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Date of Birth
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15-August-1958
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Place of Birth
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Nagathihalli
(India)
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Nationality
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India
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Also know as
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Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar, नगाथीहलà¥à¤²à¥€ चंदà¥à¤°à¤¶à¥‡à¤–र, नागाथीहलà¥à¤²à¥€ चंदà¥à¤°à¤¶à¥‡à¤–र
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Profession
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Film director, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Actor
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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 which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and the Karnataka State Award. His directorial debut was Undu Hoda Kondu Hoda for which he won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Story.
Three of his films, Kotreshi Kanasu, America America and Hoomale won National Film Awards and his other film Amrithadhare won him a Filmfare Award. The film Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige was screened at the Cannes Film Festival making him the first Kannada director to feature his film in the festival.
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.
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