S. Narayan
Born (1962-06-05) 5 June 1962
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

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 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 directed Na Panta Kano and Manasu Mallige, a remake of Marathi film Sairat.

Filmography

As director

Films
YearTitle RoleNotes
1992Chaitrada Premanjali Shankar
Nanjunda
1993Anuragada Alegalu
Bevu Bella
1994Megha Maale
Kaveri Teeradalli
1995Nighaata
1996Thavarina Thottilu
Vasanta Kavya
Gulabi
1997Taayi Kotta Seere
Kalyani
Mahabharata
1998Bhama Satyabhama
1999Veerappa Nayaka
Ravimama remake of Tamil film En Thangachi Padichava
Surya Vamsha AthmanandaRemake of Tamil film Suryavamsam
special appearance
2000Shabdavedhi
Galate Aliyandru remake of Tamil film Ullathai Allitha
Nannavalu Nannavalu
2001Anjali Geetanjali
Baanallu Neene Bhuviyallu Neene remake of Tamil film Veetla Visheshanga
2002Vamshakobba
Jameendaarru
Simhadriya Simha Remake of Tamil film Naatamai
2003Pakka Chukka Nani a.k.a. Chukka and Nani's fatherdual roles
Chandra Chakori Won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film
2004Jai Tamil film
Remake of Telugu film Aadi
Maurya remake of Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
2005Varsha Remake of Malayalam film Hitler
2006Veeru [8]
Sevanthi Sevanthi
Sirivantha Remake of Telugu film Aa Naluguru.[9]
2007Thayiya Madilu
Cheluvina Chittara remake of Tamil film Kaadhal
Chanda [10]
2008Chaitrada Chandrama
2009Chellidharu Sampigeya remake of Chandamama
Cheluvina Chilipili Remake of Telugu film Kotha Bangaru Lokam[11]
2010Veera Parampare [12]
2011Dushtaa [13]
Shyloo Remake of Tamil film Mynaa
2012Munjane [14]
2013Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu Narayan aka Nani[15][16][17]
Appayya [18]
2015Daksha One shot movie
2017Manasu Mallige Remake of Marathi film Sairat
Naa Panta Kano
TBADaandiga [19]
20215D
Television

As actor

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995OhoKrishnamurthy
1999Tarikere Erimele
2001Kurigalu Saar KurigaluNani
2001Mr Harishchandra
2001Vishalakshammana GandaVijay Prakash
2001Kothigalu Saar KothigaluNani
2002Balagaalittu Olage BaaMadan Mohan Desai
2003Katthegalu Saar KatthegaluNani
2006Honeymoon ExpressNani
2009Chickpete SachagaluNaniAlso producer, screenwriter, composer
2010Thipparalli TharlegaluNaniAlso producer, screenwriter, composer, lyricist
2016Kiragoorina GayyaligaluDr. Annappa
2022Old MonkNarayan

As composer

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

References

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  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". 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. "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.
  9. "Sirivantha: Excellent!". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  10. "Review : (2007)". www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  11. R. G. Vijayasarathy (28 August 2009). "Cheluvina Chilipili is enjoyable". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022.
  12. "Veera Parampare has great performances". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
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  14. "Review: Munjaane is a treat to watch". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  15. "Ramesh Aravind with Kurigalu team again". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  16. "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.
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  18. "Appayya Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Appayya by Times of India". The Times of India.
  19. "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.
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