Gaurav Narayanan

Gaurav Narayanan
Born5 August
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)writer, actor
Years active2001–Present
Height5.9

Gaurav Narayanan is an Indian film maker who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his debut with the movie Thoonga Nagaram.

Career

He started his journey as an assistant cinematographer for Rajarajan. He joined the director, N. Maharajan, and later worked as a 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 "Best Debutant Director" by Emirates Tamilians Association, EMITAA 2011.[4] His movie bagged the "Best Film - Highlighting Tamil Culture" award from the Norwary Tamil Film Festival, NTFF 2012[5][6] and was also officially screened in Chennai International Film Festival. This movie was dubbed and released as Naluguru Snehitula Katha in Telugu.

His next project, Sigaram Thodu,[7] bagged commercial success and recognition,[8][9][10] Along with Vikram Prabhu, Sathyaraj, and Sathish, Gaurav also played in this movie. This is the first South Indian movie to be nominated for screening and selected for the best film competition in the Seattle International Film Festival[11] and has won a "Best Film - Social Awareness" award in the Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards, NTFF 2015.

Gaurav's next film, Ippadai Vellum with Lyca Productions, starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Manjima Mohan, was released worldwide on 9 November 2017. The film was met with mixed[12][13] and positive reviews.[14][15][16]

Filmography

As director, writer and actor

Year Film Credited as Notes
Director Writer Actor Role
2011 Thoonga Nagaram Yes Yes Yes Rajamani
2013 Naan Rajavaga Pogiren No No Yes Ravi, Police
2014 Sigaram Thodu Yes Yes Yes Shiva
2016 Aarathu Sinam No No Yes Peter / Santhosh
2017 Ippadai Vellum Yes Yes Yes Tamil, Police Inspector
2022 F. I. R. No No Yes Sooraj, Head of Striking Force
2023 Pizza 3: The Mummy No No Yes Premkumar, Inspector of Police
TBA Kottravai No No Yes Maasi / Thalapathy

References

  1. ^ Mahesh, Richard (1 February 2010). "Is 'Thoonga Nagaram' all about Madurai". The New Indian Express. The New Indian Express. Sampurn Media. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. ^ "'Thoonga Nagaram' - Cloud 9 launches next film - Tamil Movie News". Indiaglitz. Cloud 9. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. ^ Murali, Divya. "Gaurav Interview". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Thoonganagaram Director Gaurav awarded EMITAA for best debutant". Kollyinsider. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Norway Tamil Film Festival Tamilar Awards 2012 Stills". Moviegalleri. moviegalleri. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Thoonga Nagaram screens at Norway Film Festival". Fridaymoviez. Fridaymoviez. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  7. ^ "UTV Motion Pictures announces 'Sigaram Thodu". Sify Technologies. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  8. ^ L M, Kaushik (6 May 2015). "The Far-Reaching Impact of Sigaram Thodu". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  9. ^ S, Saraswathi. "Review: Sigaram Thodu is an exciting thriller". Rediff Movies. Rediff.com. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "A Feather in the Cap for Sigaram Thodu". iFlickz. iFlickz. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Ippadai Vellum Movie Review : Entertaining to an extent" – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  13. ^ "Ippadai Vellum (aka) Ippadai Velum review". Behindwoods. 9 November 2017.
  14. ^ Aiyappan, Ashameera (10 November 2017). "Ippadai Vellum movie review: This Udhayanidhi and Manjima starrer is a smart commercial movie". The Indian Express. The Indian Express (p) Ltd. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  15. ^ Keramalu, Karthik (11 November 2017). "Ippadai Vellum movie review: Spoon-feeding detracts from enjoyable cinematic experience". FirstPost. FirstPost. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Ippadai Vellum - Implausible, but racy". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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