Gaurav Narayanan
| Gaurav Narayanan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5th August Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Director, writer, actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Gaurav Narayanan is an Indian film maker, who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his debut with the movie Thoonga Nagaram.
Personal life
Gaurav was born in Madurai and got his graduation in MA,Engg from American College. His strong passion towards cinema made his way to "Singara Chennai" after his studies. According to Gaurav, he is an odd man out to the Cinema industry from his family.
Career
He started his journey as an assistant cinematographer to Rajarajan. Later he joined with the director N. Maharajan. Then he worked as co-director for his Guru, director K. S. Ravikumar.
His debut as director, writer and actor through Thoonga Nagaram,[1][2] a gangster-drama film, received positive responses.[3] This movie had Vimal and Anjali in the lead along with Gaurav himself. Gaurav was awarded as "Best Debutant Director" by Emirates Tamilians Association, EMITAA 2011.[4] His movie bagged "Best Film - Highlighting Tamil Culture" award from Norwary Tamil Film Festival, NTFF 2012[5][6] and also was officially screened in Chennai International Film Festival. This movie was dubbed and released as "Naluguru Snehitula Katha" in Telugu.
His next project, Sigaram Thodu(2014)[7] bagged commercial success and recognition,[8][9][10] Along with Vikarm Prabhu,Sathyaraj and Sathish, Gaurav also has played in this movie. This is the first South Indian movie to be nominated for screening and selected for the best film competition in Seattle International Film Festival [11] and has won a "Best Film - Social Awareness" award in Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards, NTFF 2015.
Gaurav has recently announced his next project titled Ippadai Vellum.[12][13]
Filmography
As director, writer and actor
| Year | Film | Language | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Actor | Role | ||||
| 2011 | Thoonga Nagaram | Tamil |  | | | Rajamani | Friend of Vimal |
| 2011 | Naluguru Snehitula Katha | Telugu | | | | Rajamani | Friend of Vimal |
| 2013 | Naan Rajavaga Pogiren | Tamil |  | | | Police Ravi | Conman |
| 2014 | Sigaram Thodu | Tamil | | | | Shiva | Bank employee |
| 2016 | Aarathu Sinam | Tamil | | | | Peter/Santhosh | Serial Killer |
References
- ↑ Mahesh, Richard (1 February 2010). "Is 'Thoonga Nagaram’ all about Madurai". The New Indian Express (The New Indian Express). Sampurn Media. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "'Thoonga Nagaram' - Cloud 9 launches next film - Tamil Movie News". Indiaglitz. Cloud 9. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ Murali, Divya. "GAURAV INTERVIEW". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "Thoonganagaram Director Gaurav awarded EMITAA for best debutant". Kollyinsider. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "Norway Tamil Film Festival Tamilar Awards 2012 Stills". Moviegalleri. moviegalleri. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "Thoonga Nagaram sceens at Norway Film Festival". Fridaymoviez. Fridaymoviez. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ "UTV Motion Pictures announces 'Sigaram Thodu". Sify (Sify Techologies). 2 January 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ L M, Kaushik. "THE FAR-REACHING IMPACT OF SIGARAM THODU". Behindwoods. Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ S, Saraswathi. "Review: Sigaram Thodu is an exciting thriller". Rediff Movies (Rediff.com). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (12 September 2014). "'Sigaram Thodu' Review Roundup: Engaging Entertainer, Worth a Watch". International Business Times (International Business Times, India Edition). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "A FEATHER IN THE CAP FOR SIGARAM THODU". iFlickz. iFlickz. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ T, Saravanan (2 July 2015). "Take three…". The Hindu (The Hindu). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ Karthik, Janani (7 May 2015). "Gaurav’s next is titled Ippadai Vellum". The Times Of India (The Times Of India).