Nagashekar

Nagashekar Rachaiah
Born (1979-11-11) 11 November 1979
Occupation(s)Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Years active2002-Present
AwardsSIIMA Award for Best Director for Sanju Weds Geetha (2011)

Nagashekar is an Indian writer, film director, actor and producer primarily working in Kannada cinema. Starting his career as an actor in Ninagagi (2002), he went on to feature in supporting roles more than 50 films until he turned into direction for the film, Aramane in 2008. Later, he directed successful films such as Sanju Weds Geetha (2011), Myna (2013) and Maasthi Gudi (2017). He debuted into the Telugu cinema with the film Gurthunda Seethakalam (2022). He co-produced, directed and acted in Tamil film November Mazhaiyil Naanum Avalum (2023).

For Sanju Weds Geetha (2011), Nagashekar won the SIIMA Award for Best Director – Kannada at the 1st South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA Awards).