Agni Shridhar is a Kannada former gangster, writer, critic and artist.[1] He founded Karunada Sene.[2] Later he founded the weekly Kannada newspaper Agni, and turned a professional writer. He has written a book called "Daadagiriya Dinagalu", meaning the days of Goondaism.
He hails from Kanakapura and studied in Bangalore.[3]
Literary works
- He has scripted a play called Edegarike.
- He has scripted a film with Girish Karnad called Aa dinagalu which is derived from his Daadagiriya Dinagalu written on Bengaluru crime of 1986.[4]
- His directorial debut movie Thamassu[5]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Screenplay | Story | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Aa Dinagalu | Template:No | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | also dialogue writer |
| 2009 | Kallara Santhe | Template:No | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | |
| 2010 | Thamassu | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Dictatorial debut |
| 2012 | Edegarike | Template:No | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Dialogue writer |
| 2016 | Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu | Template:No | Template:Yes | Template:No | |
| 2021 | Head Bush | No | No | Yes | |
| TBA | Silent Sunila | Template:No | Template:Yes | Template:Yes |
Awards
Thamassu directed by Agni Shridhar was adjudged as the second best film in the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 2010-11. He also won the Best Screen Play writer award for the same movie. [6]
References
- ↑ The bounce-back rowdies. Daily News and Analysis(22 May 2009).
- ↑ Will Bangalore no longer be cosmo?. The Telegraph(19 September 2004).
- ↑ Books : Interview: Agni Sreedhar. Timeoutbengaluru.net.
- ↑ Aa Dinagalu is worth a watch. Rediff.com(22 October 2007).
- ↑ Thamassu. The Times of India(11 June 2010).
- ↑ Kannada State Film Awards list 2010-11. The Times of India(25 October 2013).