Anant Nag

Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948), better known as Anant Nag, is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 titles which include over 200 Kannada films and Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Hindi films. He has featured in theatre plays, parallel cinema, and television shows. He is considered to be a versatile artist in Kannada cinema.

Nag made his feature film debut through Sankalpa (1973). His foray into parallel cinema was through Shyam Benegal's Ankur (1974). His commercially successful Kannada movies have been Naa Ninna Bidalaare (1979), Chandanada Gombe (1979), Benkiya Bale (1983), Hendthige Helbedi (1989), Ganeshana Maduve (1990), Gowri Ganesha (1991), Mungaru Maley (2006) and Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu (2016).

He acted in Malgudi Days, a Doordarshan aired television series based on the stories of R. K. Narayan. He is a recipient of six Filmfare Awards South and five Karnataka State Film Awards. He was the elder brother of acclaimed director and actor Shankar Nag.