Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar
Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar in October 2010
Born	(1958-08-15) 15 August 1958 (age 65)^[1] Nagathihalli, Mandya district, Karnataka
Occupations	Director producer screenwriter lyricist
Website	nagathihalli.com

Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter and a lyricist who predominantly works in Kannada Cinema.^[1]^[2] 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 (1996) and Hoomale (1998) have won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada.^[3]^[4]

Career

Filmography

As writer

Year	Film Title	Notes
1988	Kadina Benki	Screenplay, dialogue and lyrics
1988	Sankranthi	Story and lyrics
1989	Prathama Ushakirana	Screenplay, dialogues and lyrics
1990	Udhbhava	Screenplay, dialogue and lyrics
1995	Urvashi	Screenplay and lyrics

As director

Year	Film Title	Notes
1992	Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda	Debut Feature
1993	Baa Nalle Madhuchandrake
1994	Kotreshi Kanasu
1997	America America
1998	Hoomale
2001	Nanna Preethiya Hudugi
2002	Super Star
2003	Paris Pranaya
2005	Amrithadhare
2007	Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige	Screened in Cannes Film Festival
2009	Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara
2010	Nooru Janmaku
2011	Puttakkana Highway	Movie based on own story
2012	Breaking News
2015	Ishtakamya^[5]
2017	Srikanta	Movie based on his 2-page short story Skhalana published in Taranga in 1985 ^[6]
2020	India vs England^[7]^[8]	Screened in Kolkata International Film festival-2019^[9]

Telefilms

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Directed telefilm on Suggi (Harvest festival) – Telecasted in Bangalore TV station in 1991
Directed telefilm "Karunalu Baa Belake" – On Buddha's life and message, telecasted in Bangalore TV station in 1992
Directed telefilm "Avalokana" – Telecasted in Bangalore TV station in 1995
Directed telefilm "Kavya Saurabha" – Telecasted in Bangalore TV station in 1995
Screenplay and Dialogues for the teleserials "Kaveri", "Vayyaari", "Aranyadallondu Aragini", "Raaga Lahari"

Mega serials

Mega serials that were telecast in Udaya TV

Pratibimba
Kaveri
Bhagya
Apartment
Olave Namma Baduku
Vataara

Awards

National Film Awards

1994: Best Feature Film in Kannada — Kotreshi Kanasu^[10]
1996: Best Feature Film in Kannada — America America^[11]
1998: Best Feature Film in Kannada — Hoomale^[12]

Karnataka State Film Awards

1988–89: Best Story Writer — Sankranthi
1991–92: Best Story Writer — Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda
1994–95: Special Film of Social Concern — Kotreshi Kanasu
1996–97: First Best Film — America America
1996–97: Best Story Writer — America America
1998–99: Second Best Film — Hoomale
2002–03: Best Lyricist — Paris Pranaya
2005–06: Third Best Film — Amrithadhare
2007–08: Third Best Film — Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige
2015: Puttanna Kanagal Award

Filmfare Awards South

2001: Best Director – Kannada — Nanna Preethiya Hudugi
2003: Best Film – Kannada — Paris Pranaya

Tent Cinema Film School

Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar along with his wife Shobha Chandrasekhar runs a prominent film school in Bangalore called Tent Cinema, that trains budding actors, directors, filmmakers and film technicians. Apart from him, the faculty includes senior members of the Kannada Film Industry.^[13]