TS Nagabharana: Committee to study Indian culture needs Karnataka representation

Veteran Sandalwood director and chairman of the Kannada Development Authority, TS Nagabharana has written a letter to Prahlad Singh Patel, the Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture. In the letter, Nagabharana is seeking representation of Karnataka in the committee that’s been formed to study the origin and evolution of Indian culture.
Nagabharana says, “Given the rich cultural heritage Karnataka possesses, it is sad that there is no one from our state in the committee, which I believe is an injustice to the core principle recognised in the constitution.I have requested the minister to look into the matter immediately and rectify the imbalance.”
After Nagabharana was appointed chairman of the Kannada Development Authority in October, he has taken a temporary break from direction to concentrate on supervising the implementation of projects and programmes relating to the development of Kannada language. He is also part of the organising committee of the Bengaluru International Film Festival (Biffes).
The last directorial of the veteran filmmaker was the 2017 film ‘Allama’. Featuring actors Dhananjaya and Meghana Raj Sarja in lead roles, the Kannada musical drama revolves around the life of 12th century metaphysician and rebellious thinker, Allama, who was also known as Allama Prabhu.
Known for his work in both parallel cinema and mainstream movies, Nagabharana has made around 36 films in Kannada that have earned him 10 National Awards and 23 State Awards. And not just films, he was a student of theatre legend BV Karanth, and has been active in the field of theatre as an actor, a director and writer. He has directed 36 plays. Nagabharana has also as an administrator for several theatre repertories – especially Rangayana and Benaka Theatre Group. Some of his noted films in Kannada include ‘Mysore Mallige’, ‘Chigurida Kanasu’, ‘Nagamandala’ and ‘Kallarali Hoovagi’.