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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 director

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Films
Year Title Role Notes
1992 Chaitrada Premanjali Shankar
Nanjunda
1993 Anuragada Alegalu
Bevu Bella
Captain
1994 Megha Maale
Kaveri Teeradalli
1995 Nighaata
1996 Thavarina Thottilu
Vasanta Kavya
Gulabi
1997 Taayi Kotta Seere
Kalyani
Mahabharata
1998 Bhama Satyabhama
1999 Veerappa Nayaka
Ravimama Remake of Tamil film En Thangachi Padichava
Surya Vamsha Athmananda Remake of Tamil film Suryavamsam
special appearance
2000 Shabdavedhi
Galate Aliyandru Remake of Tamil film Ullathai Allitha
Nannavalu Nannavalu
2001 Anjali Geetanjali
Baanallu Neene Bhuviyallu Neene Gopalakrishna Remake of Tamil film Veetla Visheshanga[8]
2002 Vamshakobba
Jamindaru
Simhadriya Simha Remake of Tamil film Naatamai
2003 Pakka Chukka Nani a.k.a. Chukka and Nani's father dual roles
Chandra Chakori Won – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film
2004 Jai Tamil film
Remake of Telugu film Aadi
Maurya Remake of Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
2005 Varsha Remake of Malayalam film Hitler
2006 Veeru [9]
Sevanthi Sevanthi
Sirivantha Remake of Telugu film Aa Naluguru.[10]
2007 Thayiya Madilu
Cheluvina Chittara Remake of Tamil film Kaadhal
Chanda [11]
2008 Chaitrada Chandrama
2009 Chellidharu Sampigeya Remake of Chandamama
Cheluvina Chilipili Remake of Telugu film Kotha Bangaru Lokam[12]
2010 Veera Parampare [13]
2011 Dushtaa [14]
Shyloo Remake of Tamil film Mynaa
2012 Munjane [15]
2013 Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu Narayan aka Nani [16][17][18]
Appayya [19]
2015 Daksha One-shot film
2017 Manasu Mallige Remake of Marathi film Sairat
Naa Panta Kano
2024 5D Also composer, lyricist and actor
TBA Daandiga [20]
Television

As actor

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This list is of films Narayan has acted to other directors.

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Oho Krishnamurthy
1999 Tarikere Erimele
2001 Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu Nani
2001 Mr Harishchandra
2001 Vishalakshammana Ganda Vijay Prakash
2001 Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu Nani
2002 Balagaalittu Olage Baa Madan Mohan Desai
2003 Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu Nani
2006 Honeymoon Express Nani
2009 Chickpete Sachagalu Nani Also producer, screenwriter, composer
2010 Thipparalli Tharlegalu Nani Also producer, screenwriter, composer, lyricist
2016 Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu Dr. Annappa
2022 Old Monk Narayan
2022 Sugarless Doctor

As composer

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Year Title
2003 Pakka Chukka
2006 Veeru
2007 Chanda
2008 Chaitrada Chandrama
2009 Chickpete Sachagalu
Chellidharu Sampigeya
2010 Veera Parampare
2012 Munjane
2011 Dushta
2013 Appayya
2015 Daksha
2017 Manasu Malligey
2017 Na Panta Kano
2024 5D

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. ^ "Kannada Movie/Cinema News - NAANI, RAMMI AND MONI TOGETHER AGAIN! - Chitratara.com". www.chitratara.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Kannada Cinema News - Kannada Movie Reviews - Kannada Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Kannada". Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  19. ^ "Appayya Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Appayya by Times of India". The Times of India.
  20. ^ "Daandiga (2018) - Daandiga Kannada Movie - Daandiga Review, Cast & Crew, Release Date, Photos, Videos – Filmibeat". FilmiBeat. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  21. ^ a b c https://web.archive.org/web/20010802233146/http://chitraloka.com:80/index.html [bare URL]
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