S. Narayan

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::summary Film director and actor ::

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Field	Value
name	S. Narayan
image	S. Narayan (1).jpg
caption	S. Narayan in 2000 film Nannavalu Nannavalu
birth_date
occupation	Film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, composer, lyricist,
years_active	1992–present
spouse	Bhagyavati Narayan
children	3, including Pankaj Narayan
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| name = S. Narayan | image = S. Narayan (1).jpg | imagesize = | caption = S. Narayan in 2000 film Nannavalu Nannavalu | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | othername = | occupation = Film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, | years_active = 1992–present | spouse = Bhagyavati Narayan | children = 3, including Pankaj Narayan | website = S. Narayan (born 5 June 1962) is an Indian filmmaker, actor and lyricist of Kannada films. After Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Narayan is the second director to direct Dr. Rajkumar and all his three sons. He has given many hits with Dr. Vishnuvardhan, some of which were remake films.

Career

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. In 2016, he was supposed to direct a project called JD, starring Jagadish Gowda and Dictator with Huccha Venkat; both got shelved after launch. He directed Na Panta Kano and Manasu Mallige, a remake of the Marathi film Sairat.

Filmography

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Year	Title	Credited as	Notes	Director	Producer	Writer	Music director
1992	Chaitrada Premanjali
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
Surya Vamsha
2000	Shabdavedhi
Galate Aliyandru
Nannavalu Nannavalu
2001	Anjali Geetanjali
Baanallu Neene Bhuviyallu Neene						title=Welcome to Sify.com	url=http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=8938503&ctid=5&cid=2427
2002	Vamshakobba
Jamindarru
Simhadriya Simha
2003	Pakka Chukka
Chandra Chakori					Won – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film
2004	Jai					Tamil film
Maurya
2005	Varsha
2006	Veeru
Sevanthi Sevanthi
Sirivantha
2007	Thayiya Madilu
Cheluvina Chittara
Chanda
2008	Chaitrada Chandrama
2009	Chickpete Sachagalu
Chellidharu Sampigeya
Cheluvina Chilipili
2010	Thipparalli Tharlegalu
Veera Parampare
2011	Dushtaa
Shyloo
2012	Munjane
2013	Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu						url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-24/news-interviews/35991246_1_nam-anna-don-ramesh-aravind-s-narayan
Appayya
2015	Daksha
2017	Manasu Mallige					One song only
Naa Panta Kano
2024	5D
2025	Marutha
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As actor

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Chaitrada Premanjali	Shankar
1993	Bevu Bella
1995	Oho	Krishnamurthy
Nighaata
1996	Gulabi
1997	Taayi Kotta Seere
Kalyani
1999	Tarikere Erimele
Suryavamsha	Athmananda	Special appearance
2000	Galate Aliyandru	Nandakumar
Nannavalu Nannavalu
2001	Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu	Nani
Anjali Geetanjali
Halu Sakkare
Mr Harishchandra
Vishalakshammana Ganda	Vijay Prakash
Baanallu Neene Bhuviyallu Neene	Gopalakrishna
Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu	Nani
2002	Balagalittu Olage Baa	Madan Mohan Desai
2003	Pakka Chukka	Nani a.k.a. Chukka and Nani's father	Dual roles
Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu	Nani
2006	Honeymoon Express
2009	Chickpete Sachagalu
2010	Thipparalli Tharlegalu
2013	Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu	Narayan aka Nani
2016	Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu	Dr. Annappa
2022	Old Monk	Narayan
Sugarless		Doctor
2023	Abhiramachandra	Doctor
2024	5D	Abhinandan
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As lyricist

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Year	Title	Notes
1994	Kunthi Puthra
2001	Jenu Goodu
2002	Annayya Thammayya
2010	Thipparalli Tharlegalu
2011	Devadas
2013	Mugila Chumbana
2024	5D
2025	Marutha
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Television

• Parvathi
• Ambika
• Durga

References

References

1. (5 June 2011). "Happy Birthday S Narayan!!!".
2. "S Narayan back to acting".
3. "Narayan Back To Direction - chitraloka.com - Kannada Movie News, Reviews - Image".
4. (4 November 2017). "A roller-coaster ride". The Hindu.
5. "Duniya Vijay's 'Daksha' with S.Narayan".
6. "- Kannada Movie News - IndiaGlitz.com".
7. "S Narayan to Direct Huchcha Venkat's Dictator - chitraloka.com - Kannada Movie News, Reviews - Image".
8. "Welcome to Sify.com".
9. "Veeru Movie Review - chitraloka.com - Kannada Movie News, Reviews - Image".
10. "Sirivantha: Excellent!".
11. "Review : (2007)".
12. R. G. Vijayasarathy. (28 August 2009). "Cheluvina Chilipili is enjoyable".
13. "Veera Parampare has great performances".
14. "Kannada Cinema News - Kannada Movie Reviews - Kannada Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Kannada".
15. "Review: Munjaane is a treat to watch".
16. "Ramesh Aravind with Kurigalu team again". [[The Times of India]].
17. "Appayya Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Appayya by Times of India".
18. "Chitraloka.com".

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