Film directors from Bangalore
Male actors from Bangalore
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian film directors
Best Original Screenplay National Film Award winners
Directors who won the Best Film on National Integration National Film Award
Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2003