Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter and a lyricist who predominantly works in

Kannada Cinema 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. Kannada cinema is based in Gandhi Nagar ...

. He made his film debut as a screenplay writer in ''Kadina Benki'' (1986) which won the

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and the Karnataka State Award. His directorial debut was ''

Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda ''Undoo Hoda Kondoo Hoda'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language satirical film written and directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar, making his debut in film direction. The film stars Anant Nag, Tara and Anjali Sudhakar, whilst M. S. Umesh, Tennis ...

'' (1991) for which he won the

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honors Kannada language films. Superlative winners Award winners The following is ...

. Three of his films, ''

Kotreshi Kanasu ''Kotreshi Kanasu'' (, ''Dream of Kotreshi'') is a 1994 Indian Kannada language film directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar starring Vijay Raghavendra and Karibasavaiah. The film won two National Film Awards at 42nd National Film Awards; Bes ...

'' (1994), '' America America'' (1996) and '' Hoomale'' (1998) have won

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada The National Film Award for Best Kannada Feature Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Ka ...

Filmography

As director and writer

As actor

*'' Mata'' (2006) *'' Milana'' (2007) *''

9 to 12 ''9 to 12'' () is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Ashok Patil, starring Kishore, Smitha and B. C. Patil in lead roles. The film's plot is based on the 2008 Korean film ''Truck'' (also known as ''24 Hours To Die''). Cast Mus ...

'' (2011) *''

Addhuri ''Addhuri'' is a 2012 Kannada romantic drama film directed by A. P. Arjun and starring Dhruva Sarja in his debut film, along with Radhika Pandit in the lead roles with Tarun Chandra in a special appearance. V. Harikrishna is the music director ...

'' (2012)

Telefilms

* Directed telefilm on Suggi (Harvest festival) – Telecasted in

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TV station in 1991 * Directed telefilm "Karunalu Baa Belake" – On

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's life and message, telecasted in

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

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National Film Awards The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India ...

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

: Best Feature Film in Kannada — ''

'' *

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

: Best Feature Film in Kannada — '' America America'' *

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

: Best Feature Film in Kannada — '' Hoomale'' ;

Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...

* 1988–89: Best Story Writer — ''Sankranthi'' * 1991–92: Best Story Writer — ''

'' * 1994–95: Special Film of Social Concern — ''Kotreshi Kanasu'' * 1996–97: First Best Film — ''America America'' * 1996–97: Best Story Writer — ''America America'' * 1998–99: Second Best Film — ''Hoomale'' * 2002–03: Best Lyricist — ''

Paris Pranaya ''Paris Pranaya'' () is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar. The film stars newcomers Raghu Mukherjee and Minal Patil in the lead rolea whilst Rajesh, Tara and Sharath Lohitash ...

'' * 2005–06: Third Best Film — ''

Amrithadhare ''Amruthadhare'' () is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar and written by actor Ramesh Aravind and Chandrashekhar. The film was released on 7 October 2005 starring Dhyan and ...

'' * 2007–08: Third Best Film — ''

Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige ''Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige'' (), is a 2007 Kannada-language film directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar starring Vishnuvardhan. The film depicts the challenges faced by the people living in rural areas of India.http://www.rediff.com/movies/ ...

'' * 2015:

Puttanna Kanagal Award The following is the list of Award winners for the Karnataka State Puttanna Kanagal award. Kanagal was among the front runners in Kannada cinema's most successful film directors. In his memory and honor, this award is presented to the directors ...

;

Filmfare Awards South The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was intr ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

: Best Director – Kannada — ''

Nanna Preethiya Hudugi ''Nanna Preethiya Hudugi'' () is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romance film directed and written by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar. It stars newcomers Dhyan and Deepali in lead roles and actors such as Lokesh, Bhavya and Suresh Heblikar in other ...

'' *

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

: Best Film – Kannada — ''Paris Pranaya''

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.

References

External links

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Nagathihalli back to roots

Official Website of Nagathihalli Film School
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