Anant Nag is anactorandpoliticianfromKarnataka,India. He is considered to be one of the all time greatest actors in the Kannada film industry with a vast number of commercially successful movies. As a result, he is popularly known as an actor with no-failures, by critics. In addition toKannada movies, he has acted inMarathi,Tamil,Malayalam,TeluguandHindimovies. He has also acted inMalgudi Days, directed by his younger brotherShankar Nagbased on the stories byR.K.Narayan. His work was much appreciated by critics at that time. He is fluent inKannada,Konkani,Marathi,Hindiand with a good understanding ofTamil,TeluguandMalayalam. The versatile natural acting coupled with the style of speaking (accent of southern kannada with a tint of coastal touch) made him one of the most successful actors in Kannada cinema. .