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{{short description|Indian film director and screenwriter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Karthik Saragur
| image = Karthik Saragur during the making of Bheemasena Nalamaharaja.jpg
| caption = Saragur during the filming of Bheemasena Nalamaharaja
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| birth_place = [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysore
| yearsactive =
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, lyricist, costume designer
| spouse =
| children =
}}
'''Karthik Saragur''' ({{langx|kn|ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ್ ಸರಗೂರ್}}) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and lyricist who works primarily in [[Kannada cinema]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.desimartini.com/news/kannada/director-karthik-saragur-talks-about-jeerjimbe-article65052.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204141714/https://www.desimartini.com/news/kannada/director-karthik-saragur-talks-about-jeerjimbe-article65052.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 December 2024|title=Director Karthik Saragur talks about Jeerjimbe|work=Desi Martini|author=Anubhav Bhatia|date=17 Oct 2017|access-date=3 Nov 2020}}</ref>

==Early life==
Karthik hails from [[Saragur]], a small town in [[Mysore district|the Mysore district]] of Karnataka. He studied in [[Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/jeerjimbes-anthem-of-freedom-for-girls-is-composer-charan-rajs-favourite/articleshow/66567206.cms|title=Jeerjimbe's anthem freedom for girls is composer Charan Raj's favourite|work=Times of India|author=Dhwani Desai|date=11 Nov 2018|access-date=3 Nov 2020}}</ref> a residential school in Mysore, where he received the Gold medal for being the best outgoing student in his school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kannada.filmibeat.com/celebs/karthik-saragur/biography.html|title = ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ್ ಸರಗೂರ್'s biography and latest film release news}}</ref>

==Career==
Karthik Saragur began his career by making docudramas like Vivekananda by Vivekananda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/video-from-a-film-shared-as-vivekananda-delivering-speech-himself-fact-check|title=Video Clip from a Film Shared as Vivekananda's Speech in Chicago|date=7 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mylaporetimes.com/2011/06/book-and-dvd-released-by-ramakrishna-math/|title = Book and DVD released by Ramakrishna Math}}</ref> He received critical acclaim for "Bengaluru: idu namma ooru", a hugely popular 90 part documentary series about the history of Bangalore and its various neighbourhoods presented by Suresh Moona.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kannada-director-karthik-saragur-says-filmmaking-is-just-like-cooking/article32981201.ece|title=Kannada director Karthik Saragur says filmmaking is just like cooking|newspaper=The Hindu|date=30 October 2020|last1=Anandraj|first1=Shilpa}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/dHD3y5rlwFs| archive-date = 2021-12-09| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHD3y5rlwFs| title = EP 6 - Bengalooru, idu namma ooru ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, ಇದು ನಮ್ಮ ಊರು | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/jeerjimbe-the-jewel-beetle/|title = Jeerjimbe – the Jewel Beetle}}</ref> In 2007, his work for [[Nagesh Kukunoor]]'s Bollywood film [[Dor (film)|Dor]] earned him the [[Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] award nomination at the [[52nd Filmfare Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2401465/|title=Karthik Saragur|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>

Saragur's debut directorial [[Jeerjimbe]] elicited rave reviews on its release.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/jeerjimbe-movie-review-director-karthik-sargur-handles-the-story-with-effortless-ease/articleshow/66655329.cms |title=Jeerjimbe movie review: Director Karthik Sargur handles the story with effortless ease |website=bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116214005/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/jeerjimbe-movie-review-director-karthik-sargur-handles-the-story-with-effortless-ease/articleshow/66655329.cms |archive-date=2018-11-16}}</ref> [[The Indian Express]] hailed Jeerjimbe as one “those films which makes us believe in our dreams. And it does so effortlessly, given the complexities of human emotions during such a journey”.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2018/nov/17/jeerjimbe-review-innocent-yet-intense-1899180.html|title = 'Jeerjimbe' review: Innocent yet intense}}</ref> [[Times of India]] likened Saragur's work “to the cinema one experiences from Iran or Italy, where the narrative is subtle and realistic".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/jeerjimbe/movie-review/66645587.cms |title=Jeerjimbe Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Jeerjimbe by Times of India |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321031120/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/jeerjimbe/movie-review/66645587.cms |archive-date=2020-03-21}}</ref> This film won four [[Karnataka State Film Awards]], the most for any film in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2017/amaravathi-jeer-jimbe-bag-top-honours-at-karnataka-state-film-awards-2016-258898.html|title = Amaravathi and Jeer Jimbe Bagged Top Honours at Karnataka State Film Awards 2016|date = 18 April 2017}}</ref> [[Film Companion]] included [[Jeerjimbe]] in one of Kannada cinema's five hidden gems from 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/kannada-features/kannada-cinemas-5-hidden-gems-from-2018/|title = Kannada Cinema's 5 Hidden Gems from 2018|date = 26 December 2018}}</ref>

Saragur's latest release is [[Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja]]. It was released online as part of Amazon Primevideo's Great Indian Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gqindia.com/binge-watch/collection/7-shows-movies-on-amazon-prime-video-releasing-as-a-part-of-the-great-indian-festival/|title = 7 shows and movies on Amazon Prime Video that are releasing as a part of the Great Indian Festival|date = 16 October 2020}}</ref> The film is produced by [[Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah]], [[Rakshit Shetty]], and [[Hemanth M. Rao]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bheema-sena-nala-maharaja-cooks-up-a-storm/articleshow/59899715.cms|title=Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja cooks up a storm|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> This is the second collaboration of Karthik Saragur and Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah after ''[[Jeerjimbe]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.desimartini.com/news/kannada/pushkar-mallikarjunaiahs-next-to-be-helmed-by-karthik-saragur-article49835.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204140010/https://www.desimartini.com/news/kannada/pushkar-mallikarjunaiahs-next-to-be-helmed-by-karthik-saragur-article49835.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 December 2024|title = Pushkar Mallikarjunaiah's Next to be Helmed by Karthik Saragur|date = 18 April 2017}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"|Year
! rowspan="2"|Film
|-
! width=65 | Director
! width=65 | Screenplay
! width=65 | Producer
! width=65 | Lyricist
! width=65 | Singer
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| 2017
|style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Jeerjimbe]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
||2020
|style="text-align:left;"|''[[Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
||2020
|style="text-align:left;"|''[[Varna Patala]]''
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{yes}}
|{{No}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
||2021
|style="text-align:left;"|''[[3Devi]]''
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{yes}}
|{{No}}
|-style="text-align:left;"|
||2026
|style="text-align:left;"|''[[Indu enage govinda]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{yes}}
|{{No}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable
! Movie !!Award !!Category !!Result !!Ref.
|-
|[[Dor (film)|''Dor'']]
|[[52nd Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="2007 Awards">{{cite web|url=https://imdb-api.com/title/tt1094158|title=Nominations for the 52nd Filmfare Awards 2007|work=imdb.com|date=12 March 2008}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=5|''[[Jeerjimbe]]''
|[[Karnataka State Film Awards]]
|[[Best Children's Film]]
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/jeerjimbe-is-all-set-to-release-on-childrens-day/articleshow/66264518.cms|title=Jeerjimbe is all set to release on Children's Day
|newspaper=Times of India|date=20 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[Karnataka State Film Awards]]
|[[Best Lyrics]]
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/jeerjimbe-is-all-set-to-release-on-childrens-day/articleshow/66264518.cms|title=Jeerjimbe is all set to release on Children's Day
|newspaper=Times of India|date=20 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
|Raghavendra Chitravaani Award
|Best Debut Director
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=The awards season kickstarts|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/the-awards-season-kickstarts/articleshow/67461705.cms|publisher=Bangalore Mirror|access-date=11 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
|66th Filmfare Awards South 2019
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Director- Kannada]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=66th Filmfare Awards South 2019: Here's the complete list of nominees
|website=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019-heres-the-complete-list-of-nominees/articleshow/72901355.cms|access-date=11 January 2019}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|2401465}}
* {{Official website|https://www.karthiksaragur.in/|name=Karthik Saragur's personal website}}

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