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Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Indian
Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar is an Indian director, actor, screen writer and a lyricist who predominantly works in Kannada Cinema. 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 (1995) and Hoomale (1996) won National Film Awards and his other film Amrithadhare (2005) won him a Filmfare Award.
Also known as Chandru, he has directed approximately fifteen Kannada movies and ten television serials. He is also the author of novels and short stories and is a columnist in Kannada weekly Hai Bangalore. He has also served as a University Professor in Kannada language and is affectionately known as Meshtru ("Teacher").
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Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Three of his films, Kotreshi Kanasu (1994), America America (1995) and Hoomale (1996) won National Film Awards and his other film Amrithadhare (2005) won him a Filmfare Award.
Also known as Chandru, he has directed approximately fifteen Kannada movies and ten television serials. He is also the author of novels and short stories and is a columnist in Kannada weekly Hai Bangalore. He has also served as a University Professor in Kannada language and is affectionately known as Meshtru ("Teacher").
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Chandrashekhar is married to CS Shobha. They have two daughters, Sihi (Sweet) and Kanasu (Dream).Usually with
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Myna (2013)
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Chetan Kumar, Nithya Menen, R. Sarathkumar, Suhasini Maniratnam, Ajay, Sumithra
Rating68%
The film begins with Satya (Chetan Kumar) being chased by the police. He is caught and is charged with a 34 serial murder case. While being transported to Bangalore on criminal charges, he shares his story with ACP B. B. Ashok Kumar, the officer who is leading the team that arrested him. How Satya met Mynaa is revealed in a flashback sequences.
Addhuri (2012)
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Radhika Pandit, Dhruva Sarja, Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, Tarun Chandra, Tabla Nani, Bullet Prakash
Rating65%
The story opens at a railway station where the director is narrating the different kinds of arguments and fights that happen at a railway station. The scene then shifts to a couple standing on a bridge over the tracks. The story soon moves into the lives of the couple who are fighting. Arjun (Dhruva Sarja) is seen having a heated argument with Poorna (Radhika Pandit). Although it is not made clear as to why they are fighting, it is understood that they are lovers and Arjun is trying to patch up with Poorna.
Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige (2007)
, 2h10Directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Genres Drama
Actors Vishnuvardhan, Suhasini Maniratnam, Sudeep, Rangayana Raghu, Tara, Komal Kumar
Rating70%
The film starts with a happy small family of Hoovaiah (Dr.Vishnuvardhan) and Kanaka (Suhasini) having a small field growing flowers of Mallige, Sampige and other flowers which spread fragrance. The couple have three daughters in a small village of Jenu Koppa. Hoovaiah stands true to his devotion to Gandhi philosophy of Satyagraha come whatever may facing with nonchalance and non-violence. Globalization companies cause problems for the village as there are rich mine deposits nearby. Hoovaiah, zamindar of Jenu Koppa village, is a flower seller.Villagers revere him. When the government gives an MNC the licence to acquire land for mining in Jenukoppa, he strongly opposes it. But Kurupayya (Rangayana Raghu) joins hands with politicians and officials and tries to brainwash people to sell their land for a huge amount. Police atrocities and lathi charges on villagers force Hoovaiah to fight a lone battle against land acquisition. Fed up by the turn of events, all villagers decide to leave the village.But Hoovaiah launches a hunger strike to save the village and finally wins the battle.
Mata (2006)
, 2h23Directed by Guruprasad
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jaggesh, R. N. Sudarshan, Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, Tabla Nani, Vijanath Biradar, Nani
Roles Former matha head
Rating84%
Movie starts with a taxi driver Venkatesha (Jaggesh) welcoming Sister Martha (played by Pari) to Bangalore. He needs to drive her to a matha in Thirthahalli and he starts narrating a story to make the journey interesting, interspersed with sub-stories.
Paris Pranaya (2002)
, 2h31Directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Genres Romance
Actors Raghu Mukherjee, Tara, Rajesh, Sharath Lohithaswa, Sumalatha, Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Nanna Preethiya Hudugi (2001)
, 2h34Directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Genres Romance
Actors Sammir Dattani, Bhavya, Lokesh, Suresh Heblikar, Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, Rajesh Krishnan
Rating68%
America America (1995)
, 2h33Directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Genres Drama
Actors Ramesh Aravind, Akshay Anand, Hema Syed, Vaishali Kasaravalli, H. G. Dattatreya, Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Rating83%
Three childhood friends — Surya (Ramesh Aravind), Shashank (Akshay Anand) and Bhoomi (Hema Panchamukhi) are from the coastal region of Karnataka. After finishing their undergraduate studies, Shashank goes to the US for further studies. Surya is extremely patriotic about India and doesn't want to go anywhere and starts his business in his hometown, and Bhoomi stays at home. After three years, Shashank comes back to India. He starts going off on India on his way from the airport, saying how much greater America is. While in India, his family arranges his marriage to Bhoomi. Surya, on the other hand, is the one who truly loves Bhoomi and tries to tell her using recorded audio tape and plants it in Bhoomi's room having no idea that she is to be married to Shashank.
Kotreshi Kanasu (1994)
, 2h4Directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Actors Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, Vijay Raghavendra, Umashree, H. G. Dattatreya, B. Jayashree, Vishnuvardhan
Kotreshi Kanasu is set in the backdrop of the Indian caste system, it says the dreams and desires of an innocent boy of a lower caste, caught in the web of a discriminatory society. The film became a forum for discussion for its focus on the problems created by caste discrimination.
Baa Nalle Madhuchandrake (1993)
, 2h3Directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Genres Romance
Actors Prakash Raj, Tennis Krishna, Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, H. G. Dattatreya
Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda (1991)
, 2h16Directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Actors Anant Nag, Tara, Tennis Krishna, Anjali, Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
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Ishtakamya (2016)
Directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Kavya Shetty, Rangayana Raghu, Mandya Ramesh, Suman Nagarkar, B. Jayashree, Chikkanna
Rating60%
Breaking News (2012)
Directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Actors Ajay Rao, Radhika Pandit, Anant Nag, Rangayana Raghu, Sihi Kahi Chandru, Shivaram
Rating25%
The film was well appreciated by the censor board members who said that the director has been able to craft a healthy romantic love story in the backdrop of the contemporary political and the television media channels where fight for TRP’s has blinded a level of objectivity in reportage.
Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara (2009)
Directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Actors Srinagar Kitty, Radhika Pandit, Rangayana Raghu, Daisy Bopanna
The story revolves around Balu (Srinagara Kitty), who comes to Halekote village, falls in love with Rukmini (Radhika Pandit), but is brainwashed by a college lecturer (Rangayana Raghu). The lecturer is a self-made revolutionary, who infuses negative thoughts about life and marriage. Balu leaves Rukmini, comes back to Bangalore, becomes a lecturer and imposes the same theme: rich should become poor; poor should become rich. He changes his heart after seeing the positive sides of family life and decides to return to Rukmini. But the developments give him a shock of his life.
Nooru Janmaku (2009)
, 2h59Directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Genres Romance
Actors Aindrita Ray, Sharan, Aadarsh Balakrishna, Bhavya, Bank Janardhan
Vinyas (Santhosh) working as an architect is shown a pink-slip from his employer due to the huge recession in economy. With the help of his friend Hanumanthu (Sharan), Vinyas sets up his own office and hires a brilliant interior architect Drushti (Aindrita). The team make some high profile work and get popular within few days. Meanwhile, he develops love towards Drushti to which she rejects as she already was in love with Jeevan (Aadarsh). Seeing the developments, Drushti quits the company and moves out with Jeevan and sets up her own business. Dejected by love, Vinyas begin to lose interest in his business and incurs huge loss. Later, he comes back to reality and revamps his business to get success again. In one of the architectural conferences, he meets Drushti and Jeevan again doing well for themselves and getting 2nd place at the competition. As a courtesy, Vinyas rejects his first prize and stages the sequence as to award Drushti the prize in his place. He walks out in deep satisfaction that he sacrificed with good intention.
Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige (2007)
, 2h10Directed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Genres Drama
Actors Vishnuvardhan, Suhasini Maniratnam, Sudeep, Rangayana Raghu, Tara, Komal Kumar
Rating70%
The film starts with a happy small family of Hoovaiah (Dr.Vishnuvardhan) and Kanaka (Suhasini) having a small field growing flowers of Mallige, Sampige and other flowers which spread fragrance. The couple have three daughters in a small village of Jenu Koppa. Hoovaiah stands true to his devotion to Gandhi philosophy of Satyagraha come whatever may facing with nonchalance and non-violence. Globalization companies cause problems for the village as there are rich mine deposits nearby. Hoovaiah, zamindar of Jenu Koppa village, is a flower seller.Villagers revere him. When the government gives an MNC the licence to acquire land for mining in Jenukoppa, he strongly opposes it. But Kurupayya (Rangayana Raghu) joins hands with politicians and officials and tries to brainwash people to sell their land for a huge amount. Police atrocities and lathi charges on villagers force Hoovaiah to fight a lone battle against land acquisition. Fed up by the turn of events, all villagers decide to leave the village.But Hoovaiah launches a hunger strike to save the village and finally wins the battle.