17 Facts About Shankar Nag

Shankar Nag directed the teleserial Malgudi Days, based on novelist R K Narayan's short stories and acted in some episodes as well.

Shankar Nag won two National Film Awards, four Karnataka State Film Awards and two Filmfare Award South.

Shankar Nag co-wrote 22 June 1897, a National award-winning Marathi film.

Shankar Nag is the younger brother of actor Anant Nag.

Shankar Nag had an elder sister, Shyamala, and an elder brother, actor Anant Nag.

Shankar Nag then shifted base to Bangalore where his elder brother Anant Shankar Nag had already established himself as a popular actor.

In 1978 Shankar Nag made his debut with Girish Karnad's epic film Ondanondu Kaladalli, where he played a mercenary who earns a position in a rival army to get even with his brother, whom he considers his enemy.

Shankar Nag eventually became known for his action films, and while he had never undergone any martial arts training, he earned the nickname "Karate King".

Shankar Nag formed a popular pair with top actress Bhavya who acted with him in 11 films.

Shankar Nag made his directorial debut with Minchina Ota, one of the earliest heist movies of Kannada cinema.

Shankar Nag went to direct another teleserial, Swami, in the same year.

Shankar Nag anchored the Parichaya program on DD1-Kannada, in its starting days.

Shankar Nag was later joined by T N Narasimhan, who wrote and co-directed Nodi Swamy Navirodu Hige which had, apart from himself, his wife Arundhati Nag and Ramesh Bhat in the cast.

Shankar Nag, was multi-faceted person, involved in various aspects of Karnataka's Infrastructure.

Shankar Nag died in a car collision at Anagodu village on the outskirts of Davanagere town on 30 September 1990 during the pre-production work for his film Jokumaraswamy.

The last film he did as an actor, Sundarakanda, was released a few days after his death for which Shankar Nag's voice was dubbed by Murali.

Shankar Nag's films highlighted the lifestyle and issues of working-class society.