Prashant Narayanan
Prashant Narayanan | |
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![]() Narayanan at the special screening of Fredrick in 2016 | |
Born | (1969-03-31) 31 March 1969 (age 55) Kannur, Kerala, India |
Alma mater | Kirori Mal College |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1992–Present |
Spouse | Shona Chakravarty |
Prashant Narayanan is an Indian actor, known for his roles in films like Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, Shadows of Time, Bombil and Beatrice, Via Darjeeling and Murder 2. He also worked in the telefilm Ek Tamanna. His break came in the Bhatt banner film Murder 2.[1] Narayanan is best known for acting as a psychopathic and a misogynistic serial killer in the 2011 film Murder 2, has acted in many Hindi films along with a few Malayalam films. He was last seen in the Netflix series Mai. He was recently criticized for calling Ranveer Singh’s performance poor in Padmavat. Prashant also criticized Ranveer for poor method acting, where bollywood celebrities like Nawazuddin Siddiqui came in support of Ranveer Singh.[2]
Early and personal life
Born into a Malayali family in Kannur, Kerala, Narayanan grew up in Delhi.[3] He was the state badminton champion and studied at the Kirori Mal College of Delhi University.[4]
Career
In 1991, Narayanan moved to Mumbai with plans to start an ad agency.[5] He started as assistant art director for films like Govind Nihalani's Rukmavati Ki Haveli, Subhash Ghai's Saudagar and Shyam Benegal's Sardari Begum.[4] He also worked as a costume director for the TV series Chanakya. He started acting in plays again, and soon got several television shows like Saturday Suspense, Parivartan, Farz, Phulwa, Gatha, Kabhi Kabhie, Jaane Kahan Mera Jigar Gaya Ji and Shagun.
Narayanan got his first film role in 2002 in Hansal Mehta's Chhal as a hit man working in the Mumbai underworld. Though the film got mixed reviews from the critics, he was highly appraised for his portrayal of a hot-tempered, fun-loving goon.[6] His next film was debutante director Shashanka Ghosh's Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II. Although Narayanan's role was similar to that in Chhal, the actor was once again appreciated by the critics widely.[7]
In 2003, Narayanan was offered the lead role in the Academy Award winning German director Florian Gallenberger's film Shadows of Time.[8][9] Narayanan played Ravi in the film.[5] Shadows of Time was challenging for him, as the film set in Calcutta, was to be in Bengali language. Narayanan, being a Malayalee, had to take lessons in Bengali to convincingly portray the role.[10]
In 2009, he played a notable role in the show Bandini, aired on NDTV Imagine. He played the antagonist in Peter Gaya Kaam Se, which also starred Rajeev Khandelwal and Lekha Washington. In 2010, Narayanan appeared in Pravesh Bhardwaj's Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta, alongside Aruna Shields, where he portrayed the role of Ashwin Mehta, an artist and a painter who has an extra-marital affair with someone's wife, sometimes he even paints her nude picture.
In 2011, he appeared in the role of Dheeraj Pandey in the film Murder 2, which was a sequel to the 2004 film Murder. In the film, he played a psychopath serial killer, who pretends as a customer to call girls and kills them mercilessly. The movie was a box office hit. It is one of the highest grossing Bollywood films of 2011, where Narayanan's role was highly acclaimed by the critics and public alike.
In 2013, he acted in a Malayalam film Edavappathy (The Monsoon), directed by Lenin Rajendran. Rajendran had a special role in his new film Edavappathy that he had bookmarked for actor Jagathy Sreekumar, since he thought Jagathy was the only actor who could do justice to this very special role. Jagathy was hospitalized because of an accident and Lenin awaited Jagathy, for his return to the screen. Thus, Lenin came across Narayanan, who was reported to have done an awesome job in Edavappathy that stunned the entire unit.[1][11][12]
Awards and nominations
Narayanan has received the following recognitions:
Year | Awards | Film | Category | Result |
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2012 | Screen Awards | Murder 2 | Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role | Won |
Stardust Awards | Stardust Award for Breakthrough Supporting Performance - Male | Nominated | ||
Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards | Best Performance in Negative Role | Nominated | ||
2013 | Golden Achiever Awards | — | Excellence In Arts | Won[13] |
Filmography
Films
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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1995 | Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India! | Sumer | Hindi | |
2002 | Chhal | Girish | Hindi | |
2003 | Mudda - The Issue | Pratap Singh | Hindi | |
2003 | Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II | Vishnu | Hindi | |
2004 | Shadows of Time | Ravi Gupta | Bengali | |
2005 | Instant Karma | Mo | English | |
2007 | Game | Mario John Brigenza | English | |
2007 | Bombil and Beatrice | Bombil | English | |
2007 | Summer 2007 | Ramoj Wagh | Hindi | |
2007 | Via Darjeeling | Kaushik Chatterjee | Hindi | |
2008 | Rang Rasiya | Shabri | Hindi / English | |
2010 | Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta | Ashwin Mehta | Hindi | |
2011 | Yeh Saali Zindagi | Chhote | Hindi | |
2011 | Bhindi Bazaar | Fateh | Hindi | |
2011 | Murder 2 | Dheeraj Pandey | Hindi | |
2012 | Bhatakti Tamanna / Coincidence Ki Talash | Aarav / Tarun Varghese | Hindi | |
2012 | Unnam | Tomy Eapen | Malayalam | |
2012 | Cigarette Ki Tarah | Rajesh Fogat | Hindi | |
2013 | Mumbai Mirror | Manish | Hindi | |
2013 | Issaq | Naxal Leader | Hindi | |
2014 | Dishkiyaoon | Mota Tony | Hindi | |
2014 | Dee Saturday Night | Hindi | ||
2014 | Nedunchaalai | Maasanamuthu | Tamil | |
2014 | 7th Day | Malayalam | ||
2014 | Amar Must Die | Mafia Don | Hindi | |
2014 | Peter Gaya Kaam Se | Carlos | Hindi | |
2015 | Mumbai Can Dance Saala | Saala | Hindi | |
2015 | Manjhi - The Mountain Man | Jhumru | Hindi | |
2016 | Edavappathy (The Monsoon) | Malayalam | ||
2016 | 10 Kalpanakal | Victor | Malayalam | |
2016 | Fredrick | Maanav/Fredrick | Hindi | |
2017 | Oru Cinemakkaran | Police Officer | Malayalam | |
2019 | PM Narendra Modi | Hindi | ||
2023 | Ghost | Kannada | ||
2024 | Political War | Shivam | Hindi |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Channel |
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1991-1992 | Chanakya | Raghu Rudr | Doordarshan |
1993-1998 | Parivartan | Lalit Ajmera | Zee TV |
1995 | Aahat | Mohan | Sony Entertainment Television |
1994 | Rajani | Prashant | Doordarshan |
1996-1997 | Farz | Rajan | |
1997-1998 | 9 Malabar Hill | Zee TV | |
2001-2004 | Shagun | Sumer | Star Plus |
2009-2011 | Bandini | Kanji Waghela | NDTV Imagine |
2011-2012 | Phulwa | Bhavani | Colors TV |
2014 | Encounter | Shamsher Bhappali | Sony TV |
2014-2015 | Pukaar | Dhanraj Rastogi | Life OK |
Webseries
Year | Title | Role | Platform |
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2019 | Abhay | Jaikishan / UP Ka Kasai | ZEE5 |
2022 | Mai: A Mother's Rage | Jawahar Vyas / Mohandas Vyas | Netflix |
Rangbaaz: Darr Ki Rajneeti | 'SP' Raghav Kumar | ZEE5[14] | |
2023 | Night Manager | ISIS Man | Disney+ Hotstar |
References
- ^ a b Tuteja, Joginder (29 June 2011). "Prashant unleashes terror on Jackie and Emraan in Murder 2". indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui comes out in support of Ranveer Singh as Jim Sarbh and Prashant Narayanan undermine his acting process for 'Padmaavat'". The Times of India. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ K.S., Aravind (19 November 2016). "Coming home to Malayalam". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ a b Kulkarni, Ronjita (21 August 2002). "The actor who almost didn't work in Chhal". Rediff.com.
- ^ a b "TV star bags role in German film". Mid Day. 25 September 2003. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ Kulkarni, Ronjita (9 August 2002). "This web of lies is worth a watch". Rediff.com.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (14 November 2003). "Waisa Bhi Hota Hai: Part 2 movie review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009.
- ^ Thandi, Preeti (2004). "The Reluctant Actor". Mybindi.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- ^ Chhaya, M. (27 February 2003). "Oscar-winner to shoot Bengali film". Rediff.com.
- ^ Mitra, Ashish (15 March 2003). "Changing times". Screen.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Durga Maa 1986". bollywoodhungama.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Agencies (12 July 2011). "Emraan upset despite Murder 2 being a hit - Indian Express". Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "71st All India Achievers Award". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "'रंगबाज 3' का ट्रेलर रिलीज, गैंगस्टर बनाम सत्ता की इस लड़ाई में किसकी होगी जीत?". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
External links
- Prashant Narayanan at IMDb
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