S. Narayan
S. Narayan (born 5 June 1962)[1] is an Indian filmmaker of Kannada films. He is called "Kalasamrat S. Narayan" for his works. He has been successful in most of his works in his career, is committed timely to his work and also is very humanistic in his life-style.[2][3][4]
S. Narayan | |
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Born | 5 June 1962 |
Occupation | Film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, composer, lyricist |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse(s) | Bhagyavati Narayan |
Children | 3, including Pankaj Narayan |
After Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Narayan is the second director to direct all the actor sons of Dr. Rajkumar family — Dr. Rajkumar and his 3 sons. He has given many hits with Dr. Vishnuvardhan and also worked with many actors of Sandalwood. He has directed Tamil movie Jai.
Career
After assisting 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 Meghamale (1994), Anuragada Alegalu (1992) and also successful family dramas like Thavarina Thottilu and Bevu Bella. Throughout the 2000s, he directed mostly remakes, such as Simhadriya Simha, Cheluvina Chittara and Suryavamsha. 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 has currently directed Na Panta Kano and Manasu Mallige, a remake of Marathi film Sairat.
Filmography
As director
Year | No | Title | Starring | Note | |
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1992 | 1 | Chaitrada Premanjali | Raghuveer, Shweta | Kannada "debut" | |
2 | Nanjunda | Vinod Raj, Sumati | |||
1993 | 3 | Anuragada Alegalu | Raghavendra Rajkumar, Mamatashri | ||
4 | Bevu Bella | Jaggesh, Ragini | |||
1994 | 5 | Megha Maale | Sunaad Raj, eashwari Rao, himself | ||
6 | Kaveri Teeradalli | Raghuveer, Sangeeta, himself | |||
1995 | 7 | Nighaata | Shashikumar, Charan Raj, himself | ||
1996 | 8 | Thavarina Thottilu | Ramkumar, Charan Raj, Shruti | ||
9 | Vasanta Kavya | Shivram, Sudharani | |||
10 | Gulabi | Ram Kumar, Roshni | |||
1997 | 11 | Taayi Kotta Seere | himself, Shruti | ||
12 | Kalyani | Kumar Govind, Shilpa | |||
13 | Mahabharata | Vinod Raj, Charan Raj, Chaitali | co-star Darshan Thoogudeep | ||
1998 | 14 | Bhama Satyabhama | Himself, Shruti | ||
1999 | 15 | Veerappa Nayaka | Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Shruti | First combination with Dr.Vishnuvardhan | |
16 | Ravimama | V. Ravichandran, Nagma | remake of Tamil film En Thangachi Padichava | ||
17 | Surya Vamsha | Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Isha Koppikar, himself (special appearance) | Remake of Tamil film Suryavamsam | ||
2000 | 18 | Shabdavedhi | Dr.Rajkumar, Jayaprada | Dr.Rajkumar last movie | |
19 | Galate Aliyandru | Shivarajkumar, Sakshi Shivanand, Himself as second hero | remake of Tamil film Ullathai Allitha | ||
20 | Nannavalu Nannavalu | Himself, Prema | |||
2001 | 21 | Anjali Geetanjali | Himself, Prema | ||
2002 | 22 | Vamshakobba | Jaggesh, Sujitha | ||
23 | Jameendaarru | Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Prema | |||
24 | Simhadriya Simha | Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Bhanupriya | Remake of Tamil film Naatamai | ||
25 | Baanallu Neene Bhuviyallu Neene | Himself, Shashikumar, Divya Unni, Rekha | remake of Tamil film Veetla Visheshanga | ||
2003 | 26 | Pakka Chukka | Ramesh Aravind, Himself | ||
27 | Chandra Chakori | Sri Murali, Naaz | Won – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film | ||
2004 | 28 | Jai | Prashanth, Anshu Ambani | only Tamil film other than Kannada. Remake of Telugu film Aadi | |
29 | Maurya | Puneeth Rajkumar, Meera Jasmine, Roja | remake of Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi | ||
2005 | 30 | Varsha | Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Manya, Ramesh Aravind | Remake of Malayalam film Hitler | |
2006 | 31 | Veeru | Pankaj Narayan, Umashri | [8] | |
32 | Sevanthi Sevanthi | Vijay Raghavendra, Ramya | |||
33 | Sirivantha | Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Shruti | Remake of Telugu film Aa Naluguru.[9] 6th movie with Dr.Vishnuvardhan | ||
2007 | 34 | Thayiya Madilu | Shivrajkumar, Rakshita | ||
35 | Cheluvina Chittara | Ganesh, Amoolya | remake of Tamil film Kaadhal | ||
36 | Chanda | Duniya Vijay, Shubha Poonja | [10] | ||
2008 | 37 | Chaitrada Chandrama | Pankaaj Narayan, Amoolya | Introduced his son | |
2009 | 38 | Chellidharu Sampigeya | Prashant, Bianca Desai | remake of Chandamama | |
39 | Cheluvina Chilipili | Pankaj Narayan, Roopika | Remake of Telugu film Kotha Bangaru Lokam[11] | ||
2010 | 40 | Veera Parampare | Ambareesh, Sudeep, Aindrita Ray | [12] | |
2011 | 41 | Dushtaa | Pankaj Narayan, Surabhi Santosh | [13] | |
42 | Shyloo | Ganesh (actor) | Remake of Tamil film Mynaa | ||
2012 | 43 | Munjane | Ganesh, Manjari Phadnis, Malavika Avinash, himself | [14] | |
2013 | 44 | Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu | Himself, Ramesh Aravind, Mohan Shankar, Umashree | [15][16][17] | |
45 | Appayya | Srinagar Kitty, Bhama | [18] | ||
2015 | 46 | Daksha | Duniya Vijay, Pankaj Narayan | One shot movie | |
2017 | 47 | Manasu Mallige | Nishanth, Rinku Rajguru | Remake of Marathi film Sairat | |
48 | Naa Panta Kano | Anup Revanna, Ritiksha | |||
TBA | 49 | Pankaaj Narayan, Oviya | [19] | ||
As actor
This list is of films Narayan has acted to other directors.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Also producer, screenwriter, composer, lyricist | |
2016 | Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu | Dr. Annappa |
As composer
Year | Title | Director | Starring |
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2003 | Pakka Chukka | Himself | Ramesh Arvind, S. Narayan |
2006 | Veeru | Himself | Pankaaj Narayan, Umashri |
2007 | Chanda | Himself | Vijay, Shubha Poonja |
2008 | Chaitrada Chandrama | Himself | Pankaaj Narayan, Amoolya |
2009 | Chickpete Sachagalu | Magadi Nagendra | S. Narayan, Jaggesh |
Chellidharu Sampigeya | Himself | Prashant, Bianca Desai | |
2010 | Veera Parampare | Himself | Ambareesh, Sudeep |
2012 | Munjane | Himself | Ganesh, Manjari Phadnis, Malavika Avinash |
2011 | Dushta | Himself | Pankaj |
2013 | Appayya | Himself | Srinagar Kitty, Bhama |
2015 | Daksha | Himself | |
2017 | Manasu Malligey | Himself | |
2017 | Na Panta Kano | Himself | |
References
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External links
- S. Narayan on IMDb