Narayan Lucky is an Indian actor who has worked in the
Tamil film industry
Tamil cinema is the segment of cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the nam ...
. He debuted in the lead role in the campus film ''
Inidhu Inidhu'' (2010).
Career
Narayan's elder brother was selected to portray
Madhavan's friend in
Mani Ratnam
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H ...
's romantic drama, ''
Alaipayuthey'' (2000). Seeing his brother as an actor prompted Narayan to pursue acting opportunities. After completing his MBA, Narayan joined as the marketing head of INOX multiplex for Chennai operations and his interactions with film people got him noticed and he was eventually shortlisted for the lead role in
Prakash Raj
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's production ''
Inidhu Inidhu'' (2010). He quit his job to seek a full-time career in films, but the film did not perform well commercially, though his character of Tyson was well received by critics.
He subsequently chose to find work again and became more selective with roles, notably playing a drug addict in
Radha Mohan
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's bilingual, ''
Payanam'' (2011).
He won critical acclaim for a cameo comedy role in
Rajesh's ''
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi'' (2012), as a potential suitor to Hansika's character, in a role originally written for actor
Jiiva
Amar Choudary (born 4 January 1984), known professionally as Jiiva, is an Indian actor and film producer who works mainly in Tamil cinema and a few Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. He is the youngest son of film producer R. B. Choudary.
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.
He gained recognition for playing one of the leads in ''
Thiranthidu Seese'' (2015).
He participated in
''Survivor'' (Tamil season 1). He was eliminated from the show in Day 89.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
Living people
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Indian male film actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Male actors in Telugu cinema
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