Gaurav Narayanan Explained

Gaurav Narayanan
Birth Place:Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Birth Date:5 August
Occupation:writer, actor
Yearsactive:2001–Present
Height:5.9

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

YearFilmCredited asNotes
Directorwidth=65 Writerwidth=65 Actorwidth=250 Role
2011 Thoonga Nagaram Rajamani
2013 Naan Rajavaga Pogiren Ravi, Police
2014 Sigaram Thodu Shiva
2016 Aarathu Sinam Peter / Santhosh
2017 Ippadai Vellum Tamil, Police Inspector
2022 F. I. R. Sooraj, Head of Striking Force
2023 Premkumar, Inspector of Police
Kottravai Maasi / Thalapathy

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Notes and References

  1. News: Mahesh. Richard. Is 'Thoonga Nagaram' all about Madurai. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204080107/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article176342.ece. dead. 4 February 2016. 22 October 2015. The New Indian Express. Sampurn Media. The New Indian Express. 1 February 2010.
  2. Web site: 'Thoonga Nagaram' - Cloud 9 launches next film - Tamil Movie News. https://web.archive.org/web/20100201043504/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/53967.html. dead. 1 February 2010. Indiaglitz. Cloud 9. 22 October 2015.
  3. Web site: Murali. Divya. Gaurav Interview. Behindwoods.com. 22 October 2015.
  4. Web site: Thoonganagaram Director Gaurav awarded EMITAA for best debutant. Kollyinsider. 22 October 2015.
  5. Web site: Norway Tamil Film Festival Tamilar Awards 2012 Stills. Moviegalleri. 2 May 2012 . moviegalleri. 28 January 2016.
  6. Web site: Thoonga Nagaram screens at Norway Film Festival. Fridaymoviez. Fridaymoviez. 28 January 2016.
  7. News: UTV Motion Pictures announces 'Sigaram Thodu. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203152813/http://www.sify.com/movies/utv-motion-pictures-announces-sigaram-thodu-news-tamil-nbcp9Xihifcsi.html. dead. 3 February 2016. 22 October 2015. Sify Technologies. 2 January 2013.
  8. Web site: L M. Kaushik. The Far-Reaching Impact of Sigaram Thodu. Behindwoods.com. 6 May 2015 . 22 October 2015.
  9. News: S. Saraswathi. Review: Sigaram Thodu is an exciting thriller. 22 October 2015. Rediff Movies. Rediff.com.
  10. News: Seshagiri. Sangeetha. 'Sigaram Thodu' Review Roundup: Engaging Entertainer, Worth a Watch. 22 October 2015. International Business Times. International Business Times, India Edition. 12 September 2014.
  11. Web site: A Feather in the Cap for Sigaram Thodu. iFlickz. iFlickz. 28 January 2016.
  12. Web site: Ippadai Vellum Movie Review : Entertaining to an extent. The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  13. Web site: Ippadai Vellum (aka) Ippadai Velum review. 9 November 2017. Behindwoods.
  14. Web site: Aiyappan . Ashameera. Ippadai Vellum movie review: This Udhayanidhi and Manjima starrer is a smart commercial movie. The Indian Express. 10 November 2017 . The Indian Express (p) Ltd. 16 November 2017.
  15. Web site: Keramalu. Karthik. Ippadai Vellum movie review: Spoon-feeding detracts from enjoyable cinematic experience. FirstPost. 11 November 2017 . FirstPost. 16 November 2017.
  16. Web site: Ippadai Vellum - Implausible, but racy. IndiaGlitz. 16 November 2017.

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