to become a core part of parallel cinema, which was at its peak in the 1970s and 1980s. Being introduced to director Shyam Benegal by theatre director Satyadev Dubey, he starred in six of Benegal's films: Ankur (1974), Nishant (1975), Manthan (1976), Bhumika (1978), Kondura (1978) and Kalyug (1981). Nag's arrival into Kannada films was through G. V. Iyer's Hamsageethe (1975), in which he played the role of a disciple of carnatic singing. The film went on to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada. Nag appeared in thirteen episodes of the television series, Malgudi Days, an adaptation of R. K. Narayan's short stories of the same name, directed by his brother Shankar. Nag's portrayal of an Alzheimer's patient in Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu (2016) has received critical acclaim and contributed to making this experimental film, a commercial success. In the comedy-drama Gaalipata 2 (2022), he played Kishore, a Kannada-language professor. Muralidhara Khajaneof The Hindu felt his "fantastic portrayal as a teacher and Ganesh's sentimental turn are the hallmarks of this film". Personal life Nag married Gayatri on 9 April 1987. Political career He was an MLC, MLA and a minister in J. H. Patel government. He served as Bangalore Urban Development minister. In 2004, he unsuccessfully contested the Chamarajpet constituency, Bangalore assembly election from Janata Dal (Secular). He was pitched against then Chief Minister of Karnataka, S. M. Krishna from Indian National Congress and fellow actor Mukhyamantri Chandru from Bharatiya Janata Party. On 22 February 2023 BJP, Karnataka state unit organised a programme in the presence of state president Nalin Kumar Kateel where Anant Nag is said to join BJP but he didn't attend the programme later programme was cancelled. Filmography Awards References External links Anant Nag on Filmibeat.com Politicians from Bangalore Indian actor-politicians Male actors in Kannada cinema Indian male film actors Living people Filmfare Awards South winners 1948 births People from Uttara Kannada Kannada male actors Male actors from Bangalore 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2007