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{{Short description|Indian actor and screenwriter}}
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{{Infobox artist
| name = Pradyumna Narahalli
| image = Pradyumna at nammradio.jpg
| caption = Pradyumna recording a show at Nammradio
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|4|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hassan, Karnataka]], India
| death_date =
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| years_active = 2012–present
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'''Pradyumna Narahalli''' (born 10 April 1988), is an Indian actor, lyricist, writer, RJ, director and producer, known primarily for his work in Kannada television and cinema.

He is known for his lyrics in the Kannada films [[Sundaranga Jaana]] (2016), [[Srikanta (film)|Srikanta]] (2017), Manasu Malligey (2017), [[Bruhaspathi]] (2017). He also made his acting debut with Sundaranga Jaana, alongside Golden Star [[Ganesh]], directed by veteran director [[Ramesh Aravind]].

He started his career in television and has been a writer for superhit shows in [[Star Suvarna]] and [[Zee Kannada]]. He is known for designing content, [[Talkback (TV Shows/ Events)|talkback]] and scripting for superhit shows like Bigg Boss Season 2, [[Weekend with Ramesh]] Season 2 & 3, [[Drama Juniors]] Season 1 & 2 and [[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Hindi|Sa Re Ga Ma Pa]] Season 12 & 13.

Since 2016, he has been active both in Kannada cinema & television working in various departments. His latest project was [[Pailwaan]], starring [[Sudeep|Kiccha Sudeep]], directed by acclaimed director [[S. Krishna]] which is a blockbuster hit of 2019. He worked as an associate director and actor in the movie.

==Early life and education==
Pradyumna Narahalli was born to Somesh Narahalli and Vidya Somesh in Hassan district, Karnataka. His surname Narahalli, is the name of his native village in [[Mandya]] district, Pandavapura Taluk.

He did his schooling in Sri Vidya Mandir Education Society, Malleswaram. He was introduced to theatre at an early age of 6 in this very school. He was a regular in annual day celebrations which used to be held in Chowdaiah memorial hall. He was known for his confidence and improvisation skills on stage in front of thousands of live audience.

His pre-university college was MES Kishore Kendra. He started doing mimicry in this college and was known for imitating professors in MESKK. He was equally popular amongst students and faculty alike.

He obtained a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore. He was active in cultural activities and was known for his mimicry and theatrical skills. He led the cultural team of MSRIT and won the VTU Cultural festival 2009 held in SBMJCE. He was awarded the Best outgoing student (Best Achiever) from the mechanical department in 2009.

After a brief stint in Accenture as a software engineer, he decided to pursue his passion in the entertainment industry. He did his master's degree in Media & Communication from Symbiosis School of Media & Communication. He topped the college in final semester in 2012.

==Career==

===Actor===
Narahalli made his silver screen debut as actor and lyricist in [[Sundaranga Jaana]] (2016).<ref>*[http://www.bindugopalrao.com/interview-actor-ramesh-aravind/ Director Ramesh Arvind talking about debutant Pradyumna]</ref><ref>*[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/599510/jack-all-trades.html Pradyumna and 3 others debut in Sundaraanga Jaana]</ref><ref>*[http://www.prajavani.net/news/article/2016/11/18/452869.html Actor & Lyricist pradyumna debuts in SJ]</ref> He essayed the role of Gungru, friend of the protagonist Lucky, played by Golden star Ganesh. The movie was directed by veteran actor & director Ramesh Aravind. The movie was produced by well known producers from south Indian cinema, Rockline Venkatesh and Allu Aravind under their respective banners. The movie was a laugh riot and was declared a hit. The satellite rights of the movie was sold to Udaya TV.

He is also part of a theatre group called Rangasiri which is active from 2002. His role as 'Ujju' in a play called "Matryoshka" has garnered wide appreciation from the audience.<ref>*[http://vidimic.com/smokey-the-ghost-gombai-featuring-bijju-6wWxdYGw3kc Pradyumna as Ujju in Rangasiri's Matryoshka]</ref>

===Lyricist===
He made his debut as a lyricist for Kannada Cinema in [[Sundaranga Jaana]] in which he penned two songs Kalkondbitte & Fly Fly. [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]] was the music composer for the album. The song 'Kalkondbitte' became a superhit romantic melody song and is included in various playlists of music sites like Saavn, Gaana & Raaga.<ref>* [https://gaana.com/playlist/gaana-dj-romance-1 Kalkondbitte features in Romantic hits playlist]</ref>

His song "Kannane" from the movie Srikanta was sung by century star [[Shiva Rajkumar|Dr. Shivarajkumar]]. He wrote lyrics for Manasu Malligey (2017) the official remake of the Marathi blockbuster movie [[Sairat]]. Sairat's music was retained in the Kannada version. Sairat Zala Ji was recreated as Thangaliya Roopa which was widely appreciated by the Kannada audience.

His latest songs "Dandamdashagunam" and "Amma Nannamma" are from the movie [[Bruhaspathi]] (2018) directed by [[Nanda Kishore]] and music composed by [[V. Harikrishna]]. Songs were widely appreciated by media and audience.<ref>* [https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/reviews/2018/bruhaspati-movie-review-rating-plot/articlecontent-pf235270-270773.html Bruhaspathi title song written by Pradyumna gets appreciation]</ref>

He has also penned lyrics for small screen non-fiction shows like Suvarna Super Jodi (2013), Suvarna Parivaar Awards (2013) and Khiladi Kutumba (2017).

===RJ===
Narahalli an RJ in Nammradio, Kannada's first international online radio. Nammradio reaches out to listeners across 196 countries. He is known for his shows like ‘Punyaatmaru’, a show based on satire and ‘Bisi Bhale Bath’, a cookery show.<ref>*[http://www.nammradio.com/site/members/pradyumna-narahalli/ RJ Profile of Pradyumna in Nammradio website]</ref>

===Television===
He started his TV career in Star Suvarna as an executive producer but his role in the extended from script & [[Talkback (television production)|talkback]] to content direction, voice-overs & commentary to anchoring, designing marketing strategies to executing them on the ground.<ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-l_q6D34eQ Suvarna Plus promotional song by Pradyumna Narahalli]</ref> He made full use of the free hand given to him and grew as a technician.

His first major project was a weekend game show called Suvarna Super Jodi (2013).<ref>* [https://kannada.filmibeat.com/news/rs-5-lakh-cash-prize-for-suvarna-super-jodi-076369.html Suvarna Super Jodi Grand Finale directed by Pradyumna Narahalli]</ref> This show along with Kannadada Kotyadhipathi 2 and fiction shows propelled Star Suvarna to become the No.1 channel in Karnataka beating the 19-year old leadership of Udaya TV.

He started scripting and directing on-ground events like Suvarna Sambhrama, Suvarna Samagama and Suvarna Parivaar awards.

He made his small screen debut as an anchor in Suvarna Comedy Awards, 2013 and co-hosted the show with the famous anchor Anushree and RJ Nikhil Swamy.
His major break came in 2014, when he did the script and talkback for Kiccha Sudeep in Bigg Boss Season 2 which was shot in Lonavala, Pune. The show was a bigger success than its previous season in terms of TV Ratings.

After Bigg Boss, he started writing screenplay and dialogues for Khushi, a fiction show which was the remake of the Hindi superhit serial 'Iss pyaar ko kya naam doon Ek baar Phir'.

Later in his career, Narahalli shifted to Zee Kannada where he was made a name for himself as a creative writer. He has been designing content and scripting for all the reality shows and events telecasted in Zee Kannada. Weekend with Ramesh, SaReGaMaPa, Drama Juniors and Comedy Khiladigalu are the famous non-fiction brands which he has been an integral part of. Mega-events like Zee Kutumba Awards, Zee Dashakada Sambhrama, Zee Jaathre and other major events in Zee Kannada have had his script and direction.<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Pradyumna Narahalli|date=2 July 2017|title=Zee Kutumba Awards 2017, Part 2 Full Event|language=Kannada|url=https://www.zee5.com/videos/details/zee-kutumba-awards-2017-part-2-full-event/0-0-4619/watch|time=1:35:46|publisher=zee5.com}}</ref>

Jodi Hakki Maduve Receptionnu shot in Pandavapura, Mandya was produced and directed by Narahalli, through his partner company Blitz Creatives. The show was aired on 30 July 2017 and got a TVR of 5.4.

He was one of the expert panelists in the discussion held by Suddi TV program called Akhaada, wherein the topic of discussion was – "Do TV shows promote casteism in society?".<ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L8sXlpzkTY Pradyumna in Suddi TV expert panel]</ref> He was lauded for his sensible presentation of his viewpoints.

Amongst the various roles he has played in television, Pradyumna is mainly known for his skills in [[Talkback (television production)|talkback]] and script for events and reality shows.<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Pradyumna Narahalli|date=2 July 2017|title=Zee Kutumba Awards 2017, Part 2 Full Event|language=Kannada|url=https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/sa-re-ga-ma-pa-season-13/0-6-309/sa-re-ga-ma-pa-season-13-episode-11-april-8-2017-full-episode/0-1-83371/watch|time=1:05:36|publisher=zee5.com}}</ref>
He has done script and talkback for [[Sudeep|Kiccha Sudeep]] (in Bigg Boss Season 2), [[Ramesh Aravind]] (Weekend with Ramesh Season 2 & Season 3),<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Pradyumna Narahalli|date=2 July 2017|title=Weekend with Ramesh Season 3 - Episode 28 - July 02, 2017 - Full Episode|language=Kannada|url=https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/weekend-with-ramesh-season-3/0-6-333/weekend-with-ramesh-season-3-episode-28-july-2-2017-full-episode/0-1-84362/watch|time=1:35:50|publisher=zee5.com}}</ref> [[Anushree (Kannada actress)|Anushree]] (SaReGaMaPa Season 12 & Season 13, Zee Jathre & Zee Kutumba Awards), [[Master Anand]] (Drama Juniors Season 1 & Season 2),<ref>[http://www.prajavani.net/news/article/2016/07/26/426249.html Pradyumna on talkback for Master Anand in Drama Juniors]</ref> [[Vijay Raghavendra]] (Zee Kutumba Awards), [[Srujan Lokesh]] (Kannada Chalanachitra Cup - Launch Event), Shalini & Arun Sagar (Zee Kutumba Awards).

==Personal life==
Pradyumna lost his father Mr Somesh Narahalli during Covid and has ever since taken over his father's business V R Traders, a wholesale food store in the business hub of Bengaluru, K R Market.

He is also the creative head and partner of Blitz Creatives, a creative agency based in Bengaluru. He also works as a freelancer in Kannada films and television.<ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/579925/tinsel-town-tweets-condolences-calls.html Filmmaker Pradyumna reacts to Mastigudi tragedy]</ref>

==Lyrics Chart==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Film / Album !! Music director !! Singers !! Source
|-
| 2016 || "Kalkondbitte" || [[Sundaranga Jaana]] || [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]] || [[Haricharan]] || <ref>* [https://lyricskart.com/kalkond-bitte-nannan-naane-lyrics-sundaranga-jaana/ Pradyumna's debut song as Lyricist]</ref>
|-
| 2016 || "Fly Fly" || [[Sundaranga Jaana]] || [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]] || Lavanya & Shashank || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlu3XWTW_Sg Climax song of Sundaranga Jaana]</ref>
|-
| 2016 || "Hello Future Ganda" || [[Sundaranga Jaana]] || [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]] || Lavanya & Shashank || <ref>* [https://lyricskart.com/hello-future-ganda-lyrics-sundaranga-jaana/ Audio CD song only by Pradyumna]</ref>
|-
| 2017 || "Kannane" || [[Srikanta (film)|Srikanta]] || [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]] || [[Shiva Rajkumar]] & Bobby || <ref>* [http://kannadasonglyrics.com/kannane-kannane-lyrics-srikanta-2632/ Shivanna sings Kannane written by Pradyumna Narahalli]</ref>
|-
| 2017 || "Thangaliya Roopa" || [[Manasu Malligey]] || [[Ajay–Atul]] || Chinmayee & [[Ajay–Atul|Ajay]] || <ref>* [http://kannadasonglyrics.com/thangaliya-roopa-lyrics-manasu-mallige-2904/ Sairat Zala Jhi's Kannada version by Pradyumna]</ref>
|-
| 2018 || "Dhandam Dashagunam" || [[Bruhaspathi]] || [[V. Harikrishna]] || [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]] & Team || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74h9B3yc7_U Mass song by Pradyumna]</ref>
|-
| 2018 || "Amma Nannamma" || [[Bruhaspathi]] || [[V. Harikrishna]] || [[K. S. Chithra]] & Pankaj || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3JqSPqF4Ek Emotional song about mother by Pradyumna]</ref>
|-
| 2018 || "Ee Sala Cup Namdhe" || RCB Fan Anthem || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqNGTFHtbRc Ee Sala Cup Namdhe written by Pradyumna Narahalli ]</ref>
|-
| 2018 || "All these Feelings" || BMS || BMS || Deepak Doddera & Sire || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3KDo7T8XeA All these feelings: Kannadigas international collaboration ]</ref>
|-
| 2018 || "Nan e life" || Zindagi || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zkoWduZVaY Nan e Life: Zindagi, Featuring Sangeetha Rajeev & Baby Doll Aadya ]</ref>
|-
| 2019 || "Lakshmi Baramma" || Gini Helida Kathe || Hithan Hassan || Damodar Naik, Pragathi, Prabhu, Hithan Hassan || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC87VdjyCE8 Fun duet song with Mass appeal]</ref>
|-
| 2020 || "You're My Love" || YML || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8tT62kQM-0 You're My Love: YML, Featuring Sangeetha Rajeev]</ref>
|-
| 2020 || "Thank U Ma" || Thank U Ma|| [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTdur8BQ2Co Thank U Ma: Featuring Sangeetha Rajeev and others]</ref>
|-
| 2020 || "Badalagu Neenu" || Badalagu Neenu Badalayisu Neenu || [[V. Harikrishna]] || [[Vijay Prakash]], [[Rajesh Krishnan]] & Santosh Venky || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baqSYeQ-k5k Badalagu Neenu: BNBN, Featuring All Stars of Sandalwood Superstars]</ref>
|-
| 2020 || "WedLock Down" || Wedlock Down || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]], [[Vasu Dixit]] || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxDD2HgkVQM Wedlock Down: Featuring Sangeetha Rajeev and Rohith]</ref>
|-
| 2020 || "Ena Madali" || Ena Madali || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PRJzCX5H7o Ena Madali: Featuring Sangeetha Rajeev]</ref>
|-
| 2020 || "Sugar Sugar" || Butterfly || [[Amit Trivedi]] || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]] || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbvIt7AyMTA Sugar from Butterfly: Featuring Parul Yadav directed by Ramesh Aravind]</ref>
|-
| 2021 || "Appa" || Appa|| [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlf-6fWW_cM Appa by Sangeetha Rajeev: An emotional tribute to all fathers]</ref>
|-
| 2021 || "Noda Noda" || Noda Noda || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjAkqk7dBlE Noda Noda: A coastal Karnataka special]</ref>
|-
| 2022 || "Lovvu Lovvu" || Lovvu Lovvu || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || [[Sangeetha Rajeev]] || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHMRLdJeKdU Lovvu Lovvu: Kannda Folk Special]</ref>
|-
| 2022 || "Raymo Faymo" || Raymo || [[Arjun Janya]] || [[Sanjith Hegde]] || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiNNI2YcIZg Raymo Faymo: Title of Raymo]</ref>
|-
| 2022 || "Mayanagari" || Dollu || [[Ananth Kamath M]] || [[Sagar Puranik]] || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3uP4XuXaaM Mayanagri: Song from National Award winning movie Dollu]</ref>
|-
| 2024 || "Kuvari Jawari" || Kuvari Jawari || [[Ultra Beats]] || [[Rakesh Chatra]] || <ref>* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDUK39du84Y Kuvari Jawari is a Folk Fusion of North karnataka Special]</ref>
|}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Character !! Director !! Producer !! Source
|-
| 2016 || [[Sundaranga Jaana]] || Gungru || Ramesh Aravind || Rockline Venkatesh & Allu Arvind || <ref>* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7915634/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Cast & Crew of Sundaranga Jaana]</ref>
|-
| 2019 || [[Pailwaan]] || Doctor || Krishna || Swapna Krishna || <ref>* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7317482/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Cast & Crew of Pailwaan]</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9463186/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t6 Pradyumna IMDB]
*[https://twitter.com/napradyumna Pradyumna Twitter]
*[https://www.facebook.com/napradyumna/ Pradyumna Facebook]

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