Karthik Saragur
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Karthik Saragur | |
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 Saragur during the filming of Bheemasena Nalamaharaja | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysore |
| Occupations | 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 the Mysore district of Karnataka. He studied in Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala,[2] a residential school in Mysore, where he received the Gold medal for being the best outgoing student in his school.[3]
Career
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 him the 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]
Filmography
| Year | Film | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2026 | Indu enage govinda | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |