Ananth Nag is an actor and politician from Karnataka, India. In addition to Kannada language movies, he has acted in Marathi, Malayalam and Hindi movies. He has also acted in a teleserial - Malgudi Days, based on the stories in the fictional town of Malgudi created by R.K.Narayan. It was directed by his brother, Shankar Nag. Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the major language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... माडरचोड à¤•à¤©à¤® Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken in most states in northern and central India. ... Malgudi is the fictitious town created by R.K. Narayan in his novel Swami and Friends. ... R.K. Narayan - 1906 - 2001 Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan (October 10, 1906 - May 13, 2001) was an Indian novelist. ... Shankar Nag (1954 - 1990) is a Kannada film actor/director. ...