Anant Nag

Gowtham, a cheerful young lad, hails from a well-to-do family. Unfortunately, he is often misunderstood by his father but his life changes when he falls in love.

Rajendra Ponnappa, a cinema hall owner, thrives in life but is a changed man. However, when his family gets entangled in a criminal investigation, he must protect them from the legal institution yet again.

Preetham loves Nandhini, whose marriage is already fixed. He feels bad and leaves the place. Nandini challenges him to win her heart. Preetham accepts the challenge.

Indian Kannada-language film heavily inspired by the 1987 Italian slasher film STAGE FRIGHT (original title : DELIRIA) directed by Michele Soavi.

Arjun gets into trouble when his rocket scientist girlfriend gets abducted by a UFO. All he has is the help of a retired investigative journalist to solve the mystery of the UFO and find his girlfriend.

Based on the Kannada novel Bara by eminent writer U. R. Ananthamurthy, the story deals with the politics of famine in Karnataka. An idealistic officer eventually succumbs to bureaucratic apathy - famine relief arrives, but too late. Simultaneously shot in Kannada as Bara, which was released in 1982.

The Sharma family re-locate to a semi-urban locality in a house that has a "reputation". The Sharma family consists of Mr. Sharma, his wife Shalini Sharma, only daughter Manisha Sharma or "Mini" as they affectionately call her; and their grandchild Bunty, as his parents had been killed in an accident. Strange things start happening, with a return of a dead kitten, and the brutal murder of Manisha's friend, Reshmi; an attempt to kill Mr. Sharma and Manisha's boyfriend, Deepak. What is the force behind these brutalities? Is it natural or supernatural?

Muniya, a chatterbox, often meets a producer who has several personal problems. However, using ingenious ways, Muniya helps the producer get rid of his personal issues.

A girl learns music from her courtesan grandmother and breaks into the burgeoning show business industry of 1930s Bombay, which eventually leads to decades of superstardom as well as romantic entanglements.

A man whose wife is abducted seeks to have the culprits prosecuted for their crime, but no one will help him. Meanwhile, the wife—abused and berated by her abductors—cannot bring herself to face her husband.

Krishna refuses to accept Kamini's love for him. But when Kamini dies and her ghost possesses Krishna, his wife, Gayatri, tries to save him from this situation.

A young man whiles his time away doing nothing and is unemployed. However, when he is presented with the opportunity to become rich, he is expected to do something in exchange for it.

MAYA is a coming of age story set against an outlawed brutal practice of ritual rape still occurring in some parts of India.

Three friends, Ganesh (Ganesh), Diganth (Diganth) and Kitty (Rajesh Krishnan) come to Mugilupete. Ganesh falls in love with Sowmya (Daisy Bopanna), a widow, staying with her in-laws Kodandaram (Anant Nag) and Padma (Padmaja Rao) while Diganth and Kitty fall for Kodandaram's daughters Radha (Neethoo) and Pavani (Bhavana Rao) respectively. While Diganth-Radha and Kitty-Pavani get the green signal for marriage, Sowmya is hesitant to accept Ganesh as her life partner. The director shows how Ganesh wins her heart in a unique way.

Gayathri and Savithri, with differing outlooks on marriage, marry Shankar and Ganesha. However, Gayathri's reluctance to live with her in-laws and Savithri's obsession with Ganesha creates problems.

A family goes to a village near Mangalore to finalize a bride for the elder son, Lucky, played by Pavan Kumar. Lucky is a US-based software professional, and is a teetotaler, always abiding by the pressure and demands of his parents, so much to the fact that he does not have the courage to speak out that he already has a girlfriend. Bharath Kumar, the youngest son, the character played by Diganth, is a carefree individual with weird ideas on life. Bharath meets a tomboyish girl, Ambika, who is the house-owner's niece, and they begin to mingle well due to the nature of their personalities. However, following a few unusual twists and turns, the alliance is called off and the groom's family members walk out due to embarrassment. Ambika, who has now developed a strong feeling of love towards Bharath, goes ahead and confronts him. And finally, Bharath too says yes.

A veterinarian, Dr. Rao, makes a visit to a village, where he intends to commence a co-operative society dairy for the betterment of the rural people. The film is set against the backdrop of the White Revolution of India (Operation Flood) which started in 1970. It was entirely crowdfunded by 500,000 farmers who donated Rs. 2 each.

Ravi Shastry, a barber's son, pretends to be a Brahmin to secure a livelihood. His wedding to Bhanu, the Brahmin community head's daughter, is stalled when his bluff is called.

Narayan, a mathematics teacher, wants his son Theertha to pursue a career in mathematics. But Theerta has a strong knowledge of automotive parts and wants to become a mechanic.

Laxmi lives a poor lifestyle in a small village in India along with her husband, Kishtaya, who is a deaf-mute. Both husband and wife work for the wealthy landlord. The landlord's son, Surya, has to cancel his studies and return home to look after the estate, as well as formalize his marriage to Saroj, the girl he was compelled to get married to when he was very young. Shortly thereafter Kishtaya is apprehended stealing toddy from the fields, is severely beaten, left senseless, and when he recovers he absconds, leaving Laxmi alone to fend for herself.

An orphanage carries out organ trafficking trade with the help of an evil man. Policeman Rajinikanth and his fiance Juhi Chawla both stumble upon this dark secret and try to save the children.

Hamsa Geethe is based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah.

A cow inspector comes to a village and befools innocent villagers to win their trust by playing his vicious tricks on them.

Two independently thinking software professionals are bound by marriage. They remain united because of the maturity they show in dealing with their differences.

Prajwal, a happy-go-lucky college-goer, accidentally lands into a forbidden land, along with two unexpected partners, a drunkard and an insurance agent. The story then turns into a quasi-fantasy tale, mixing action, romance, comedy and all other possible genres.

Vijay lives a wealthy lifestyle with his widowed dad, Mohan, and is betrothed to Gayetri Prasad when they were still children. Now both are adults and are attracted to each other. Gayetri, who lives a middle-class lifestyle with her dad, Badri, and mom, Satyavati, in Madhavpur, is soon married to Vijay, but realizes that he is an atheist, while she is a devout Hindu, and worshiper of Lord Shiv, and it was perhaps for this reason that their marriage ceremony was marred by several accidents, including Vijay being mauled by a runaway buffalo, and a fire breaking out at the Mandap itself. Remake of Na Ninna Bidalare (Vijay, 1979).

Police officer Arjun has strong moral values and lets criminals off with a warning. But he is in a fix when he learns that his father is paying petty criminals to help him catch big criminals.

Minchina Ota is a 1980 Indian Kannada language heist film directed by and starring Shankar Nag with his brother Anant Nag and Lokanath in pivotal roles. The supporting cast features Priya Tendulkar and Ramesh Bhat, who made his debut in the film.

A woman pushes against social mores by asserting her right to sexual fulfillment.

Santhosh comes from England to India with his mother to attend a wedding. However, he meets a village girl and instantly falls in love with her.

It deals with the story of Baddi Krishna (Yash),who will be a cool dude in the town. Ananth Nag, who will be the Matadhipathi(chief of temple) will decide to make Baddi Krishna as his successor.Though Krishna will not be interested in the traditional and religious practices,situation will leads him towards that post.

Brahma, a notorious gangster, escapes to Malaysia. He meets a girl who falls in love with him instantly. Everything changes when Brahma returns to India followed by the girl.

By a quirk of fate, a grandfather and a grandson who haven`t seen each other for thirty years are forced to stay together who argue, fight, bully and terrorize each other. Can they discover love for each other?

Bengaluru Start-up Story mixed with Emotions

A photographer named Arun befriends Rajashekhara, a wealthy but lonely man who has resorted to drinking to quell his pain. Soon, Arun agrees to help him reunite with his estranged family.

An accident on a bridge ties together three young men from different social classes, sparking a course of events that will forever alter their lives.

It is a Hindu mythological film directed by Vijay, and based on the tale of Prahalada. The film stars Rajkumar, Saritha, Puneeth Rajkumar and Ananth Nag. The soundtrack was composed by T. G. Lingappa. The film won State Film Awards in Sound recording and cinematography categories. This was the fourth Kannada film on Prahlada after the 1942 film Bhakta Prahlada, the 1958 film Bhakta Prahlada and the 1960 film Dashavathara. Of the four films, this was the only one which was not shot in black and white. This movie was dubbed in Telugu as Narasimhaavataaram.

The movie stars Rajkumar, Anant Nag and Saritha. The film is based on the novel Mrigathrushna by Ashwini. This climax of the movie inspired a similar sequence in the 1999 Hindi movie Mann and its Telugu remake Ravoyi Chandamama.

Lambodara, an unemployed witty young man takes advantage of weaknesses in people to his monetary benefit.

Hollywood is a 2002 Indian Kannada science fiction film written by Upendra and directed by Dinesh Babu. It stars Upendra in a triple role as Surendra, Upendra and US 47 (a robot) along with the Australian actress Felicity Mason as Manisha and Anant Nag. The film was shot entirely in Gold Coast, Australia with few supporting actors and a monkey named Lakshmi, voiced by Ramesh Bhat. The film was also dubbed into Telugu in 2003, retaining the same title.

Crazy Kutumba is the story of a dysfunctional family bonding during a journey from Bijapur to Bangalore to participate in a TV reality show. A drunkard angry-old man, an aspiring inventor, a fitness freak-fatso, an ideal wife, a cute little dancer girl and a kleptomaniac guy all from the same family fight, scream, laugh, tease, sing, dance and generally have a fun-filled yet highly emotional journey from their small rural hometown to big city in a hope of making all their dreams come true.It’s the journey of discovery of all their strengths and weaknesses. With every new obstacle on the way, the family becomes stronger and realizes the potential of their unity. The film is about dreams of everyone and giving hope that dreams, however big, do come true.

Preethiyinda Ramesh is a love story that devolops through e-mails. Ramesh Aravind with two beautiful girls Ramanithu Chaudhary and Suma Guha has his counterparts is playing the rich guy owner of Malls and cars. He takes the challenge from the heroine to live without power as a common man for one day and in that journey how he manage things things forms the rest of the story.

Googly is a 2013 Kannada romantic comedy film directed by Pawan Wadeyar and produced by Jayanna Combines. Yash and Kriti Kharbanda are the lead actors while Ananth Nag and Sadhu Kokila play the primary supporting roles. The film released on 19 July 2013 and opened to a fantastic response at the box office. The film was declared a "Blockbuster".

Vishnu Sena movie is the based on Finding the corruption.Vishnuvardhan is the professor in College.He builds the force by youngsters to kidnap the corrupt people and kill them. Even police investigation is also over.Finally, He tells that he had his own way to cure the ills of the society.

The story of Paramathma focus on the philosophy that those who are very close to heart leave us quickly. A section of the society believes this and longevity is cut short by destiny as villain.

Nan Hendthi Chennagiddale is a 2000 Kannada film directed by Dinesh Baboo. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Ramesh Aravind, Ananth Nag and Umashri in lead roles. Music was composed by Rajesh Ramanathan.

A period drama set in the 1970s, KGF follows the story of a fierce rebel who rises against the brutal oppression in Kolar Gold Fields and becomes the symbol of hope to legions of downtrodden people.

Jaggu Dada's grandfather and father are underworld dons. The wish of his mother is to see him become a big villain. So, he goes to Mumbai to keep the promise made to his grandfather and also finds the girl of his dreams.

Venkob Rao, a widower suffering from Alzheimer's disease, is moved to an old-age home by his son. When he goes missing one day, he crosses swords with criminals.

Shankar, a city lad, pays a visit to his ancestral village. When he decides to settle there for good, he faces opposition from his own family and from a village bigwig.

Kanneshwara Rama (Kannada: ಕನ್ನೇಶ್ವರ ರಾಮ; English: The Legendary Outlaw) is a 1977 Kannada political drama film directed by M. S. Sathyu and produced by the Sharadha Movie Productions banner. The film is based on the novel Kannayya Rama written by the acclaimed writer S. K. Nadig. The story is set in the 1920s during which a young rebellious youth named Kanneshwara Rama opposes to the unjust orders given by the village head and becomes outlawed from the village.[1] The film stars Ananth Nag as the protagonist along with Shabana Azmi, Amol Palekar, Dheerendra Gopal, Venkatesh in the key supporting roles. The film's score and songs were composed by B. V. Karanth who's also enacted as the dacoit cheiftan. The film, upon release, was critically acclaimed and was screened at various film festivals across India and abroad.

An anonymous, mysterious caller who claims to be a huge fan of Revanth, the Chess Grandmaster from India, challenges him in many ways. It results in an inner quest for him as he literally sets out to track down the elusive caller.

Avinash, a young man, is troubled by the memories of his past life and decides to investigate the truth behind it.

When a successful manager decides to sell his plantation in his ancestral village to another company, his young daughter begins acting strangely.

When a meek businessman is wrongfully accused of a double murder by his friend, who is also the real culprit, he tries to look for evidence to prove his innocence.

Hosa Neeru is a 1986 Kannada-language film, directed by K. V. Jayaram and written by K. V. Raju. The film stars Anant Nag and Suhasini. It is considered one of the best movies by the Anant Nag and K. V. Jayaram duo. It is also the first movie for Suhasini with Anant Nag. After marriage, a woman who is an engineering graduate decides to take up a job. However, she faces strong opposition from her father-in-law who does not want her to work.

Bayaludaari is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by the Dorai–Bhagavan duo. It is based on the novel of the same name by Bharathi Sutha. This was the first movie of the director duo without Dr. Rajkumar in the lead. The film starred Anant Nag, Kalpana, and K. S. Ashwath. It was a musical blockbuster with all the songs composed by Rajan–Nagendra considered evergreen hits. Bayalu Daari was the first commercial success for Anant Nag who had earlier done art films and established himself as a leading star in the Kannada cinema with a chocolate hero image. This film was one the last big hits of Kalpana. The helicopter scenes formed a major highlight of the movie.

1987 Kannada political drama film directed and co-produced by Krishna Masadi and is based on the novel written by the acclaimed writer U. R. Ananthamurthy. The film starred Anant Nag in the lead role along with a host of real-time politicians like J. H. Patel, D. B. Chandre Gowda, M. P. Prakash and B. K. Chandrashekar in the key roles.[1] Other pivotal roles were played by B. V. Karanth, M. Bhaktavatsala, Chandrashekhara Kambara, Archana and Bhargavi Narayan. The film's score and songs were composed by Vijaya Bhaskar. The film upon release was critically acclaimed and won multiple awards at the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 1987–88.

Aarathi arrives at the estate owned by two brothers played by Anant Nag and Jai Jagadish and becomes a daily-wage labourer. When younger brother Jai Jagadish falls for her and wants to marry her all hell breaks loose.

Gopal, a young man who works in a bank, aspires to be an actor. He marries Radha, the daughter of a doctor, who despises people working in the film industry.

Sankalpa is a Kannada film directed and produced by P. V. Nanjaraja Urs which won 7 Karnataka state film award Won. Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film Those who followed the footsteps of foolishness found nothing but more foolishness.

The plot of this movie is centered on two families. The first family is Gangavva, her son Kitty and Gangavva's Raghappa. Another is Desai's family. It was a family that supported the widowed Gangavli. The story moves forward by digging up old memories. Story: Dr. Shankar Mokashi Punekar (Based on Novel of Same Name) Karnataka State Film Awards 1994-95 First Best Film Best Actor – Ananthnag Best Story Writer – Dr Shankara Mokashi Punekar Best Art Director – Ramesh Desai, Nanjundaswamy

Narasimha, a school teacher, falls in love with and gets married to Rukmani, a controversial woman. Their lives change when he is diagnosed with a fatal disease.

Rajeeva rebels against his fathers wrongdoings and leaves home, leaving everything earned by his father, including the last thread of clothing on his body. As destiny has its own way for everyone, Rajeeva happens to meet a nomad Khaali Peeli. Khaali Peeli takes him under his patronage and gets him a server`s job in the family bar and restaurant Parapancha.

Ten contestants of a reality show, who come from different backgrounds, are taken to a secluded island. When some of them get killed one after another, it is up to the rest to investigate the matter.

Re is a Kannada comedy drama starring Ramesh Aravind and Anant Nag. A rich man arrives at an old palatial house to find that his ancestors are cursed to an afterlife in the house. Now it becomes his responsibility to undo the curse.

The film involves the life of a young man who comes to believe that he has been bestowed supernatural powers. As the story unfolds, this boon eventually leads to a tragedy.

A tale of intrigue and rivalry between two wealthy brothers as they conspire to create havoc in the other's life.

Santhu is the typical do-gooder youngster, who is also the angry young hero. He falls for college student Ananya after a series of chance meetings. But, there's also dreaded don Deva in the picture forming the triangle.

In Kasargodu, Kerala is a normal school until a big problem comes in its way.

To settle old scores with a police commissioner, Jagannath, a gangster hires a thug, Ranadheera, to abduct his daughter, Radha. However, trouble ensues when Ranadheera falls in love with Radha.

The Plan - youth centric, high energy, prison break, suspense thriller, social and political film treated on world cinema treatment. The film is portrayed on a canvas of a prison amidst of a dense forest. Where, in, trapped lives, battling between Rage, Fear, Revenge and deceit that finally unfolds in to a climax that reflects the ugliness of the social face today's world... It talks about the friendship of four guys, how they live life and a moment of thoughtlessness changes their lives and they find themselves in prison.. What happens next forms the crux of the story.

An honest police officer investigates an organ trafficking racket. He soon discovers that it is operated by Daddy, a criminal, under the guise of an orphanage.

Young man kills people sleeping on the footpath while driving under influence. Young man's influential father struggles to silence the police investigation and media coverage.

The blood-soaked land of Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) has a new overlord now - Rocky, whose name strikes fear in the heart of his foes. His allies look up to Rocky as their Savior, the government sees him as a threat to law and order; enemies are clamoring for revenge and conspiring for his downfall. Bloodier battles and darker days await as Rocky continues on his quest for unchallenged supremacy.

The story follows two Bangalore cops as they investigate an old case. Anant Nag plays Muthanna, a retired inspector while Rishi is Shyam, a sub-inspector working in the Traffic Police. Their search leads them across trails that will put their wit, resolve and morals to the test.

In the mid-1980s, Shaam (Anant Nag) and Revati (Smita Patil) live in a Vatara (housing complex) with a host of other families and two little girls.

Based on the Kannada novel Bara by eminent writer U. R. Ananthamurthy, the story deals with the politics of famine in Karnataka. An idealistic officer eventually succumbs to bureaucratic apathy - famine relief arrives, but too late. Simultaneously shot in Hindi as Sookha; that version was released in 1983.

Vaastu Prakaara (Kannada: ವಾಸ್ತು ಪ್ರಕಾರ) is a 2015 Indian Kannada language satirical comedy film directed by Yogaraj Bhat starring Rakshit Shetty, Jaggesh, Aishani Shetty and Parul Yadav in lead roles. The supporting cast features Anant Nag, Sudha Rani, T. N. Seetharam and Sudha Belawadi. The film deals in the belief of Indians in astrology and superstition and how it is being blindly followed and overlooked over science.

Bheeshma Prasad, a simple meme creator has his life turned around when he wages a war against a powerful agro company that creates harmful chemicals to increase the crop yield and make more money.

A common farmer turns into an IAS police officer to help the poor and fight against corruption and finally taking the revenge of his murdered sister.

The film delves into the aspirations and values of today's youth, who would go to any length to achieve their dreams. As the saying goes, the greatest journey is the one within.

A dutiful son, a prince in his fathers' eyes, retains his purity of character despite the many challenges thrown his way.

Life surprises you with its weird plans and events which changes our lives so much so that we can never go back to being what we were earlier. At such times we have to rise against the wind just like a kite does. It is the same with the story of Gaalipata 2. Its story is set in two different time zones, in two different places but with the same characters. It's about a turbulent yet fun filled journey of three friends and their love interests.

Ganesha lives happily in a complex owned by Ramanamurthy. Things take a turn when he falls in love with Adilakshmi, the youngest daughter of Ramanamurthy who sings under the pseudonym Shruti.

Krishna enters a big household as the caretaker of the patriarch. He finds out that the granddaughter of the house, Lakshmi, has been kept locked in the household because of her mentally unstable condition and as a caretaker he decides to explore.

Remake of Hindi film Bhagban(2003), which itself is an unofficial adaptation of Make Way for Tomorrow (1937). An old couple sacrifices everything so their children live a happy life. However, they are forced to separate and subjected to ill-treatment and disrespect in their children's homes.

The story revolves around the corruption existing in the world of information technology, and stock market and mutual funds scams.

Mysore facilitates the marriage between two lovers, Kallesh and Jaya. When differences between them threaten their relationship, he has to intervene yet again and bring them to their senses.

It is a story of two brothers who've been indoctrinated by their father into remaining bachelors until they achieve their professional goals. This film also tries to convey a message to both men and women, not to paint all members of the opposite gender with the same brush.

Yarigu Helbedi is a 1994 Kannada comedy-drama film directed by Kodlu Ramakrishna. It stars Anant Nag, Vinaya Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Vaishali Kasaravalli among others. The movie has become a cult film among Kannada film viewers.

Chandanada Gombe is a simple love story. Anant Nag is a landlord. Lakshmi's father is a school teacher who is struggling to find a bridegroom for Lakshmi. They get married with the help of relatives. Anant Nag unfortunately dies in an accident. The rest of the story continues about the life of a struggling widow and her child in a traditional society amid village politics.

Swathi Thirunal takes over the throne of Travancore from his aunt Gowri Parvati Bayi at the age of sixteen. He goes on to becomes the legendary composer of Carnatic and Hindustani music.

Kumar falls for Latha but is unable to marry her as his father opposes their relationship. After Kumar marries another woman, Chandru, an evil man, enters Latha's life, and Kumar tries to save her.

The happy land of Raidurga is unfortunately hit by drought, while no solution is to be found, a well-known geologist visits their town and as survival becomes an essential, a question arises If religion is more important than humanity?

Lord Narayana sends his devotee, Narada to Earth to test the will of his human devotee and start some clashes.

The story revolves around two areca cultivators and the tensions and circumstances that shape and influence their relationship, is based on a novella of U. R. Ananthamurthy

Kishore helps his friend Ekanth to woo the girl he loves, Indu, whereas Indu's sister falls in love with Kishore. However, when Ekanth marries Indu, an unfortunate incident tears them apart.

A retired widower tries to make sense of a lived life, confronted by questions he hasn’t dared to ask himself. Alongside is a young woman’s quest for identity while navigating relationships that have kept her tied down. Hustling through this world is a Magician, who dreams of becoming a grand illusionist, the best that can be. Also, a part of this world is a young man caught in a place he doesn’t want to be in, meandering to find himself in a mess that he cannot climb out of.

A daylight bank robbery alarms the police in Bangalore. The robber holds the bank staff and customers hostage as the police attempt to rescue the innocent and knock down the culprit.

A professor of sociology faces numerous challenges from a conventionally rigid social structure as he tries to bring about some changes for the betterment of the society.

After a truck driver kills a farmer while driving in an inebriated state, the court orders him to look after the farmer's family. Soon, the driver realises that his punishment is worse than prison.

Raja and Rani are a childless married couple who go through many tough times together. However, owing to their perseverance, they finally see better days.

Parameshi, a simpleton, is happily married to Ramamani and has a son, Paapu. However, his life turns upside down when he accepts a bet from his office peon and goes out with another woman.

Professor Nataraj, a historian, unearths some invaluable secrets of the past. Rekha, his daughter, seeks the help of Mohan, to save his findings from notorious criminals.

Sangeeta, who loves singer Anand, is forced to marry Kumar, her father's business partner. Post marriage, Sangeeta dies during childbirth, leaving behind a child that biologically belongs to Anand.

Radhakrishna, a player, dates two women simultaneously and gets married to both of them without ever revealing the truth to either of them leaving his fate to destiny.