Narendra Prasad

This article is about the actor and critic. For social activist and surgeon, see Narendra Prasad (surgeon).

Narendra Prasad
Born	(1946-12-26)26 December 1946 Mavelikkara, Quilon Division, Kingdom of Travancore (Present-day Mavelikkara, Kerala)
Died	3 November 2003(2003-11-03) (aged 56) Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Alma mater	N. S. S. College, Pandalam University of Kerala
Occupations	Professor Actor Author

In this Indian name, the name Raghava Kurup is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Narendra Prasad.

Raghava Kurup Narendra Prasad (26 December 1946 – 3 November 2003) was an Indian actor, playwright, director, teacher and literary critic. He was born at Mavelikkara in the erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore. ^[1] Appreciated for his body language and performance by the audience and critics, he is known for portraying character roles and villain characters in Malayalam films. ^[2]

Personal life

He studied at N. S. S. College, Pandalam, for Pre-University and for his degree (in Mathematics). He moved to Institute of English, University of Kerala for his post-graduation in English Language and Literature. A voracious reader in Malayalam and English, Narendra Prasad distinguished himself as a potential man of letters even as a degree student. He used to take part in the Malayalam and English literary discussions, debates and competitions organised at the college and university levels, and won prizes. His play Souparnika won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985. ^[3]

Narendra Prasad started his career as a college teacher; he joined Bishop Moore College in 1967 as lecturer in English. He got into government service in 1968, and worked as lecturer at Government Victoria College, Palakkad, and Govt. Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram, and as Professor at University College, Thiruvananthapuram. In 1989 while working as Professor of English at University College, he was selected for the post of Director, School of Letters of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. He continued in this post until his demise.

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards:

• Second Best Actor – 1993 – Paithrukam

Film

He earned recognition as an actor with his portrayal of semi-villainous characters. His hit films include Meleparambil Aanveedu , Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava , Thalastaanam , Utsavamelam , Paithrukam , Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans , Ekalavyan , Bharanakoodam ,

Yaadhavam , Aaram Thamburan , Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu , Njangal Santhushtaranu , Ustaad , Vazhunnor , One Man Show , and Susanna . He acted in over 150 films, winning the State Award for the 'Best Supporting Actor' for "Paithrukam."^{[ citation needed ]}

Death

He died at PVS Hospital, Kozhikode on 3 November 2003, due to cardio-respiratory arrest. He had been admitted in Amrita Hospital, Ernakulam for apnea, caused by interstitial lung disease (ILD), a condition that caused disintegration of lungs. From there he was moved to PVS Hospital, where though he gained consciousness, he succumbed to the illness. ^[4] He was aged 56 at the time of his death. He was cremated with full state honours at his home in Mavelikkara.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

As an actor

1980s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Asthikal Pookunnu	Govindan

1990s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Unnikuttanu Joli Kitti
1992	Adhwaytham	Sreekantan Pothuval
	Ootty Pattanam	Rajashekhara Varma
	Utsavamelam	Thirumeni
	Thalastaanam	G. Parameswaran
	Rajashilpi	Staanu Aashaan
	Pandu Pandoru Rajakumari	Dr. Robert Franklin D'Souza
	Kudumbasametham	Adv. Mahendran Kurup
	Aardram	Vamadevan
1993	Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans	Kunjikannan Nambyar
	Pravachakan	MLA Kurian
	Padaleeputhram
	Kudumba Sneham
	Yaadhavam	Chandrasenan
	Thalamura	Nangiyattumadathil Bhadran Namboothiri
	Journalist	Anantharama Sharma
	Sarovaram
	Paithrukam
	Meleparambil Anveedu	Thiruvikraman Pillai
	Kavadiyattam	Unni's father
	Janam	Azheekkal Raghavan
	Ekalavyan	Swami Amoorthananda
	Bhaagyavaan	Divakaran Thekkumthara MLA
	Bandhukkal Sathrukkal	Viswambharan
	Ammayane Sathyam	Jaganatha Varma
	Aayirappara	Padhmanabha Kaimal
1994	Vardhakya Puranam	Mahendran Thampi
	Pavithram	Sankaran Pillai
	Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji	Kuruppu
	Kochaniyan
	Prathakshinam	Parameswaran
	Chukkan	Mahendra Varma
	Galileo	Galileo
	CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed.	CID Agency Head
	Bheesmacharya	Rajakumaran Thampy
	Dhadha	Vettukadan
	Vishnu	Mathews
	Sukrutham	Dr. Unni
	Bharanakoodam	Devaraj
	Vendor Daniel State Licency	Udayanoor Karavalpadu
1995	Tom & Jerry	Ananthan Nambiar/Chandrasekhara Varma
	Thirumanassu	Thirumanassu
	Mimics Action 500	Kulashekara Varma Valiyakoyi Thampuran
	Chaithanyam	Thekkepattu Ravunni Nair
	Chantha		Cameo
	Boxer	Rajagopalan Thampi
	Sargavasantham	Dr. Sarathchandra Varma
	Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta	Mangalam Veetil Mooppil Nair
	Kidilol Kidilam	Ramabhadran
	Kalyanji Anandji	Dr. Shankaran
	Kalamasseriyil Kalyanayogam	Kodalipparampil Sankara Menon
	Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava	Kuttan Bava (Chettan Bava)
	Alancheri Thamprakkal	Chanthappan Gurukkal
	Munpe Parakkunna Pakshi
	Ezharakoottam	Andrews Nicolas
	Aksharam	Krishna Murthy
	Sindoora Rekha	Menon
	Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary	Adv. Jagadish T. Nambiar
1996	Devaraagam	Ramadhanapadikal
	Sooryaputhrikal
	Mayooranrithyam	Sankaranarayan
	Sulthan Hyderali
	Kanchanam	Billiards Menon
	Excuse Me Ethu Collegila
	Rajaputhran	Vamadevan Karunakaran
	Kumkumacheppu	Grandfather
	Dilliwala Rajakumaran	Udhaya Varma Maharaja
	Kathapurushan	Vasu
1997	Moonu Kodiyum Munnuru Pavanum
	Kalyanapittennu
	Raajathanthram	Keshava Menon
	Kilikurissiyile Kudumba Mela	Shrimangalathu Ananthakrishnan
	Bhoopathi	Mahendra Varma
	Kannur	M.P. Rajappan
	Suvarna Simhaasanam	Meledathu Madhavan Nair
	Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu	Meenakshi's father
	Kaliyattam	Thamburan
	Innalekalillathe	Lonachan
	Kalyanappittannu
	Asuravamsam	Mayor Swami/Ranganathan Swamy
	Aaraam Thampuran	Kulappully Appan Thampuran
1998	Manthri Maalikayil Manasammatham	Chekuthan Lawrence
	Malabaril Ninnoru Manimaaran
	Mayilpeelikkavu	Rahuleyan
	Kottaram Veettile Apputtan	Ravunni
	Elavamkodu Desam	Adithyan
	Panchaloham	Kuppuvachan Mushari
	Sooryaputhran	Mangalathu Padipurackel Jagannadhan
	British Market	CI Jacob Purakkadan
	Aakhosham
1999	Vazhunnor	Parakkadan Kochousepp
	Ustaad	Nandan's father
	F. I. R.	Rahim Haji
	Pranaya Nilavu
	Udayapuram Sulthan	Avittam Thirunal Narayana Varma
	Rishivamsam
	Njangal Santhushtaranu	DGP Rajasekharan Nair IPS
	Gopalannayarude Thaadi

2000s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Mazhanoolkkanavu
	Narashimham	Mooppil Nair
	Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam
	Susanna	Prof. Noor Mohammad
2001	Saivar Thirumeni	Mazhamangalathu Narayanan Nampoothirippadu
	Ee Nadu Innale Vare	Vishambharan Ambalakkadan
	Andolanam
	Randam Bhavam	Ananthakrishnan's father
	Kakki Nakshthram	Thomas Vattoly
	Nakshathragal Parayathirunnathu	Vasudeva Panicker
	Meghasandesam	Samuel
	One Man Show	Adv. K. R. Menon
2002	Swapnahaliyil Oru Naal
	Abharanacharthu
	Onnaman	Sukumaran Menon
	Punyam
	Krishna Pakshakkilikal
	Videsi Nair Swadesi Nair	Bhaskaran Nair
	Dany	Fr. Simon
	Nakshathrakkannulla Rajakumaran Avanundoru Rajakumari	Adv. Veerabhadra Kurup
2003	Mizhi Randilum	Musafir Babu
	Varum Varunnu Vannu	Varghese Vaidyan
	Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu	Aditya Varma
	Gowrisankaram
2004	Kusruthi	Sreevallabhavan
	Kottaram Vaidyan	Bhageerathan
	Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku	Paramu Nair
2005	The Campus	Narendran
	Deepangal Sakshi	Mullakkal Bhaskaran Nair
	Brahmasuran
	Kadha

As a dubbing artist

• Orkkapurathu – Voice for N. L. Balakrishnan
• Adharvam – Voice for Charuhasan
• Vaishali – Voice for Babu Antony
• Douthyam – Voice for Babu Antony
• Chithram – Voice for Poornam Viswanathan
• Meenamasathile Sooryan – Voice for Kakka Ravi
• Njan Gandharvan – voice of Lord Brahma

Television

Towards the second half of the nineties he ventured into television. Shayama Prasad's tele-film Peruvazhiyile Kariyilakal, was Prasad's first venture on the small screen

• Pandavapada (Doordarshan)
• Sthree (Asianet)
• Vedanakalude Viralppaadukal (Kairali TV)
• Shanghupushpam (Asianet)
• Mangalyam (Asianet)

Documentary film

• The documentary film on late Prof. Narendraprasad's life, Arangozhinja Akshara Prabhu was produced by Kulakkara Creations and directed by Arun S, written by R Harikrishnan, cinematography and editing by Thanzil Rajan. Veteran film directors Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Jayaraaj, Sooryakrishnamoorthi, actors P. Sreekumar, M. R. Gopakumar, actor and voice artist Prof. Aliyar, politician M. A. Baby and many other appears in this documentary. The documentary was screened for the first time on 2011 at Mavelikkara Natyagraha before a huge audience, where actor Jagathy Sreekumar received the first disc copy of the project.

References

1. "നരേന്ദ്രപ്രസാദ് ഓര്‍മ്മദിനം". Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
2. "5 Evergreen Villians of Malayalam Cinema". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
3. "Manorama Online | Malayalam News | Nostalgia |". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
4. "Narendra Prasad passes away". The Hindu . 3 November 2003. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.

External links

• Narendra Prasad at IMDb
• Narendra Prasad at MSI
• Narendra Prasad Foundation Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine