Talakadu Srinivasaiah Nagabharana (born 23 January 1953), commonly known as T. S. Nagabharana, is an Indian film director, in the

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and a pioneer of 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

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and other channels. His movie ''

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'' was an inspiration for '' 1942: A Love Story''. The core plot of ''

Chigurida Kanasu ''Chigurida Kanasu'' () is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language film directed by T. S. Nagabharana and starring Shiva Rajkumar, Anant Nag, Vidhya Venkatesh, Rekha Unnikrishnan and Avinash. It is based on the 1951 novel of the same name by legendary K ...

'' was an inspiration for '' Swades''. 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 ...

'' was an inspiration for '' Paheli''. The core plot of ''

Kallarali Hoovagi ''Kallarali Hoovagi'' ( kn, ಕಲ್ಲರಳಿ ಹೂವಾಗಿ) is a 2006 Indian Kannada historical drama romance film directed by T. S. Nagabharana, based on a novel of the same name written by B. L. Venu. Set in 1772, during the reign of ...

'' was an inspiration for the storyline of ''

Bajrangi Bhaijaan ''Bajrangi Bhaijaan'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Kabir Khan, based on an original story by screenwriter V. Vijayendra Prasad, and produced by Salman Khan, Rockline Venkatesh and Kabir Kha ...

''. He has been the recipient of international, national, state and other awards for 20 of his 34

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movies in the last 40 years. He was nominated as the chairman of

Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy (English: Karnataka Film Academy) was formed by the Government of Karnataka in 2009 to promote film culture in Karnataka. The academy has taken up several projects to develop a healthy film culture in the state ...

(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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagabharana, T. S. 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