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S. Narayan

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S. Narayan
S. Narayan in 2000 film Nannavalu Nannavalu
Born (1962-06-05) 5 June 1962 (age 62)
Occupation(s)Film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, composer, lyricist,
Years active1992–present
SpouseBhagyavati Narayan
Children3, including Pankaj Narayan

S. Narayan (born 5 June 1962)[1] is an Indian filmmaker, director, actor and lyricist of Kannada films.[2][3] After Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Narayan is the second director to direct Dr. Rajkumar and all his three sons.[4] He has given many hits with Vishnuvardhan and also worked with many actors of Sandalwood. He has directed Tamil movie Jai.

Career

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S. Narayan, Prema in 2000 film Nannavalu Nannavalu

After assisting H. R. Bharghava, Raj Kishore and A. T. Raghu, Narayan made his directorial debut with the romantic drama Chaitrada Premanjali (1992), with newcomers, the film, which featured a successful soundtrack by Hamsalekha became a musical hit at the box office. He then went on to direct similar themed romantic films such as Anuragada Alegalu (1992), Megha Maale (1994), and also successful family dramas like Thavarina Thottilu and Bevu Bella. Throughout the 2000s, he directed mostly remakes, such as Surya Vamsha, Simhadriya Simha, and Cheluvina Chittara. In 2015, he directed Daksha, starring Duniya Vijay, which was completely shot in single takes.[5] In 2016, he was supposed to direct a project called JD, starring Jagadish Gowda and Dictator with Huccha Venkat; both got shelved after launch.[6][7] He directed Na Panta Kano and Manasu Mallige, a remake of Marathi film Sairat.

Filmography

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As film director and screenwriter

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This is a list of films that he directed and/or wrote. He also acted, produced, and composed music for many of his own films.

Year Title Credited as Role Notes Ref.
Director Producer Writer Actor Music director
1992 Chaitrada Premanjali Yes Yes Yes Shankar
Nanjunda Yes Screenplay
1993 Anuragada Alegalu Yes Yes
Bevu Bella Yes Yes Yes
Captain Yes Yes
1994 Megha Maale Yes Yes
Kaveri Teeradalli Yes Yes
1995 Nighaata Yes Yes Yes Yes
1996 Thavarina Thottilu Yes Screenplay
Vasanta Kavya Yes Screenplay
Gulabi Yes Screenplay Yes
1997 Taayi Kotta Seere Yes Screenplay Yes
Kalyani Yes Yes Yes
Mahabharata Yes Screenplay
1998 Bhama Satyabhama Yes Yes
1999 Veerappa Nayaka Yes Yes Yes
Ravimama Yes Screenplay
Surya Vamsha Yes Screenplay Yes Athmananda Special appearance
2000 Shabdavedhi Yes Screenplay
Galate Aliyandru Yes Screenplay Yes
Nannavalu Nannavalu Yes Yes Yes Yes
2001 Anjali Geetanjali Yes Yes Yes
Baanallu Neene Bhuviyallu Neene Yes Screenplay Yes Gopalakrishna [8]
2002 Vamshakobba Yes Yes
Jamindarru Yes Yes
Simhadriya Simha Yes Screenplay
2003 Pakka Chukka Yes Yes Songs Nani a.k.a. Chukka and Nani's father Dual roles
Chandra Chakori Yes Yes Won – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film
2004 Jai Yes Tamil film
Maurya Yes Screenplay
2005 Varsha Yes Screenplay
2006 Veeru Yes Yes Yes Yes [9]
Sevanthi Sevanthi Yes Yes
Sirivantha Yes Screenplay [10]
2007 Thayiya Madilu Yes Yes Yes
Cheluvina Chittara Yes Yes Screenplay
Chanda Yes Yes Yes Yes [11]
2008 Chaitrada Chandrama Yes Yes Yes Yes
2009 Chickpete Sachagalu Yes Yes Yes Yes Nani
Chellidharu Sampigeya Yes Yes Screenplay Yes
Cheluvina Chilipili Yes Yes Yes [12]
2010 Thipparalli Tharlegalu Yes Yes Yes Yes Nani Also lyricist
Veera Parampare Yes Yes Screenplay Songs [13]
2011 Dushtaa Yes Yes Yes Yes [14]
Shyloo Yes Screenplay
2012 Munjane Yes Yes Yes [15]
2013 Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu Yes Screenplay Yes Narayan aka Nani [16]
Appayya Yes Yes Yes [17]
2015 Daksha Yes Yes Yes Yes
2017 Manasu Mallige Yes Yes Yes One song only
Naa Panta Kano Yes Yes Yes
2024 5D Yes Yes Yes Yes Abhinandan Also lyricist
Television

As actor

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This list is of films that Narayan worked only as an actor.

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Oho Krishnamurthy
1999 Tarikere Erimele
2001 Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu Nani
Halu Sakkare
Mr Harishchandra
Vishalakshammana Ganda Vijay Prakash
Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu Nani
2002 Balagaalittu Olage Baa Madan Mohan Desai
2003 Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu Nani
2006 Honeymoon Express Nani
2016 Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu Dr. Annappa
2022 Old Monk Narayan
Sugarless Doctor

As lyricist

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This list is of films that Narayan worked only as a lyricist.

Year Title Notes
1994 Kunthi Puthra
2001 Jenu Goodu
2002 Annayya Thammayya
2011 Devadas

References

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  1. ^ "Happy Birthday S Narayan!!!". Bharat Student. 5 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. ^ "S Narayan back to acting". Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Narayan Back To Direction - chitraloka.com - Kannada Movie News, Reviews - Image". www.chitraloka.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  4. ^ "A roller-coaster ride". The Hindu. 4 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Duniya Vijay's 'Daksha' with S.Narayan". Sify. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  6. ^ "- Kannada Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com". Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  7. ^ "S Narayan to Direct Huchcha Venkat's Dictator - chitraloka.com - Kannada Movie News, Reviews - Image". www.chitraloka.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  8. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20050111204043/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=8938503&ctid=5&cid=2427 [bare URL]
  9. ^ "Veeru Movie Review - chitraloka.com - Kannada Movie News, Reviews - Image". www.chitraloka.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Sirivantha: Excellent!". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Review : (2007)". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  12. ^ R. G. Vijayasarathy (28 August 2009). "Cheluvina Chilipili is enjoyable". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Veera Parampare has great performances". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  14. ^ "Kannada Cinema News - Kannada Movie Reviews - Kannada Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Kannada". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  15. ^ "Review: Munjaane is a treat to watch". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  16. ^ "Ramesh Aravind with Kurigalu team again". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  17. ^ "Appayya Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Appayya by Times of India". The Times of India.
  18. ^ a b c https://web.archive.org/web/20010802233146/http://chitraloka.com:80/index.html [bare URL]
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