Gaurav Narayanan
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| Born | 5 August Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, actor |
| Years active | 2001–2017 |
Gaurav Narayanan is an Indian film maker who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his debut with the movie Thoonga Nagaram.
Personal life
Gaurav was born at Madurai and graduated from American College with a Master's in English. His strong passion towards cinema made his way to Chennai after his studies.
Career
He started his journey as an assistant cinematographer to Rajarajan. Later he joined with the director N. Maharajan. Then he worked as co-director for his Guru, director K. S. Ravikumar.
His debut as director, writer and actor through Thoonga Nagaram,[1][2] a gangster-drama film, received positive responses.[3] This movie had Vimal and Anjali in the lead along with Gaurav himself. Gaurav was awarded as "Best Debutant Director" by Emirates Tamilians Association, EMITAA 2011.[4] His movie bagged "Best Film - Highlighting Tamil Culture" award from Norwary Tamil Film Festival, NTFF 2012[5][6] and also was officially screened in Chennai International Film Festival. This movie was dubbed and released as Naluguru Snehitula Katha in Telugu.
His next project, Sigaram Thodu[7] bagged commercial success and recognition,[8][9][10] Along with Vikram Prabhu, Sathyaraj and Sathish, Gaurav also has played in this movie. This is the first South Indian movie to be nominated for screening and selected for the best film competition in Seattle International Film Festival [11] and has won a "Best Film - Social Awareness" award in Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards, NTFF 2015.
Gaurav gave his block buster hit on the silver screen Ippadai Vellum with Lyca Productions starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Manjima Mohan released worldwide on 9 November 2017, making him a "Hat Trick Director" with three successful box office numbers continuously. The positive reviews [12][13][14] and acclaims received have added feather in the resourceful director's cap.
Filmography
As director, writer and actor
| Year | Film | Language | Credited as | Notes | |||
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| Director | Writer | Actor | Role | ||||
| 2011 | Thoonga Nagaram | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Yes | Rajamani | |
| 2013 | Naan Rajavaga Pogiren | Tamil | No | No | Yes | Police Ravi | |
| 2014 | Sigaram Thodu | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Yes | Shiva | |
| 2016 | Aarathu Sinam | Tamil | No | No | Yes | Peter/Santhosh | |
| 2017 | Ippadai Vellum | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Yes | Police Inspector Tamil | |
| TBA | FIR | Tamil | No | No | Yes | ||
References
- ^ Mahesh, Richard (1 February 2010). "Is 'Thoonga Nagaram' all about Madurai". The New Indian Express. The New Indian Express. Sampurn Media. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "'Thoonga Nagaram' - Cloud 9 launches next film - Tamil Movie News". Indiaglitz. Cloud 9. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Murali, Divya. "GAURAV INTERVIEW". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Thoonganagaram Director Gaurav awarded EMITAA for best debutant". Kollyinsider. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Norway Tamil Film Festival Tamilar Awards 2012 Stills". Moviegalleri. moviegalleri. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Thoonga Nagaram screens at Norway Film Festival". Fridaymoviez. Fridaymoviez. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "UTV Motion Pictures announces 'Sigaram Thodu". Sify. Sify Technologies. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ L M, Kaushik. "THE FAR-REACHING IMPACT OF SIGARAM THODU". Behindwoods. Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ S, Saraswathi. "Review: Sigaram Thodu is an exciting thriller". Rediff Movies. Rediff.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (12 September 2014). "'Sigaram Thodu' Review Roundup: Engaging Entertainer, Worth a Watch". International Business Times. International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "A FEATHER IN THE CAP FOR SIGARAM THODU". iFlickz. iFlickz. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ Aiyappan, Ashameera. "Ippadai Vellum movie review: This Udhayanidhi and Manjima starrer is a smart commercial movie". The Indian Express. The Indian Express (p) Ltd. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ Keramalu, Karthik. "Ippadai Vellum movie review: Spoon-feeding detracts from enjoyable cinematic experience". FirstPost. FirstPost. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Ippadai Vellum - Implausible, but racy". IndiaGlitz. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 16 November 2017.