T. S. Nagabharana
| T. S. Nagabharana | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Talakadu Srinivasaiah Nagabharana 1953 (age 63–64) Bangalore, Mysore State, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Talakadu Srinivasaiah Nagabharana (born 1953) is an Indian film director, in the Kannada film industry and a pioneer of the parallel cinema. He is one of the few film directors to have straddled the mainstream and parallel cinema worlds. He achieved success both in television and cinema.
He has been the recipient of international, national, state and other awards for 20 of his 34 Kannada movies in the last 40 years. He was nominated as the chairman of Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy (KCA), Bangalore [Government of Karnataka] (State Film Academy).
Talakadu Srinivasaiah Nagabharana was born in 1953. He is an ardent and avid reader of Indian English literature. He holds a degree in Science and Law.
Nagabharana was interested in filmmaking since his college days; he acted and directed many stage plays. In his teens he came under the indelible influence of the great playwright Adya Rangacharya. When in college he directed the plays Evam Indrajit and Shoka Chakra.
He worked as a backstage worker, actor, singer and director. He associated with leading theatre personalities like B. V. Karanth, Chandrashekhara Kambara and Girish Karnad.
Plays that Nagabharana has acted in and directed are Sangya Balya, Kathale Belaku, Shakarana Sarotu, Jokumaraswamy, Oedipus, Sattavara Neralu, Krishna Parijata, Tingara Buddanna, Mundena Sakhi Mundena, Hayavadana, Neegikonda Samsa, Baka and Blood Wedding.
He received a gold medal from the Government of India for his achievement in theatre. He is the founder of a theatre organisation called "Benaka". He also started Shruthalaya, an organisation for organising, writing, composing, camera work, lighting, art, acting, editing and directing.
•*Represented Government of India Cultural Committees several times.
He is a fan of Akira Kurosawa and Ingmar Bergman.
TV
•Serials for Doordarshan since its inception. •Tele serial Shasraphan written by former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao •Indo-Mauritius co-production Stone Boy •Samsmaran travalogue by Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar extensively shot in United States of America •Tenali Rama, Aradhana, Ganayogi Panchakshari •Bangalore Doordarshan and other Networks •A variety of serials and other programmes for Doordarshan, Udaya TV, SUN TV and others
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