Theatre Anant Nag began his career with Kannada and Konkani plays in Mumbai. He went on to work in plays of
Satyadev Dubey,
Girish Karnad and
Amol Palekar. For a period of about five years, he acted in
Konkani, Kannada, Marathi and Hindi plays. Nag appeared in thirteen episodes of the television series,
Malgudi Days, an adaptation of
R. K. Narayan's
short stories of the same name, directed by his brother Shankar. Nag's portrayal of an
Alzheimer's patient in
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu (2016) has received critical acclaim and contributed to making this experimental film, a commercial success. In the comedy-drama
Gaalipata 2 (2022), he played Kishore, a Kannada-language professor. Muralidhara Khajane of
The Hindu felt his "fantastic portrayal as a teacher and Ganesh's sentimental turn are the hallmarks of this film". == Personal life ==