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{{Short description|Indian film actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
|image =Aadukalam Naren At The ‘Asuran’ Audio Launch.jpg
|imagesize =
| caption =Naren At The 'Asuran' Audio Launch
| name = Aadukalam Naren
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|10|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| birth_name = Narayanan
| residence =
| othername(s)=
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| years_active = 1997–present
| homepage =
}}

'''Narayanan''' (better known as '''Aadukalam Naren''') is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil language films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150527/entertainment-kollywood/article/naren-plays-baddie-aranmanai-sequel|title=Naren plays baddie in Aranmanai sequel|first=anupama|last=subramanium|date=28 May 2015|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Mahima-plays-Narens-daughter-in-her-next/articleshow/46262304.cms|title=Mahima plays Naren's daughter in her next - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> He made his début in 1997 film ''[[Raman Abdullah]]'' but he got noticed for his role in the 2011 film, ''[[Aadukalam]]'' directed by [[Vetrimaaran]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nxg/Scripts-a-winner/article15524686.ece|title=Script's a winner|first=Sai Shyam|last=G|date=19 January 2011|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> He earlier appeared in [[Balu Mahendra]]'s television series ''Kathai Neram''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/190875-.html|title=ஆரம்பம் படத்துக்காக வாங்கிய திட்டு|website=Hindu Tamil Thisai|language=ta}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Raman Abdullah]]'' || ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Thaayin Manikodi]]'' || Politician ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Suriya Paarvai]]'' || Kannan ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003 || ''[[Julie Ganapathi]]'' || Julie's husband ||
|-
| ''[[Indru]]'' || Ramprasad's henchman ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2008 || ''[[Arai En 305-il Kadavul]]'' || Coffee day owner ||
|-
| ''[[Satyam (2008 film)|Satyam]]'' || Goon||
|-
| ''[[Anjathe]]'' || ||
|-
| 2009 || ''Vannathupoochi'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2011 || ''[[Yuddham Sei]]'' || Chandramouli ||
|-
| ''[[Nanjupuram]]'' || Velu's father||
|-
| ''[[Osthe]]'' || Alexander ||
|-
| ''[[Aadukalam]]'' || Rathnasamy ||
|-
|rowspan="7"|2012 || ''[[Nanban (2012 film)|Nanban]]'' || Ramakrishnan ||
|-
| ''[[Manam Kothi Paravai]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Saguni]]'' || Boopathi's assistant ||
|-
| ''[[Pizza (2012 film)|Pizza]]'' || Shanmugam ||
|-
| ''[[Sundarapandian]]'' || Kandamanoor Raghupathi Thevar ||
|-
| ''[[Kozhi Koovuthu (2012 film)|Kozhi Koovuthu]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Mugamoodi]]'' || Anand's father ||
|-
|rowspan="10"|2013 || ''[[Udhayam NH4]]'' || Prabhu's brother-in-law ||
|-
| ''[[Sundaattam]]'' || Bhagya Annachi ||
|-
| ''[[Moondru Per Moondru Kadal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Masani (film)|Masani]]'' || Devanna Gounder ||
|-
| ''[[Yamuna (film)|Yamuna]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[All in All Azhagu Raja]]'' || Kandasamy (Kutil Star) ||
|-
| ''[[Desingu Raja]]'' || Idhayakani's father ||
|-
| ''[[D Company (film)|D Company]]'' || Nripan Chakraborthy || Malayalam film
|-
| ''[[Arrambam]]'' || Sriram Raghavan ||
|-
| ''[[Naiyaandi]]'' || Poongavanam ||
|-
|rowspan="14"|2014 || ''[[Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum]]'' || Narasimhan ||
|-
| ''Veeran Muthuraakku'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Pappali]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Eppodhum Vendraan'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Jigarthanda (2014 film)|Jigarthanda]]'' || Film Producer Sundar ||
|-
| ''[[Sarabham]]'' || Chandrasekar ||
|-
| ''[[Megha (2014 film)|Megha]]'' || Joseph Fernando ||
|-
| ''[[Aadama Jaichomada]]'' || Film Producer ||
|-
| ''[[Poriyaalan]]'' || Construction company boss ||
|-
| ''[[Vilaasam]]'' || Pandian ||
|-
| ''[[Thirudan Police]]'' || Commissioner ||
|-
| ''[[Kaadu (2014 film)|Kaadu]]'' || Forest Officer||
|-
| ''[[Vellaikaara Durai]]'' || Police ||
|-
| rowspan="15" |2015 || ''[[Enakkul Oruvan (2015 film)|Enakkul Oruvan]]'' || Durai ||
|-
| ''[[Kallappadam]]'' || Thangapandi ||
|-
| ''[[Rajathandhiram]]'' || Dharmaraj ||
|-
| ''[[Agathinai]]'' || Karthika's father ||
|-
| ''[[Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka]]'' || Krishnan, Sathish's father ||
|-
| ''[[Inimey Ippadithan]]'' || Ekambaram, Seenu's father ||
|-
| ''Guru Sukran'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Vaalu]]'' || Devaraj, Shakthi's father ||
|-
| ''[[Papparapaam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Kadhal Agathee'' || ||
|-
| ''Jippa Jimikki'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Puli (2015 film)|Puli]]'' || Pavazhamalli's father ||
|-
| ''[[Om Shanti Om (2015 film)|Om Shanti Om]]'' || Lingesan ||
|-
| ''[[Eetti]]'' || Coach ||
|-
| ''[[Vellaiya Irukiravan Poi Solla Maatan]]'' || Periyavar ||
|-
| rowspan="13" |2016 || | ''[[Azhagu Kutti Chellam]]'' || Jayan's father ||
|-
| ''[[Gethu]]'' || DSP ||
|-
| ''[[Aranmanai 2]]'' || Mahalingam ||
|-
| ''[[Kanithan]]'' || Ramalingam ||
|-
| ''[[Yagavarayinum Naa Kaakka|Malupu]]'' || Krishnan || Telugu film
|-
| ''[[Nayyapudai]]'' || Karthikeyan ||
|-
| ''[[Oopiri|Thozha]]'' || Police Inspector ||
|-
| ''[[Uyire Uyire]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Guhan'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Katha Solla Porom]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran]]'' || Marudhamuthu ||
|-
| ''[[Uchathula Shiva]]'' || Albert ||
|-
| ''[[Remo (film)|Remo]]'' || Kavya's father ||
|-
|rowspan="10"|2017 || ''[[Bairavaa]]'' || Malarvizhi's father (Police Inspector) ||
|-
| ''[[Bogan (film)|Bogan]]'' || Vikram's father ||
|-
| ''[[Yeidhavan]]'' || Karna ||
|-
| ''Keikraan Meikkiran'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Sathriyan (2017 film)|Sathriyan]]'' || Vijayan ||
|-
| ''Thangaratham'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Neruppu Da]]'' || Commissioner ||
|-
| '' [[Thupparivaalan]] '' || ACP Paul ||
|-
| ''[[Veeraiyan]]'' || Veeraiyan ||
|-
|rowspan="13"| 2018 || ''[[Agnyaathavaasi]]'' || MLA || Telugu film
|-
|''[[Touch Chesi Chudu]]'' || C. I. || Telugu film
|-
|''[[Veera (2018 film)|Veera]]'' || Boxer Rajendran ||
|-
| ''[[Iravukku Aayiram Kangal]]'' || Naren Vaidyanathan ||
|-
| ''[[Semma Botha Aagathey]]'' || Kerala Police ||
|-
| ''Roja Maaligai'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Ghajinikanth]]'' || Ramanathan ||
|-
| ''[[Kattu Paya Sir Intha Kaali]]'' || ||
|-
|''[[U Turn (2018 film)|U Turn]]'' ||Chandrasekhar ||
|-
| ''[[Genius (2018 Tamil film)|Genius]]'' || Ramamoorthy ||
|-
| ''[[Thuppakki Munai]]'' || Mohan ||
|-
| ''[[Silukkuvarupatti Singam]]'' || Police commissioner Panneerselvam ||
|-
| ''[[Maari 2]]'' || Police commissioner ||
|-
| rowspan="8" |2019 || ''[[Petta (film)|Petta]]'' || Gnanam ||
|-
| ''[[Gangs of Madras]]'' || Deputy Commissioner Ramachandran ||
|-
| ''[[Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[100 (2019 film)|100]]'' || Police commissioner ||
|-
| ''[[Comali]]'' || Ravi's father ||
|-
| ''[[Namma Veettu Pillai]]'' || Ayyanar's maternal uncle ||
|-
| ''[[Aruvam]]''|| Jyothi's father ||
|-
|''[[Asuran (2019 film)|Asuran]]'' || Vaddakuran Narasimhan ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2020 || ''[[Psycho (2020 film)|Psycho]]'' || Deputy Superintendent of Police ||
|-
|''[[Maayanadhi]]''|| Kowsalya's father ||
|-
|''[[Biskoth]]''|| Dharmarajan ||
|-
|''Thiruvalar Panchangam'' || Inspector Narendhiran ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |2021 || ''[[Pulikkuthi Pandi]]'' || Inspector Ramanathan ||
|-
|''[[Kalathil Santhippom]]'' || Sofia's father ||
|-
|''[[Narappa]]'' || Panduswamy || Telugu film
|-
|''[[Tuck Jagadish]]'' || Somaraju || Telugu film ||
|-
|''[[Udanpirappe]]''|| Peruthulasi || ||
|}

==Television==
*''Balu Mahendravin Kathai Neram''
*''Krishnadasi''
*''My Dear Bootham''
*''[[Kana Kaanum Kaalangal]]''
*''Sivamayam''
*''Rudra Veenai''
*''[[Mugilan]]''
*''[[Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (TV series)|Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=4861046}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Naren}}
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Tamil male actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Tamil male television actors]]
[[Category:Television personalities from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Male actors from Chennai]]
[[Category:21st-century Tamil male actors]]

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