Sandesh Nagraj
Sandesh Nagaraj(born 16 August 1945) is an is an Indian producer, entrepreneur and politician who has worked predominantly in the Kannada film industry and a well-known personality from South India known for his versatile work in the country. He was elected as MLC for JD(S) in 2010 and was re-elected in 2016 for the second time. He started from the bottom and had established the world about his worth. He is the chairman of Sandesh Group Of Hotels and is one of the famous personalities of South India.
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| Born | Sandesh Nagraj 16 August 1945 Mysore, Karnataka, British India[1][2] |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | Producer - Entrepreneur - Politician |
| 📆 Years active | 1969–Present |
| 🏢 Organization | www.sandeshtheprince.com |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Nethravathi Nagaraj |
| 👶 Children | Sandesh N |
| Honours | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada (2003) |
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Early Life, Business and Career[edit]
Sandesh Nagraj hails originally from Mysore where he completed his B.Sc before venturing out into business and had a very hard life then. He is known for his hotel and his primary bus transport business. He started his bus transport in 1969 known as Sandesh transport. His transport was between Mysore and Chikkamagalur via Moodigere. His first bus was named after his first child Sandesh. His private bus business was nationalized in 1976 by the then chief minister D.Devraj. He also increased his bonding with B.L.Shankar, a former member of Legislative Council who later became Congress MLC.
The era of Sandesh Nagaraj, he excelled in his business and rose in stature. He then was said to have the Midas’s touch as whatever he touched turned to gold and step by step he entered the hotel business. He had a bar and restaurant named Sambhrama; he also stepped in liquor wholesale. He later realized the importance of advertising and gave huge importance to the advertisement as even now if visited Mysore there are enormous hoardings everywhere. His real name is SubbeGowdaNagaraj which is also his father’s name but when he entered hotel business he choose his son’s name and which later became a mascot as he earned vast popularity everywhere and was known as SandeshNagaraj. All his ventures termed as Sandesh became a huge success.
He also has a production Unit known as Sandesh Combines, by this Sandesh became an introduction to him, and S. Nagaraj became SandeshNagaraj. Later he became the chairman of MUDA and a successful film producer. He is famous for many of his Kannada films such as Mangana Kaiyalli Manikya and Mr. Airavata, Prince, Mannina Doni, and Mouna Ragam. He received "Best Feature Film in Kannada” award for Singaaravva (2003) at the 50th National Film Awards. His 2019 releases include Amar, directed by Nagshekar. Nagaraj runs his production Unit known as Sandesh Combines. He is a very religious person as prayer is a regular part of his life and also a philanthropist, he believes in social service and has contributed to many noble causes.
His son Sandesh.N born on Nov 6, 1970(age 50 years), Mysore, Karnataka, India is also a Producer / Politician Entrepreneur and manages film production company “Sandesh Productions” and is the Managing Director of Sandesh Group of hotels which include Sandesh The Prince – Mysuru(www.sandeshtheprince.com) Sandesh Pride – Mysuru(www.sandeshpride.com) , Sandesh Kingston – Bengaluru(www.sandeshkingston.com).
Filmography[edit]
Mannina Doni(1992)
Munjaneya Manju(1993)
Musuku(1994)
Mouna Raga(1996)
Mavana Magalu(1997)
Mommaga(1997)
Megha Banthu Megha(1998)
Arunodaya(1999)
Chandrodaya(1999)
Singaaravva(2003)
Gowdru(2004)
Hatavadi(2006)
Ravi Shastry (2006)
Huduga Hudugi(2010)
Veera Bahu (film)(2011)
Mr. 420(2012)
Mangana Kaili Manikya (2013)
Mr. Airavata(2015)
Odeya (film)(2019)
Awards[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | National Film Awards | Best Feature Film in Kannada | Singaaravva |
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