ARUNDATHI NAG

Arundathi Nag
Arundathi Nag
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: July 6, 1956
Place of Birth: Delhi, India

Biography

Arundhati Nag (née Rao) (Kannada: ಅರುಂಧತಿ ನಾಗ್ - ರಾವ್) is a prominent South Indian polyglot film actress and theatre personality. She has been involved with multilingual Theatre in India, for over 25 years, first in Mumbai where she got involved with Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA), and did various productions in Gujarati, Marathi, and Hindi theatre, besides getting involved in television, director Jyoti Vyas's Gujarati TV series, Haji Aavti Kaal Che. Later and after her marriage to Kannada actor-director Shankar Nag(1954–1990), her association with theatre continued in Bangalore, culminating in realizing the dream project of her late husband, theRanga Shankara theatre, at J P Nagar, a suburb in Bangalore. She was awarded the 2008 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Theatre Acting by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Theatre. She was also awarded the 57th National Film Awards as best supporting actress for her role in Paa

Filmography

Starring

Laxmi Tipnis
2018·
Drama
Rosamma John Chacko
Komalatammal
Knight Rider
2009·
Paa
"Bum"(Vidya's mother)
2005·
Jogi
Bhagyakka
1998·
Dil Se..
Kanval Dev Burman
Mother Superior
Wife of Srinivasa Nayaka
1985·
Accident
Rich Widow Maya Rani
Jaya Jagirdar
Daughter-In-Law #1

Production

1981·
Geetha
Screenplay