Prashant Narayanan

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{{short description|Indian actor (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Prashant Narayanan
| image = Prashant Narayanan Fredrick screening (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Narayanan at the special screening of ''[[Fredrick (2016 film)|Fredrick]]'' in 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|3|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Nadal]], [[Kannur]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| alma_mater = [[Kirori Mal College]]
| occupation = [[Film actor]]
| spouse = Shona Chakravarty
| yearsactive = 1992–Present
}}

'''Prashant Narayanan''' is an Indian actor, known for his roles in films like ''[[Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II]]'', ''[[Shadows of Time]]'', ''[[Bombil and Beatrice]]'', ''[[Via Darjeeling]]'' and ''[[Murder 2]]''. He also worked in the telefilm ''Ek Tamanna''. His break came in the Bhatt banner film ''Murder 2''.<ref name="indiaglitz.com">{{Cite web | title = Prashant unleashes terror on Jackie and Emraan in Murder 2 | last = Tuteja | first = Joginder | work = indiaglitz.com | date = 29 June 2011 | access-date = 2016-07-16 | url = http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/68132.html }}</ref>
He has acted in many [[Hindi]] films along with a few [[Malayalam]] films. He was last seen in the [[ZEE5|Zee5]] originals web series [[Abhay (TV series)|Abhay]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-14|title=Prashant Narayanan in finale episode of ZEE5's Abhay|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/digital/news-digital/prashant-narayanan-finale-episode-zee-5s-abhay/2019/04/14|access-date=2020-09-27|website=IWMBuzz|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early and personal life==
Born in [[Kerala]], Narayanan grew up in [[Delhi]]. He was the state badminton champion and studied at the [[Kirori Mal College]] of [[Delhi University]].<ref name="kulkarni">{{cite news| first = Ronjita
| last = Kulkarni|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/aug/21pra.htm|title=The actor who almost didn't work in Chhal|work=Rediff.com|date=21 August 2002}}</ref> There, he joined a [[theater]] group called ''Act 1'', which included actors like [[Ashish Vidyarthi]], [[Manoj Bajpayee]], [[Gajraj Rao]] and Girish Mishra.

==Career==
In 1991, Narayanan moved to [[Mumbai]] with plans to start an ad agency.<ref name="Mid-Day">{{cite news|url=http://beta.mid-day.com/metro/2003/sep/64770.htm|title=TV star bags role in German film|publisher=Mid Day|date=25 September 2003|access-date=10 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714091354/http://beta.mid-day.com/metro/2003/sep/64770.htm|archive-date=14 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> He started as assistant art director for films like [[Govind Nihalani]]'s ''[[Rukmavati Ki Haveli]]'', [[Subhash Ghai]]'s ''[[Saudagar (1991 film)|Saudagar]]'' and [[Shyam Benegal]]'s ''[[Sardari Begum]]''.<ref name="kulkarni"/> He also worked as a costume director for the TV series ''[[Chanakya (TV series)|Chanakya]]''. He started acting in plays again, and soon got several television shows like ''Saturday Suspense'', ''Parivartan'', ''Farz'', ''Phulwa'', ''Gatha'', ''Kabhi Kabhie'', ''[[Jaane Kahan Mera Jigar Gaya Ji]]'' and ''[[Shagun]]''.

Narayanan got his first film role in 2002 in [[Hansal Mehta]]'s ''Chhal'' as a hit man working in the Mumbai underworld. Though the film got mixed reviews from the critics, he was highly appraised for his portrayal of a hot-tempered, fun-loving goon.<ref>{{cite news| first = Ronjita| last = Kulkarni |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/aug/09chhal.htm|title=This web of lies is worth a watch|work=Rediff.com|date=9 August 2002}}</ref> His next film was debutante director Shashanka Ghosh's ''[[Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II]]''. Although Narayanan's role was similar to that in ''Chhal'', the actor was once again appreciated by the critics widely.<ref>{{cite news| first = Taran | last = Adarsh|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/7083/index.html|title=Waisa Bhi Hota Hai: Part 2 movie review|publisher=Bollywoodhungama.com|date=14 November 2003}}</ref>

In 2003, Narayanan was offered the lead role in the [[Academy Award]] winning German director [[Florian Gallenberger]]'s film ''[[Shadows of Time]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Preeti|last=Thandi|url=http://www.mybindi.com/arts-entertainment/whatson/tiff2004/tif-interview-prashant.html|title=The Reluctant Actor|publisher=Mybindi.com|year=2004|access-date=15 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204025926/http://www.mybindi.com/arts-entertainment/whatson/tiff2004/tif-interview-prashant.html|archive-date=4 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| first = M.| last = Chhaya|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/feb/27german.htm|title=Oscar-winner to shoot Bengali film|work=Rediff.com|date=27 February 2003}}</ref> Narayanan played ''Ravi'' in the film.<ref name="Mid-Day"/> ''Shadows of Time'' was challenging for him, as the film set in [[Calcutta]], was to be in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] language. Narayanan, being a Malayalee, had to take lessons in Bengali to convincingly portray the role.<ref>{{cite news| first = Ashish| last = Mitra|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/print.php?content_id=13658|title=Changing times|publisher=Screen|date=15 March 2003}}</ref>

In 2009, he played a notable role in the show ''[[Bandini (TV series)|Bandini]]'', aired on [[NDTV Imagine]]. He played the antagonist in ''[[Peter Gaya Kaam Se]]'', which also starred [[Rajeev Khandelwal]] and [[Lekha Washington]]. In 2010, Narayanan appeared in Pravesh Bhardwaj's ''[[Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta]]'', alongside [[Aruna Shields]], where he portrayed the role of Ashwin Mehta, an artist and a painter who has an extra-marital affair with someone's wife, sometimes he even paints her nude picture.

In 2011, he appeared in the role of [[Murder 2|Dheeraj Pandey]] in the film ''[[Murder 2]]'', which was a sequel to the 2004 film ''[[Murder (2004 film)|Murder]]''. In the film, he played a straight man turned eunuch and psychopath serial killer, who pretends as a customer to call-girls and kills them mercilessly. The film turned out to be the success and one of the highest grossing [[Bollywood films of 2011]], where Narayanan's role was highly acclaimed by the critics and public alike.

In 2013, he acted in a Malayalam film ''[[Edavappathy]] (The Monsoon)'', directed by [[Lenin Rajendran]]. Rajendran had a special role in his new film ''Edavappathy'' that he had bookmarked for actor [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], since he thought Jagathy was the only actor who could do justice to this very special role. Jagathy was hospitalized because of an accident and Lenin awaited Jagathy, for his return to the screen. Thus, Lenin came across Narayanan, who was reported to have done an awesome job in ''Edavappathy'' that stunned the entire unit.<ref name="indiaglitz.com"/><ref>{{Cite web | title = Durga Maa 1986 | last = Hungama | first = Bollywood | work = bollywoodhungama.com | access-date = 2016-07-16 | url = http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/505462 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title = Emraan upset despite Murder 2 being a hit - Indian Express | author = Agencies | work = Indianexpress.com | date = 12 July 2011 | access-date = 2016-07-16 | url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/emraan-upset-despite-murder-2-being-a-hit/816412/2 }}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
Narayanan has received the following recognitions:

{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
! Year
! Awards
! Film
! Category
! Result
|-
| rowspan=3|2012
| [[Screen Awards]]
| rowspan=3 | ''[[Murder 2]]''
| [[Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Stardust Awards]]
| Stardust Award for Breakthrough Supporting Performance - Male
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards]]
| Best Performance in Negative Role
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2013
| Golden Achiever Awards
| {{n/a}}
| Excellence In Arts
| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/event-corner/71st-all-india-achievers-award/187830|title=71st All India Achievers Award|publisher= The Free Press Journal|access-date= 18 May 2013}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Filmography==
===Movies===
{{Hatnote|{{Color box|Pink|border=darkgray}} Pink indicates the films yet to be released}}
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Language
|-
|1995
|''[[Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!]]''
|Sumer
|
|[[Hindi]]
|-
|2003
|''Chhal''
|Girish
|
|Hindi
|-
|2003
|''[[Mudda - The Issue]]''
|Pratap Singh
|
|Hindi
|-
|2003
|''[[Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II]]''
|Vishnu
|
|Hindi
|-
|2004
|''[[Shadows of Time]]''
|Ravi Gupta
|
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|-
|2005
|''[[Instant Karma (film)|Instant Karma]]''
|Mo
|
|English
|-
|2007
|''Game''
|Mario John Brigenza
|
|English
|-
|2007
|''[[Bombil and Beatrice]]''
|Bombil
|
|English
|-
|2007
|''[[Summer 2007]]''
|Ramoj Wagh
|
|Hindi
|-
|2007
|''[[Via Darjeeling]]''
|Kaushik Chatterjee
|
|Hindi
|-
|2009
|''The Good Friday''
|Bunty
|Unreleased
|Hindi
|-
|2009
|''The White Elephant''
|Shabri
|Unreleased
|Hindi
|-
|2009
|''[[Rang Rasiya]]''
|Shabri
|
|Hindi/English
|-
|2010
|''[[Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta]]''
|Ashwin Mehta
|
|Hindi
|-
|2010
|''[[Peter Gaya Kaam Se]]''
|Carlos
|Unreleased
|Hindi
|-
|2010
|''[[Rasgulla]]''
|Prem Chopra
|Unreleased
|Hindi
|-
|2010
|''Doors''
|Vikram Rana
|Unreleased
|Hindi
|-
|2011
|''[[Yeh Saali Zindagi]]''
|Chhote
|
|Hindi
|-
|2011
|''[[Bhindi Bazaar (film)|Bhindi Bazaar]]''
|Fateh
|
|Hindi
|-
|2011
|''[[Murder 2]]''
|Dheeraj Pandey
|
|Hindi
|-
|2012
|''Bhatakti Tamanna / Coincidence Ki Talash''
|Aarav / Tarun Varghese
|
|Hindi
|-
|2012
|''[[Unnam]]''
|Tomy Eapen
|
|[[Malayalam]]
|-
|2012
|''[[Cigarette Ki Tarah]]''
|Rajesh Fogat
|
|Hindi
|-
|2013
|''[[Mumbai Mirror (film)|MumbaiMiror]]''
|Manish
|
|Hindi
|-
|2014
|''[[Dishkiyaoon]]''
|Mota Tony
|
|Hindi
|-
|2013
|''[[Issaq]]''
|Naxal Leader
|
|Hindi
|-
|2014
|''[[Dee Saturday Night]]''
|
|
|Hindi
|-
|2014
|''[[Nedunchaalai]]''
|Maasanamuthu
|
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|2014
|''[[7th Day (film)|7th Day]]''
|
|
|Malayalam
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Amar Must Die]]''
|Mafia Don
|
|Hindi
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Mumbai Can Dance Saala]]''
| Saala
|
|Hindi
|-
|2015
| ''[[Manjhi - The Mountain Man]]''
|Jhumru
|
|Hindi
|-
| 2015
| ''Kaun Ho''
|
|Shelved
|Hindi
|-
|-
|2016
|''[[Edavappathy]]'' (The Monsoon)
|
|
|Malayalam
|-
| 2016
| ''[[10 Kalpanakal]]''
| Victor
|
|Malayalam

|-
| 2016
| ''[[Fredrick (2016 film)|Fredrick]]''
| Maanav/Fredrick
|
|Hindi
|-
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Oru Cinemakkaran]]''
| Police Officer
|
|Malayalam
|-
|2019
| ''[[PM Narendra Modi]]''
|
| Hindi
|-
|rowspan=9|TBA
|''X-The Killer's Theory''
|
|Shelved
|English
|-
|style="background: Pink;"| ''[[Vartamaan]]''
|Ashish Cholkar
|Delayed
|Hindi
|-
|style="background: Pink;"| ''Thakkol''
|{{TBA}}
|Delayed
| Malayalam
|-
|style="background: Pink;"|''[[Naan Thaan Siva]]''
| {{TBA}}
|Delayed
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
|style="background: Pink;"| ''[[Amma (2015 film)|Amma]]''
| CBI Officer Deven Bharti
|Delayed
|[[Kannada]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] , Tamil,Hindi,Malayalam
|-
|style="background: Pink;""| ''Bhawani Mandi''
| Papindar Singh Naruka
|Delayed
|Hindi
|-
|}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Channel
|-
| 1993-1998
| ''Parivartan''
| Lalit Ajmera
| ''[[Zee Tv]]''
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Aahat]]''
| Mohan (Episode 1.16 & 1.17 "The Bet")
| ''[[Sony Entertainment Television]]''
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Rajani (TV series)|Rajani]]''
| Prashant
| Doordarshan
|-
| 1996-97
| ''Farz''
| Rajan
|
|-
| 1997-98
| ''[[9 Malabar Hill]]''
|
| [[Zee TV]]
|-
| 2001-4
| ''[[Shagun]]''
| Sumer
| [[Star Plus]]
|-
| 2009-11
| ''[[Bandini (TV series)|Bandini]]''
| Kanji Waghela
| [[NDTV Imagine]]
|-
| 2011-12
| ''[[Phulwa]]''
| Bhavani
| [[Colors TV]]
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Encounter (Indian TV series)|Encounter]]''
| Shamsher Bhappali
| [[Sony TV]]
|-
| 2014-15
| ''[[Pukaar (Indian TV series)|Pukaar]]''
| Dhanraj Rastogi
| [[Life OK]]
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Web-Series
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Platform
|-
|2019
|[[Abhay (TV series)|Abhay]]
|Jaikishan/UP Ka Kasai
|[[ZEE5|Zee5]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=1241910|name=Prashant Narayanan}}

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