Naganna

B. Naganna is an Indian film director and writer working in Kannada cinema.^[1] He is the son of producer and distributor R. Lakshman.^[2]

B. Naganna
B. Naganna (2019)
Born	Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1994–present

After working as an associate director in the K. S. L. Swamy directorial Jimmy Gallu in 1982, Naganna debuted as a director through the film Samrat in 1994. His movies include O Premave (1999), Kotigobba (2001), Gokarna (2003), Vishnu Sena (2005) and Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna (2012). For the historical drama, Sangolli Rayanna, he won the Best director award at the Times of India film awards.^[3]

Naganna headed the panel of the Karnataka State Film Awards for the year 2015.^[4]

Naganna (left), Vishnuvardhan (center), Ravi Srivatsa (right), during a filmshoot

Filmography

Year	Title	Note
1982	Jimmy Gallu	As associate director
1994	Samrat	Debut direction
1995	Lady Police
1996	Hello Daddy
1997	Lady Commissioner
1999	O Premave
2000	Soorappa
2001	Kotigobba
2001	Amma Ninna Tholinalli
2002	Prema Khaidi
2003	Gokarna
2003	Kutumba
2004	Chappale
2005	Vishnu Sena
2005	Gowramma
2008	Bandhu Balaga
2009	Dubai Babu
2012	Sangolli Rayanna	Bangalore Times of India Award for Best Director Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Director – Kannada
2019	Kurukshetra
2019	Gimmick