| S. Narayan | |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1962 |
| Occupation: | Film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, |
| Years Active: | 1992–present |
| Spouse: | Bhagyavati Narayan |
| Children: | 3, including Pankaj 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 Vishnuvardhan and also worked with many actors of Sandalwood. He has directed Tamil movie Jai.
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 Marathi film Sairat.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Chaitrada Premanjali | Shankar | |
| Nanjunda | |||
| 1993 | Anuragada Alegalu | ||
| Bevu Bella | |||
| Captain | |||
| 1994 | Megha Maale | ||
| Kaveri Teeradalli | |||
| 1995 | Nighaata | ||
| 1996 | Thavarina Thottilu | ||
| Vasanta Kavya | |||
| Gulabi | |||
| 1997 | Taayi Kotta Seere | ||
| Kalyani | |||
| Mahabharata | |||
| 1998 | Bhama Satyabhama | ||
| 1999 | Veerappa Nayaka | ||
| Ravimama | Remake of Tamil film En Thangachi Padichava | ||
| Surya Vamsha | Athmananda | Remake of Tamil film Suryavamsam special appearance | |
| 2000 | Shabdavedhi | ||
| Galate Aliyandru | Remake of Tamil film Ullathai Allitha | ||
| Nannavalu Nannavalu | |||
| 2001 | Anjali Geetanjali | ||
| Baanallu Neene Bhuviyallu Neene | Gopalakrishna | Remake of Tamil film Veetla Visheshanga[8] | |
| 2002 | Vamshakobba | ||
| Jamindaru | |||
| Simhadriya Simha | Remake of Tamil film Naatamai | ||
| 2003 | Pakka Chukka | 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 Remake of Telugu film Aadi | |
| Maurya | Remake of Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi | ||
| 2005 | Varsha | Remake of Malayalam film Hitler | |
| 2006 | Veeru | [9] | |
| Sevanthi Sevanthi | |||
| Sirivantha | Remake of Telugu film Aa Naluguru.[10] | ||
| 2007 | Thayiya Madilu | ||
| Cheluvina Chittara | Remake of Tamil film Kaadhal | ||
| Chanda | [11] | ||
| 2008 | Chaitrada Chandrama | ||
| 2009 | Chellidharu Sampigeya | Remake of Chandamama | |
| Cheluvina Chilipili | Remake of Telugu film Kotha Bangaru Lokam[12] | ||
| 2010 | Veera Parampare | [13] | |
| 2011 | Dushtaa | [14] | |
| Shyloo | Remake of Tamil film Mynaa | ||
| 2012 | Munjane | [15] | |
| 2013 | Chathrigalu Saar Chathrigalu | Narayan aka Nani | [16] [17] [18] |
| Appayya | [19] | ||
| 2015 | Daksha | One shot movie | |
| 2017 | Manasu Mallige | Remake of Marathi film Sairat | |
| Naa Panta Kano | |||
| rowspan="2" | Daandiga | [20] | |
| 5D | |||
This list is of films Narayan has acted to other directors.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Oho | Krishnamurthy | ||
| 1999 | Tarikere Erimele | |||
| 2001 | Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu | Nani | ||
| 2001 | Mr Harishchandra | |||
| 2001 | Vishalakshammana Ganda | Vijay Prakash | ||
| 2001 | Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu | Nani | ||
| 2002 | Balagaalittu Olage Baa | Madan Mohan Desai | ||
| 2003 | Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu | Nani | ||
| 2006 | Honeymoon Express | Nani | ||
| 2009 | Chickpete Sachagalu | Nani | Also producer, screenwriter, composer | |
| 2010 | Thipparalli Tharlegalu | Nani | Also producer, screenwriter, composer, lyricist | |
| 2016 | Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu | Dr. Annappa | ||
| 2022 | Old Monk | Narayan | ||
| 2022 | Sugarless | Doctor |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Pakka Chukka |
| 2006 | Veeru |
| 2007 | Chanda |
| 2008 | Chaitrada Chandrama |
| 2009 | Chickpete Sachagalu |
| Chellidharu Sampigeya | |
| 2010 | Veera Parampare |
| 2012 | Munjane |
| 2011 | Dushta |
| 2013 | Appayya |
| 2015 | Daksha |
| 2017 | Manasu Malligey |
| 2017 | Na Panta Kano |