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Nagashekar is an Indian writer, film director, film actor and film producer primarily working in Kannada cinema. Starting his career as an actor in Ninagagi (2002), he went on to feature in supporting roles more than 50 films until he turned into film direction for the film, Aramane in 2008. Later, he directed successful films such as Sanju Weds Geetha (2011), Myna (2013) and Maasthi Gudi (2017). He debuted into the Telugu language cinema with the film Gurthunda Seethakalam (2022). He co-produced, directed and acted in Tamil language film November Mazhaiyil Naanum Avalum (2023).
For Sanju Weds Geetha (2011), Nagashekar won the SIIMA Award for Best Director – Kannada at the 1st South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA Awards).
His first film as a director was Aramane in 2008 which starred Ganesh and Roma Asrani. His next two films Sanju Weds Geetha (2011) and Myna (2013) were hugely successful and established him as a leading film director in Kannada cinema. All the three films completed a successful run of 100 days at the theaters. He also won several awards for his director and dialogues in these films. His fourth directorial was Maasthi Gudi in 2017 in which he teamed up with Duniya Vijay. The film was talked about for the accidental death of two actors while filming stunt scenes at Thippagondanahalli reservoir. However, upon release, the film was commercially successful.
In 2019, Nagashekar was chosen by the producer Sandesh Nagaraj to be the director for Abhishek Ambareesh's debut film Amar. Upon release, the film received negative reviews from critics and audiences alike and performed average at the box-office. Following this failure project, he took a sabbatical for two years and came up with SriKrishna@gmail.com in 2021 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic time. The film went unnoticed and there were no takers. This forced him to venture in Telugu cinema in 2023 by directing a remake subject titled Gurthunda Seethakalam, a remake of Kannada film Love Mocktail. The film was an average grosser at the box-office.
Nagashekar returned to Kannada cinema with the film titled Sanju Weds Geetha 2, which according to his statement, is not a sequel of his 2011 film.
| 2008 | Aramane | ||||
| 2010 | Sugreeva | One among 10 directors | |||
| 2011 | Sanju Weds Geetha | ||||
| 2013 | Myna | ||||
| 2017 | Maasthi Gudi | ||||
| 2019 | Amar | ||||
| 2021 | SriKrishna@gmail.com | ||||
| 2022 | Gurthunda Seethakalam | Telugu language film | |||
| 2025 | Sanju Weds Geetha 2 | ||||
| 2025 | November Mazhaiyil Naanum Avalum | Delayed Tamil language film | |||
| Sanju Weds Geetha | 1st South Indian International Movie Awards | SIIMA Awards | ||
| Suvarna Film Awards | Best Director | |||
| Myna | 2013 Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Dialogue | ||
| 61st Filmfare Awards South | Best Director | |||
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