The 79-year-old Anant Nag has worked in more than 250 films throughout his career. He is also a playwright and director. He has predominantly worked in Kannada but also appeared in several famous Hindi films. Nag was also a part of the popular Doordarshan show, Malgudi Days, the TV adaptation of RK Narayan’s work, directed by his filmmaker-brother, Shankar Nag.