Karthik Saragur | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysore |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, lyricist, costume designer |
Karthik Saragur ( Kannada: ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ್ ಸರಗೂರ್) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and lyricist who works primarily in Kannada cinema. [1]
Karthik hails from Saragur, a small town in Mysore district of Karnataka. He studied in Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, [2] a residential school in Mysore, where he received the Gold medal for the best outgoing student. [3]
Karthik Saragur began his career by making docudramas like Vivekananda by Vivekananda. [4] [5] 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. [6] [7] [8] In 2007, his work for Nagesh Kukunoor's Bollywood film Dor earned a Best Costume Design award nomination at the 52nd Filmfare Awards. [9]
Saragur's debut directorial Jeerjimbe elicited rave reviews on its release. [10] 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”. [11] Times of India likened Saragur's work “to the cinema one experiences from Iran or Italy, where the narrative is subtle and realistic". [12] This film won four Karnataka State Film Awards, the most for any film in 2016. [13] Film Companion included Jeerjimbe in one of Kannada cinema's five hidden gems from 2018. [14]
Saragur's latest release is Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja. It was released online as part of Amazon Primevideo's Great Indian Festival. [15] The film is produced by Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah, Rakshit Shetty, and Hemanth M. Rao. [16] This is the second collaboration of Karthik Saragur and Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah after Jeerjimbe. [17]
Year | Film | |||||
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Director | Screenplay | Producer | Lyricist | Singer | ||
2017 | Jeerjimbe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2020 | Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
2020 | Varna Patala | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
2021 | 3Devi | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Movie | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Dor | 52nd Filmfare Awards | Best Costume Design | Nominated | [18] |
Jeerjimbe | Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Children's Film | Won | [19] |
Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Lyrics | Won | [20] | |
Raghavendra Chitravaani Award | Best Debut Director | Won | [21] | |
66th Filmfare Awards South 2019 | Best Director- Kannada | Nominated | [22] |