Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) popularly known as
Anant Nag, is an actor from
Karnataka, India. He is considered one of
Kannada cinema's finest actors. As a result, he is popularly known as an actor with no-failures, by critics. In addition to
Kannada movies, he has acted in
Marathi,
Tamil,
Malayalam,
Telugu and
Hindi movies. He has also acted in
Malgudi Days, directed by his younger brother
Shankar Nag based on the stories by
R. K. Narayan. His work was much appreciated by critics at that time. He is fluent in
Kannada,
Konkani,
Marathi,
Hindi. The versatile natural acting coupled with the style of speaking (southern Kannada accent with a coastal touch) made him one of the most successful actors in Kannada cinema.