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42-558: 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 is the elder brother of acclaimed director and actor Shankar Nag . Anant Nag was born in a Konkani -speaking family on 4 September 1948 to Anandi and Sadanand Nagarkatte in Shirali , Bhatkal taluk, Karnataka , Dominion of India where he spent most of his childhood. He has an elder sister, Shyamala and his younger brother
63-679: A blockbuster hit." Ananth Nag Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema . He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi , Telugu , Marathi , Malayalam and English films. He has featured in theatre plays , parallel cinema and television shows . Nag made his feature film debut through Sankalpa (1973) directed by Prof. P.V Nanjaraj Urs. Sankalpa went on to win seven state awards in Karnataka. His foray into parallel cinema
84-461: 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". Nag married Gayatri on 9 April 1987. Nag was an MLC, MLA and a minister in J. H. Patel government. He served as Bangalore Urban Development minister. In 2004 , he unsuccessfully contested
105-515: A theatre career in Mumbai, Nag made his film debut with Sankalpa , a 1973 Kannada film. He then grew 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
126-479: Is a 1992 Indian supernatural horror film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma . The film is shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu languages, and stars Revathi . The music was composed by Mani Sharma . It is his debut film as music director. Raat was noted as an effort to bring horror films into mainstream Hindi cinema. This was the final film released in Hindi, which was shot using 70mm negative. The film
147-502: Is abed with his new paramour, the ghost of his former mistress kills him, as her hands and arms emerge from the bed and twist his neck, much like Rashmi's was done. Following horrific events involving the ghost trying to kill Deepak, Sharji finally neutralizes her with the help of holy chants and the ashes. The ghost finally leaves Mini's body with a thundering flash. On the one hand, scientific methods involving MRI and other medical procedures are conducted on Mini. This Mr. Sharma believes
168-410: Is the only way Mini could be "cured". However, Sharji has his own explanation of darkness beyond the light, that doesn't vanish, but is only diminished to an extent. Background score for the film was composed by Mani Sharma . Upon release, N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express gave the film a positive review, calling it "technically superb" and writing that it "should be a reasonably tasty item in
189-522: 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
210-405: The cat ventures behind the father's car rear wheel and is killed accidentally while the car is reversed. The cat is buried in the backyard without the knowledge of Bunty. Their neighbor, Nirmalamma, is also the grandmother to Rashmi, Mini's classmate. Nirmalamma spooks them with a fearful response after hearing Mini is their new neighbor. Bunty finds another cat which bears an uncanny resemblance to
231-414: The dead cat eyes), and slips into the pond. All of a sudden, Mini turns normal and calls to Deepak to come out of the pond. The next day, Mini attends her classmate Rashmi's friend's marriage accompanying her. Rashmi is brutally killed on that day, her neck broken and head turned all the way back. The police officer investigating the case notices that during interrogation, Mini twists her doll's head exactly
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#1732901594490252-460: The dead cat. The family gets its first shock. Another day, Mini and Deepak decide to enjoy a ride to the city limits. While returning home, Deepak's bike rear tire goes flat. Deepak rides with a passerby to get a spare tire from a village nearby and asks Mini to wait for him. On returning, Deepak finds Mini sitting beside a tree near a pond, clutching her face and apparently weeping. Approaching her, Deepak stares at her fierce, reddening eyes (resembling
273-461: The horror film buff's menu card". In 2013, Amrah Ashraf of Hindustan Times called it the scariest film he had seen, saying Varma's Bhoot was a "subtler, sweeter remake of Raat ". Suchitra Patnaik of Film Companion credits this film for changing the Indian horror film scene, stating: "It had actors pulling off stellar performances and a serene yet dramatic background score, making this 1992 movie
294-501: The services of Sharji ( Om Puri ), who lives in Falaknuma. Sharji first visits his "guru" (Vijayachander) who has taken samadhi in the remote Falaknuma and gets fire-power ashes as a weapon. Sharji then locates the ghost (Sunanda) in Mini's house basement under the floor and finds it to be that of the woman who was the previous owner's mistress and who was murdered brutally. Later, while the killer
315-608: The title Raat . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raat&oldid=1119600100 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Raat (film) Raat in Hindi or Raatri ( transl. Night ) in Telugu
336-447: The way Rashmi's neck was twisted. The officer then meets with an accident while riding out and dies. These events lead Mini's parents to seek professional help. Shalini approaches their neighbor, the old lady, while Mr. Sharma takes the help of a psychiatrist ( Ananth Nag ) regarding as nonsense the occult thoughts that his wife believes is the reason for their daughter's horror-stricken behavior. The neighbor old lady advises Shalini to seek
357-698: Was Shankar Nag . Nag did his early schooling in a Catholic school in Ajjarkad, Udupi , Ananda Ashrama in Dakshina Kannada and Chitrapur Math in Uttara Kannada districts of the erstwhile Mysore state (now Karnataka). In class 9th standard, he was sent to Mumbai for further study. He attempted to join the armed services but was rejected by the Army for being underweight and by the Air Force for poor eyesight. He
378-461: Was critically acclaimed. A family of four moves into a house that is allegedly haunted. Manisha Sharma ( Revathi ) aka "Mini" is a girl studying in her college. Her father is Mr. Sharma ( Akash Khurana ), while her mother is Shalini Sharma ( Rohini Hattangadi ). Deepak (Kushant) is Mini's classmate and boyfriend. Mini's nephew Bunty (Master Atit) finds a cat in the house basement. The cat has an eerie look on its face with its spot-staring eyes. One day
399-517: Was drawn towards the theatre movement of Mumbai and he was selected to act in Konkani, Kannada and Marathi-language plays which he did until he turned 22. Anant Nag began his career with Kannada and Konkani plays in Mumbai. He went on to work in plays of Satyadev Dubey , Girish Karnad and Amol Palekar . For a period of about five years, he acted in Konkani , Kannada, Marathi and Hindi plays. Following
420-734: 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,
441-657: Was through Shyam Benegal 's Ankur (1974). His commercially successful Kannada films have been Bayalu Daari (1976), Kanneshwara Rama (1977), Naa Ninna Bidalaare (1979), Chandanada Gombe (1979), Benkiya Bale (1983), Hendthige Helbedi (1989), Ganeshana Maduve (1990), Gowri Ganesha (1991), Mungaru Male (2006), Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu (2016), Raajakumara (2017), Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai (2018), K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018), K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022) and Gaalipata 2 (2022). He acted in Malgudi Days ,
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