AGARTALA, Nov 13 (TIWN): Actor Nana Patekar left state after he held a meet with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and his wife at CM resident.

He came to state mainly to attend Agartala NIT organized 9th convocation where Governor Tathagata Roy was also present.

Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar is an Indian actor, writer and filmmaker, mainly working in Hindi and Marathi films.

He won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Parinda(1989). He then won the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his role on Angaar (1992). He is sometimes regarded as the Morgan Freeman of Bollywood. In 1995, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor as well as the Filmfare and the Screen awards for Best Actor for his role in Krantiveer (1994). He also won his second Filmfare Best Villain Award for his role in Apaharan (2005).

He is also the only actor ever to win Filmfare Award for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories. He was bestowed the highest privilege in acting in 2013 when he was awarded the Padma Shri award for his dedication in the field of Films and Arts.