M. S. Narayana

M. S. Narayana
M. S. Narayana
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Born	16 April 1951; Nidamarru, Madras State, (present-day Andhra Pradesh) India
Died	23 January 2015 (aged 63); Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupation	Writer; Actor; director;
Years active	1992 – 2015
Awards	Full list

M. S. Narayana (16 April 1951–23 January 2015) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu cinema.^[1] He died on 23 January 2015 due to organ failure in Hyderabad, India.^[2]

Career[edit]

Narayana has over 750 films to his credit. His debut film as an actor is Pedarayudu which was released in 1995. Narayana dabbled in theatre initially while working as a lecturer and entered the film industry as a writer before being introduced as an actor.^{[citation needed]}

Narayana won five Nandi Awards presented by Andhra Pradesh Government as Best Male Comedian. He acted in two Tamil films – Nootrenbadhu and Maharaja (both 2011). He made his debut as a director in the film Koduku starring his son Vikram. Another film directed by him was Bhajantrilu. He penned dialogues for eight films.^{[citation needed]}

Guinness record[edit]

Narayana became very popular for his comedian roles in Tollywood. During the promotion of Dileep Kumar and Priyal Gor starrer film Saheba Subramanyam, he claimed that he started his career in 1997, at the age of 46. Since then, he has acted in over 700 films in a short period of just 17 years. His friends appealed to the Guinness Records Academy to recognise him.^[3]

Filmography[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Nandi Awards

Best Male Comedian - Maa Nannaki Pelli (1997)
Best Male Comedian - Ramsakkanodu (1999)
Best Male Comedian - Sardukupodaam Randi (2000)
Best Male Comedian - Sivamani (2003)
Best Male Comedian - Dookudu (2011)

Filmfare Awards South

Best Supporting Actor – Telugu - Dookudu (2011)

CineMAA Awards

Best Actor (Jury) - Dookudu (2011)

References[edit]

↑ "Telugu actor MS Narayana died". Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
↑ Krishnamoorthy, Suresh. "Telugu comedian M.S. Narayana passes away". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
↑ "M. S. Narayana Death, Age, Wife, Family & Biography". itspopular. 18 April 2021.

External links[edit]

M. S. Narayana on IMDb

Template:Nandi Award Best Male Comedian

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[1] "Telugu actor MS Narayana died". Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

[2] Krishnamoorthy, Suresh. "Telugu comedian M.S. Narayana passes away". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

[3] "M. S. Narayana Death, Age, Wife, Family & Biography". itspopular. 18 April 2021.

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