S. Narayan (born 5 June 1962) is an Indian filmmaker, director, actor and lyricist of

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. After

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, Narayan is the second director to direct

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, 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 ''Chaitrada Premanjali'' is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language romance drama film directed and written by S. Narayan making his debut in direction. The film stars newcomers Raghuveer and Shwetha along with Lokesh and Abhijeeth in other pivotal r ...

'' (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 ''Megha Maale'' () is a 1994 Indian Kannada-language romantic family drama film directed by S. Narayan. The film stars newcomer Sunad Raj and Vijayashree. The film was a box office success. Cast Production Raghavendra made his debut with ...

'' (1994), and also successful family dramas like ''Thavarina Thottilu'' and ''Bevu Bella''. Throughout the 2000s, he directed mostly remakes, such as ''

Surya Vamsha ''Suryavamsha '' (English : Solar Dynasty) is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by S. Narayan and written by Vikraman. The film stars Vishnuvardhan in dual role with Lakshmi and Isha Koppikar (in her Kannada debut). The film ...

'', ''

Simhadriya Simha ''Simhadriya Simha'' () is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by S. Narayan. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Meena and Bhanupriya. Vishnuvardhan played triple role in this movie. The music of the film was composed by Deva. ...

'', and ''

Cheluvina Chittara ''Cheluvina Chittara'' ( ''Galant Design'') is a 2007 Kannada-language film directed and produced by S. Narayan. Ganesh, Amoolya played the lead roles. The music was composed by Mano Murthy. This film is a remake of Tamil film '' Kaadhal''. P ...

''. In 2015, he directed ''

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'', 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 ''Manasu Mallige'' () is an Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by S. Narayan and produced by Rockline Venkatesh and Akash Chawla. The film, a remake of Nagraj Manjule's Marathi film ''Sairat'' (2016), features Rinku Rajguru, ...

'', a remake of the Marathi film ''

Sairat ''Sairat'' () is a 2016 Indian Marathi language, Marathi-language Romance film, social romantic tragedy film directed and co-produced by Nagraj Manjule under his banner Aatpat Production, along with Nittin Keni and Nikhil Sane under Essel Visi ...

''.

Filmography

As film director and screenwriter

This is a list of films that he directed and/or wrote. He also acted, produced, and composed music for many of his own films. ;Television *''Parvathi'' *''Ambika'' *''Durga''

As actor

This list is of films that Narayan worked only as an actor.

As lyricist

This list is of films that Narayan worked only as a lyricist.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Narayan, S. 1962 births Living people Male actors from Bengaluru Male actors in Kannada cinema Indian male film actors Kannada film directors Kannada film score composers Kannada screenwriters 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian composers 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Film directors from Bengaluru Kannada-language lyricists Screenwriters from Bengaluru Musicians from Bengaluru Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2006 21st-century Indian screenwriters