Navarasan
Navarasan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 November 1985 Kolar Gold Fields(KGF) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2014 – present |
| Known for | Damayanthi |
| Spouse | Krishna Priya (m. 2024) |
| Parent(s) | Yuvaraj (Father), Geetha (Mother) |
Navarasan (born 26 November 1985) is an Indian Kannada film director, actor, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for the 2019 film Damayanthi.[1]
Early life
[edit]Navarasan was born on 26 November 1985 in Kolar Gold fields. He was born to a farmer family, and completed his schooling in Santhosh High school Bangarpet. His childhood was mostly spent in helping out his father in agriculture.
Career
[edit]Navarasan is mainly known for his works in horror and thriller movies. He was trained for action and direction at Koothupattarai Institute in Chennai.[citation needed]
In the year 2014, Navarasan made his debut as an actor in a tamil movie Nee en uyire directed by Vikas Lathiraj.[2][3]
His work in the Kannada film industry began as both producer and actor in a horror movie Raakshasi which was released in the year 2015. Navasaran played a lead role in this film along with Sindhu Lokanath.[4] [5] [6]
While he gained experience in various departments of the film industry he decided to test his direction skills with the film Vaira.[7][8] The good feedback he received for Vaira gave him the confidence to come up with the big budget film Damayanthi.[9] The movie was released in many languages including: Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi as Damayanthi and Samharini in Telugu.[10] Kannada actress Radhika Kumaraswamy acted as a lead in this film.[11] Damayanthi gave Navarasan his big break in the Indian film industry as a director.
Filmography
[edit]As actor
[edit]| Year | Film | Language | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Nee en uyire | Tamil | Navarasan | Debut Cinema |
| 2015 | Raakshasi | Kannada | Siddharth | |
| 2017 | Vaira | Kannada | Raj | |
| 2017 | Psycho Shankra | Kannada | Psycho Shankar | [12] |
| 2018 | Aa Karala Rathri | Kannada | Kannappa |
As producer
[edit]| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Nee en uyire | Tamil | Debut Cinema |
| 2015 | Raakshasi | Kannada | |
| 2019 | Damayanthi | Kannada | multilingual |
As Director, Story and Screenwriter
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Navarasan". Book my show. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Nee en uyire". Book my show. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Women power to the fore". Times of India. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Raakshasi synopsis". Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Raakshasi". Book my show. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Raakshasi audio launch at Ambedkar Ground in Bengaluru". Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Vaira movie review". Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "'Vaira is an entertainer, don't go by A-rating, appeals actor-director Navarasan". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Director Navarasan is back with 'Damayanti'". Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Samharini synopsis". Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Radhika Kumaraswamy will be seen as a doctor and ghost in 'Damayanti'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Psycho Shankra synopsis". Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2020.