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Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
	Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar in October 2010
Born	15 August 1958 (age 66); Nagathihalli, Mandya district, Karnataka
Occupations	Director; producer; screenwriter; lyricist;
Website	nagathihalli.in

Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter and a lyricist who predominantly works in Kannada Cinema.^[1]^[2] He made his film debut as a screenplay writer in Kadina Benki (1986) which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and the Karnataka State Award. His directorial debut was Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda (1991) for which he won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story.

Three of his films, Kotreshi Kanasu (1994), America America (1996) and Hoomale (1998) have won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada.^[3]^[4]

Career

Filmography

As director and writer

Year	Film Title	Role	Notes
1988	Kadina Benki	Screenplay, dialogue and lyrics
1988	Sankranthi	Story and lyrics
1990	Prathama Ushakirana	Screenplay, dialogues and lyrics
1990	Udhbhava	Screenplay and lyrics
1992	Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda	Direction	Debut Feature film
1993	Baa Nalle Madhuchandrake	Direction
1994	Kotreshi Kanasu	Direction
1995	Urvashi	Screenplay and lyrics
1997	America America	Direction
1998	Hoomale	Direction
2001	Nanna Preethiya Hudugi	Direction
2002	Super Star	Direction
2003	Paris Pranaya	Direction
2005	Amrithadhare	Direction
2007	Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige	Direction	Screened in Cannes Film Festival
2009	Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara	Direction
2010	Nooru Janmaku	Direction
2011	Puttakkana Highway	Direction	Movie based on own story
2012	Breaking News	Direction
2015	Ishtakamya^[5]	Direction
2017	Srikanta	Direction	Movie based on own 2-page short story Skhalana published in Taranga in 1985 ^[6]
2020	India vs England^[7]^[8]	Direction	Screened in Kolkata International Film festival-2019^[9]

As actor

Mata (2006)
Milana (2007)
9 to 12 (2011)
Addhuri (2012)

Telefilms

Directed telefilm on Suggi (Harvest festival) – Telecasted in Bangalore TV station in 1991
Directed telefilm "Karunalu Baa Belake" – On Buddha's life and message, telecasted in Bangalore 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

National Film Awards

1994: Best Feature Film in Kannada — Kotreshi Kanasu^[10]
1996: Best Feature Film in Kannada — America America^[11]
1998: Best Feature Film in Kannada — Hoomale^[12]

Karnataka State Film Awards

1988–89: Best Story Writer — Sankranthi
1991–92: Best Story Writer — Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda
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
2005–06: Third Best Film — Amrithadhare
2007–08: Third Best Film — Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige
2015: Puttanna Kanagal Award

Filmfare Awards South

2001: Best Director – Kannada — Nanna Preethiya Hudugi
2003: 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.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b Suresh, Sunayana (15 August 2011). "Film-maker Nagathihalli Chandrashekar's birthday celebrations". DNA India.
^ "Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar | Kannada Film Maker | Personalities". 10 October 2011.
^ "Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar Awards". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "National Film Awards: 11 Kannada films bag laurels". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "Nagathihalli Back with a New Film". The New Indian Express.
^ "ಶ್ರೀಕಂಠನ ಹಾಡಿನ ಮೂಡು". Prajavani. 23 December 2016.
^ "India Vs England Movie Review (2020) - Rating, Cast & Crew with Synopsis".
^ "India vs England". IMDb. 14 February 2020.
^ "Movie Schedule (Venue Wise) - Kolkata International Film Festival".
^ "42nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
^ "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
^ "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
^ Nina C George, DHNS, Bengaluru (2020). "I sold milk when I was in college: Nagathihalli". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 14 January 2020.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

[BirthdayNewsInDNA-1] Suresh, Sunayana (15 August 2011). "Film-maker Nagathihalli Chandrashekar's birthday celebrations". DNA India.

[2] "Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar | Kannada Film Maker | Personalities". 10 October 2011.

[3] "Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar Awards". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[4] "National Film Awards: 11 Kannada films bag laurels". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[5] "Nagathihalli Back with a New Film". The New Indian Express.

[6] "ಶ್ರೀಕಂಠನ ಹಾಡಿನ ಮೂಡು". Prajavani. 23 December 2016.

[7] "India Vs England Movie Review (2020) - Rating, Cast & Crew with Synopsis".

[8] "India vs England". IMDb. 14 February 2020.

[9] "Movie Schedule (Venue Wise) - Kolkata International Film Festival".

[42ndawardPDF-10] "42nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 5 March 2012.

[44thawardPDF-11] "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.

[46thawardPDF-12] "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 12 March 2012.

[13] Nina C George, DHNS, Bengaluru (2020). "I sold milk when I was in college: Nagathihalli". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 14 January 2020.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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