Prashant Narayanan
Prashant Narayanan | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Prashant Narayanan is an Indian actor, known for his roles in films like Chhal, Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, Shadows of Time, Bombil and Beatrice, Via Darjeeling and Murder 2. He also worked in the movie called Bhatakti Tamanna. Certainly his big break came in the Bhatt banner film Murder 2.[1]
Early life
Born in Kerala, Narayanan grew up in Delhi. He was the state badminton champion and studied at the Kirori Mal College of Delhi University.[2] There, he joined a theater group called Act 1, which included talented actors like Ashish Vidyarthi, Manoj Bajpai, Gajraj Rao and Girish Mishra.
Career
In 1991, Narayanan shifted to Mumbai with plans to start an ad agency.[3] He started as assistant art director for films like Govind Nihalani's Rukmavati Ki Haveli, Subhash Ghai's Saudagar and Shyam Benegal's Sardari Begum.[2] He also worked as a costume director for the TV series Chanakya. He started acting in plays again, and soon got several television shows like Parivartan, Farz, Gatha, Kabhi Kabhie, Jaane Kaha Mera Jigar Gaya Ji and Shagun.
Narayanan got his first movie role in 2002 in Hansal Mehta's Chhal as a hitman working in the Mumbai underworld. Though the film got mixed reviews from the critics, he was highly appraised for his portrayal of a hot-tempered, fun-loving goon.[4] His next film was debutante director Shashanka Ghosh's Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II. Although Narayanan's role was similar to that in Chhal, the actor was once again appreciated by the critics widely.[5]
In 2003, Narayanan was offered the lead role in the Academy Award winning German director Florian Gallenberger's film Shadows of Time.[6][7] Narayanan played the role of Ravi in the film.[3] Shadows of Time was challenging for him, as the film set in Calcutta, was to be in Bengali language. Narayanan, being a Malayalee, had to take lessons in Bengali to convincingly portray the role.[8]
In 2009, he played a notable role in the show Bandini aired on NDTV Imagine. He played the antagonist in Peter Gaya Kaam Se which also stars Rajeev Khandelwal and Lekha Washington.
In 2011, he played the role of Dheeraj Pandey in the movie Murder 2, which is the sequel to the 2004 hit film Murder. In the movie, he played the role of a straight man turned eunuch and psychopath serial killer, who pretends as a customer to call-girls and kills them mercilessly. The movie turned out to be hit and Prashant Narayanan's role was acclaimed by the critics and public alike.
In 2012, he is acting in a Malayalam movie 'Edavapathi' directed by renowned Malayalam director Lenin Rajendran . Lenin Rajendran had a special role in his new film 'Edavapathi' that he had bookmarked for actor Jagathy Sreekumar, since he thought Jagathy was the only actor who could do justice to this very special role . Jagathy is hospitalized because of accident and Lenin wait for Jagathy, for his return to screen . Thus Lenin came across Prashant Narayanan and has been reported to have done an awesome job in 'Edavapathi' that has stunned the entire unit .[1][9][10]
Awards
Prashant Narayanan won the Screen Award for Best Villain for his performance in Murder 2. He won National award as Best actor negative role for his work in Murder2
Filmography
- Television
- 1996–97 Farz as rajan
- 2001–04 Shagun as Sumer
- 2009 Bandini as Kanji Waghela
- 2011 Phulwa as Bhavani
- 2014-2015 "Pukaar"
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India! | Sumer |
| 2003 | Chhal | Girish |
| 2003 | Mudda: The Issue | Pratap Singh |
| 2003 | Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II | Vishnu |
| 2004 | Shadows of Time | Ravi Gupta |
| 2005 | Instant Karma | Mo |
| 2007 | Game | Mario John Brigenza |
| 2007 | Bombil & Beatrice | Bombil |
| 2007 | Summer 2007 | Ramoj Wagh |
| 2007 | Via Darjeeling | Kaushik Chatterjee |
| 2009 | The Good Friday | Bunty |
| 2009 | The White Elephant | Shabri |
| 2009 | Rang Rasiya | Shabri |
| 2010 | Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta | Ashwin Mehta |
| 2010 | Peter Gaya Kaam Se | Carlos |
| 2010 | Rasgulla | Prem Chopra |
| 2010 | Doors | Vikram Rana |
| 2011 | Yeh Saali Zindagi | Chhote |
| 2011 | Bhindi Bazaar | Fateh |
| 2011 | Murder 2 | Dheeraj Pandey |
| 2012 | Bhatakti Tamanna / Coincidence Ki Talash | Aarav / Tarun Varghese |
| 2012 | Unnam | Tomy Eapen |
| 2012 | Cigarette Ki Tarah | Rajesh Fogat |
| 2013 | Mumbai Mirror | Manish |
| 2013 | X-The Killer's Theory | (Hindi) Under Production |
| 2013 | Main Nahi Anna | Under Production |
| 2013 | Dhishkiyaon | Mota Tony |
| 2013 | Idavapathy | (Malayalam)Under Production |
| 2014 | Dee Saturday Night | |
| 2014 | Nedunchaalai | (Tamil) Maasanamuthu |
| 2014 | 7th Day | (Malayalam) Under Production |
| 2015 | Amma | (HINDI) |
| 2015 | Naan Thaan Siva | (Tamil) Filming |
References
- ^ a b http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/68132.html
- ^ a b Kulkarni, Ronjita (21 August 2002). "The actor who almost didn't work in Chhal". Rediff.com.
- ^ a b "TV star bags role in German film". Mid Day. 25 September 2003.
- ^ Kulkarni, Ronjita (9 August 2002). "This web of lies is worth a watch". Rediff.com.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (14 November 2003). "Waisa Bhi Hota Hai: Part 2 movie review". Bollywoodhungama.com.
- ^ Thandi, Preeti (2004). "The Reluctant Actor". Mybindi.com.
- ^ Chhaya, M. (27 February 2003). "Oscar-winner to shoot Bengali film". Rediff.com.
- ^ Mitra, Ashish (15 March 2003). "Changing times". Screen.
- ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14386/index.html
- ^ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/emraan-upset-despite-murder-2-being-a-hit/816412/2