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Shankar Nag
Indian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer · India · On the map · Directors · Lived 1954 to 1990 · aged 35
Shankar Nagarakatte, popularly known as Shankar Nag was an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer known for his work in Kannada-language films and television. A popular cultural icon of Karnataka, Nag is often referred to as Karate King and Auto Raja.
Shankar Nag is read about 388 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 109 days, one point a day.
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Bhale ChathuraFilm, 19901989
Idu SaadhyaFilm, Director of Drama1988Kanaka PurandaraFilm, Kanaka Dasa1987
Malgudi DaysSeries, Director, Creator
DigvijayaFilm, 1987DCP Chandrashekhar1986
Agni PariksheFilm1985
Parameshi Prema PrasangaFilm, Writer1984National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social IssuesAward
AccidentFilm, 1984Director, Producer1983
Gedda MagaFilm1981
Bhari Bharjari BeteFilm1980
Auto RajaFilm, Raja1979
22 June 1897Film, Writer
Ondanondu KaladalliFilm, 1979Gandugali1978
OmniscientFilm1954Born9 November 1954People around Shankar
Hamsalekha Wrote C.B.I. Shankar, Aavesha and Aata Bombata
Girish Karnad Shankar directed Malgudi Days
Manjula Also in Moogana Sedu (1980)- Chellapilla Satyam Wrote Haddina Kannu and Ganda Berunda
Ilaiyaraaja Shankar directed Geetha (1981)
D. Rajendra Babu Directed Kalinga Sarpa (1984)
Yaragudipati Venkata Mahalakshmi Shankar directed Nodi Swamy Navirodu Hige (1983)
Bindiya Goswami Shankar directed Lalach (1983)
Jayamala Also in Janma Janmada Anubandha (1980)
L. Vaidyanathan Shankar directed Ondu Muttina Kathe (1987)
Master Manjunath Shankar directed Malgudi Days- Thoogudeepa Srinivas Also in Apoorva Sangama (1984)
T. S. Nagabharana Directed Makkaliralavva Manethumba (1984)
Ambareesh Also in Ganda Berunda and Ganda Bherunda
Sowcar Janaki Shankar directed Geetha (1981)
S. A. Chandrasekhar Directed Nyaya Ellide (1982)- Vinod Mehra Shankar directed Lalach (1983)
Kavitha Lankesh Directed Malgudi Days
Deven Bhojani Shankar directed Malgudi Days
Ranjeet Shankar directed Lalach (1983)- G. K. Venkatesh Wrote Rusthum Jodi and Nodi Swamy Navirodu Hige
- Vaishali Kasaravalli Shankar directed Malgudi Days
Balakrishna Also in Preethi Madu Thamashe Nodu and Auto Raja- Vanitha Vasu Also in Tarka and Nighooda Rahasya
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He directed the teleserial Malgudi Days, based on novelist R. K. Narayan's short stories and acted in some episodes as well. He won two National Film Awards, four Karnataka State Film Awards and two Filmfare Award South.
