S. Narayan

S. Narayan
S. Narayan in 2000 film Nannavalu Nannavalu
Born	(1962-06-05) 5 June 1962 (age 63)
Occupation(s)	Film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, composer, lyricist,
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Bhagyavati Narayan
Children	3, including Pankaj Narayan

S. Narayan (born 5 June 1962) ^[1] is an Indian filmmaker, 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 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. ^[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 the Marathi film Sairat .

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as				Notes	Ref.
		Director	Producer	Writer	Music director
1992	Chaitrada Premanjali
	Nanjunda			Screenplay
1993	Anuragada Alegalu
	Bevu Bella
	Captain
1994	Megha Maale
	Kaveri Teeradalli
1995	Nighaata
1996	Thavarina Thottilu			Screenplay
	Vasanta Kavya			Screenplay
	Gulabi			Screenplay
1997	Taayi Kotta Seere			Screenplay
	Kalyani
	Mahabharata			Screenplay
1998	Bhama Satyabhama
1999	Veerappa Nayaka
	Ravimama			Screenplay
	Surya Vamsha			Screenplay
2000	Shabdavedhi			Screenplay
	Galate Aliyandru			Screenplay
	Nannavalu Nannavalu
2001	Anjali Geetanjali
	Baanallu Neene Bhuviyallu Neene			Screenplay			[8]
2002	Vamshakobba
	Jamindarru
	Simhadriya Simha			Screenplay
2003	Pakka Chukka				Songs
	Chandra Chakori					Won – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film
2004	Jai					Tamil film
	Maurya			Screenplay
2005	Varsha			Screenplay
2006	Veeru						[9]
	Sevanthi Sevanthi
	Sirivantha			Screenplay			[10]
2007	Thayiya Madilu
	Cheluvina Chittara			Screenplay
	Chanda						[11]
2008	Chaitrada Chandrama
2009	Chickpete Sachagalu
	Chellidharu Sampigeya			Screenplay
	Cheluvina Chilipili						[12]
2010	Thipparalli Tharlegalu
	Veera Parampare			Screenplay	Songs		[13]
2011	Dushtaa						[14]
	Shyloo			Screenplay
2012	Munjane						[15]
2013	Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu			Screenplay			[16]
	Appayya						[17]
2015	Daksha
2017	Manasu Mallige					One song only
	Naa Panta Kano
2024	5D
2025	Marutha

As actor

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	[8]
	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	[16]
2016	Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu	Dr. Annappa
2022	Old Monk	Narayan
	Sugarless	Doctor
2023	Abhiramachandra	Doctor
2024	5D	Abhinandan

As lyricist

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

Television

• Parvathi ^[18]
• Ambika ^[18]
• Durga ^[18]

References

1. "Happy Birthday S Narayan!!!". Bharat Student. 5 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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". Sify . 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. "Welcome to Sify.com". Archived from the original on 11 January 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
9. "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.
10. "Sirivantha: Excellent!". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
11. "Review : (2007)". Sify . Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
12. R. G. Vijayasarathy (28 August 2009). "Cheluvina Chilipili is enjoyable". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 30 January 2022.
13. "Veera Parampare has great performances". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
14. "Kannada Cinema News - Kannada Movie Reviews - Kannada Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Kannada". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
15. "Review: Munjaane is a treat to watch". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
16. "Ramesh Aravind with Kurigalu team again". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
17. "Appayya Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Appayya by Times of India". The Times of India .
18. "Chitraloka.com". Archived from the original on 2 August 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

External links

• S. Narayan at IMDb