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Ananth Nag
Ananth Nag

Co-Stars & Directors

Ananth Nag

9Co-Stars
1Music Directors
3Films with Gajaraj
veteranCareer Phase

Ananth Nag Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together

Ananth Nag's collaborators

Ananth Nag's most frequent co-actor is Gajaraj — 3 pairings. Vaiyapuri has stayed in Ananth Nag's catalogue for over a decade — a partnership that crosses decades. From 2014 (with Thambi Ramaiah) to 2026 (with Gajaraj).

Four of the top five most-recent collaborations have all been within the last five years — the working circle has clearly tightened. 5 new on-screen partnerships started in the last three years — the cast roster keeps refreshing.

As of June 2026.

Collaborator network

Top 10 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.

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Most acclaimed pairing
Ananth Nag × Gajaraj
3 films·avg 6.9/10
Longest running
Ananth Nag × Vaiyapuri
11+ years·2 decades
Newest pairing
Ananth Nag × Dhileban
2025·Dawood

Strongest pairings

Gajaraj sits well clear of the rest — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 104%.

10Total Co-Stars & Directors
3Most films with Gajaraj
2Role categories

Top pairings compared

Gajaraj leads on count, rating, and recency — the strongest pairing on every metric the table tracks.

MetricGajarajKishoreVivek PrasannaVaiyapuri
Films together3222
Avg rating6.96.46.95.5
First2023202420232014
Latest2026202620252025
Best filmReginaVettaiyanReginaAmara

Multi-decade partnerships

Vaiyapuri is the only collaborator who has worked with Ananth Nag in every decade of her career.

Most acclaimed pairings

Top-rated pairings with two or more films together.

Recent first-pairings

New on-screen partnerships from the last three years.

Collaboration by Decade

2010s
7 films
5.6
Thambi Ramaiah, Vaiyapuri, Sathish
2020s
13 films
6
Gajaraj, Kishore, Dhileban

Creative Legacy

Ananth Nag is a revered and versatile figure in Indian cinema, with a prolific career spanning over five decades, primarily in Kannada cinema but with significant work across multiple Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, and Malayalam. He is celebrated for his naturalistic acting style and ability to portray a wide range of characters, from intense dramatic roles to nuanced comic perfo

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