S. Narayan

S. Narayan (born 5 June 1962)^[1] is an Indian filmmaker, director, 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.

S. Narayan
S. Narayan in 2000 film Nannavalu Nannavalu
Born	(1962-06-05) 5 June 1962 (age 62)
Occupation(s)	Film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, composer, lyricist,
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Bhagyavati Narayan
Children	3, including Pankaj Narayan

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

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.

Year	Title	Credited as					Role	Notes	Ref.
		Director	Producer	Writer	Actor	Music director
1992	Chaitrada Premanjali						Shankar
	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			Athmananda	Special appearance
2000	Shabdavedhi			Screenplay			—
	Galate Aliyandru			Screenplay
	Nannavalu Nannavalu
2001	Anjali Geetanjali
	Baanallu Neene Bhuviyallu Neene			Screenplay			Gopalakrishna		[8]
2002	Vamshakobba						—
	Jamindarru						—
	Simhadriya Simha			Screenplay			—
2003	Pakka Chukka					Songs	Nani a.k.a. Chukka and Nani's father	Dual roles
	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						Nani
	Chellidharu Sampigeya			Screenplay			—
	Cheluvina Chilipili						—		[12]
2010	Thipparalli Tharlegalu						Nani	Also lyricist
	Veera Parampare			Screenplay		Songs	—		[13]
2011	Dushtaa						—		[14]
	Shyloo			Screenplay			—
2012	Munjane						—		[15]
2013	Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu			Screenplay			Narayan aka Nani		[16]
	Appayya						—		[17]
2015	Daksha						—
2017	Manasu Mallige						—	One song only
	Naa Panta Kano						—
2024	5D						Abhinandan	Also lyricist

Television

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

As actor

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Oho	Krishnamurthy
1999	Tarikere Erimele
2001	Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu	Nani
	Halu Sakkare
	Mr Harishchandra
	Vishalakshammana Ganda	Vijay Prakash
	Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu	Nani
2002	Balagaalittu Olage Baa	Madan Mohan Desai
2003	Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu	Nani
2006	Honeymoon Express	Nani
2016	Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu	Dr. Annappa
2022	Old Monk	Narayan
	Sugarless	Doctor

As lyricist

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

Year	Title	Notes
1994	Kunthi Puthra
2001	Jenu Goodu
2002	Annayya Thammayya
2011	Devadas
2013	Mugila Chumbana