| Karthik Saragur | |
| Birth Place: | Mysore, Karnataka, India |
| Alma Mater: | Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysore |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Occupation: | 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=65 | Director | width=65 | Screenplay | width=65 | Producer | width=65 | Lyricist | width=65 | Singer |
| 2017 | Jeerjimbe | ||||||||
| 2020 | Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja | ||||||||
| 2020 | Varna Patala | ||||||||
| 2021 | 3Devi | ||||||||
| Movie | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dor | 52nd Filmfare Awards | Best Costume Design | [18] | |
| Jeerjimbe | Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Children's Film | [19] | |
| Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Lyrics | [20] | ||
| Raghavendra Chitravaani Award | Best Debut Director | [21] | ||
| 66th Filmfare Awards South 2019 | [22] | |||