Kira Narayanan

Kira Narayanan is an Indian film and theatre actress, musician and TV personality. She is best known for playing the role of Princess Jasmine in Disney and BookMyShow's Aladdin the Musical in India [1] and for being a sports anchor on the Star Network.

Kira Narayanan
Born26 January
Alma materUniversity College London
OccupationFilm Actress & Stage Performer
Known forPrincess Jasmine - Aladdin the Musical (India), Devika - Minus One, Star Sports
Home townKuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Personal life

Kira (the daughter of an IT professional Father and Teacher Mother) grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She learned Carnatic Music and Bharatanatyam in her childhood, enjoyed anything artistic and playing Tennis. With an affinity for Music and Dance from a young age, Kira found her calling as an Actress at the age of 13, when she was cast as Rizzo in her school's musical Grease. She pursued acting in school with an A-Level in Drama and Theatre Studies, and would eventually rack up 12 Theatre credits across her years in School and University.

Kira went on to read BSc Psychology at University College London, concurrently earning her Diploma in Acting for Film from the New York Film Academy (New York) and her membership at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (London).[2]

Kira made the move from Kuala Lumpur to Mumbai in 2018 to start her professional acting career.

Career

Stage

Kira is most widely known across India for playing the role of Princess Jasmine[3] in the stage Musical version of the Disney film Aladdin, created by Disney India and produced by ticketing giant BookMyShow.[4] She was one of just 20 actors that were selected by Tess Joseph,[5] who auditioned over 6000 hopefuls across India and abroad.[6]

Kira's live singing in the show earned her wide praise from audiences,[7] and her performance was critically acclaimed for being a punchy, millennial and captivating portrayal of the Disney Princess everyone knows and loves.[8]

In 2019, Kira stepped into the iconic shoes of Audrey Hepburn and Julie Andrews to play role of Eliza Doolittle in Rael Padamsee's My Fair Lady the Musical.[9][10][11]

Television

Kira debuted as an English Television Sports Anchor for the Vivo Pro Kabaddi league on Star Sports, and has since moved on to host and report for Cricket programming as well.

Web Series

In the 2019 web series Minus One,[12] Kira was seen playing the widely appreciated character of Devika/Lavanya opposite Indian web stars Aisha Ahmed and Ayush Mehra. She also lent her voice for the song used in the series titled "Tera Saath Hai."

Film

Kira made her film debut as Sri Devi (a classical dancer) in the 2018 Tamil Picture Koothan, where she starred alongside Kollywood greats Urvashi, Bhagyaraj and Manobala. She was praised in the media for her accurate and moving embodiment of a Bharatanatyam Dancer.[13]

Work & Filmography

Plays/Musicals
Year Show Role Director Producer Notes Ref.
2018 Aladdin the Musical (India) Princess Jasmine Shruti Sharma BookMyShow/Disney India Played in Mumbai (NCPA) & Delhi (JLN Stadium) [1][3][4][5][6][7][8][14][15]
2019 My Fair Lady Eliza Doolittle Karla Singh ACE Productions NCPA (Mumbai) [10][9][11]

Films
Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
2018 Koothan Sri Devi Venky AL Dance Themed Film [2][13]

Web Series
Year Title Role Director Producer Notes Ref.
2019 Minus One Devika/Lavanya Shubham Yogi Just Human Things/Qyuki/POPxo A romantic comedy about exes living together. [12]

Television
Year Channel Sport Show Role Notes
2019 Star Sports Kabaddi KBD Live/Total KBD Raid On Anchor English Anchor for live/recorded Vivo Pro Kabaddi programming
2019/20 Star Sports Cricket Cricket Live/Match Point Reporter/Anchor English Reporter/Anchor for Cricket programming
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References
  1. Sardana, Charu (26 June 2018). "From the land of Agrabah..." The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. "Kira Narayanan". IMDb. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. "In Broadway style: Aladdin, genie, magic lamp in Mumbai soon to grant you a wish". www.hindustantimes.com. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. "Aladdin's tale on stage". dna. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. "Aladdin Comes of Age: A musical version of the Disney movie". The Indian Express. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  6. "5 Things You Should Know About Disney's Aladdin, The Stage Musical". www.bookmyshow.com.
  7. Kohli, Diya (13 April 2018). "Fly to a whole new Arabian Night". liveMint. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  8. "Review: 'Aladdin' and His Genie Mesmerise With Bambaiyya Flavour". The Quint. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  9. "My Fair Lady set for the stage in city, soon - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  10. "Malavika's Mumbaistan: Wouldn't it be lovely?". Hindustan Times. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  11. "My Fair Lady is like a mini vacation to London in 1912: Kira Narayanan". Latest Indian news, Top Breaking headlines, Today Headlines, Top Stories | Free Press Journal. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  12. Delhi, BuzzInContent Bureau; September 20; 2019. "Writeous Studios and Qyuki Digital launch quirky web series 'Minus One'". www.buzzincontent.com. Retrieved 4 October 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. Senthilkumaran, Su (11 October 2018). "கூத்தன் @ விமர்சனம்". Namma Tamil Cinema. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  14. 6 April, Suhani Singh; April 16, 2018 ISSUE DATE; April 7, 2018UPDATED; Ist, 2018 09:35. "Aladdin comes to India". India Today. Retrieved 6 December 2018.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. "Attend this Disney musical on Aladin that promises to enthrall its audiences". mid-day. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
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