Narayan Lucky

Narayan Lucky is an Indian actor who has worked in the Tamil film industry. He debuted in the lead role in the campus film Inidhu Inidhu (2010).[1]

Career

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Narayan's elder brother was selected to portray Madhavan's friend in Mani Ratnam's romantic drama, Alaipayuthey (2000). Seeing his brother as an actor prompted Narayan to pursue acting opportunities. After completing his MBA, Narayan joined as the marketing head of INOX multiplex for Chennai operations and his interactions with film people got him noticed and he was eventually shortlisted for the lead role in Prakash Raj's production Inidhu Inidhu (2010). He quit his job to seek a full-time career in films, but the film did not perform well commercially, though his character of Tyson was well received by critics.[2] He subsequently chose to find work again and became more selective with roles, notably playing a drug addict in Radha Mohan's bilingual, Payanam (2011).[3]

He won critical acclaim for a cameo comedy role in Rajesh's Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012), as a potential suitor to Hansika's character, in a role originally written for actor Jiiva.[2][4] He gained recognition for playing one of the leads in Thiranthidu Seese (2015).[5]

He participated in Survivor (Tamil Season 1). He was eliminated from the show in Day 89.

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Inidhu Inidhu Aravind (Tyson)
2011 Gaganam Praveen Telugu film
2011 Payanam Praveen
2012 Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Sanjay
2013 Samar Rohit
2013 6 Saravanan
2013 Endrendrum Punnagai Narayanan
2015 Charles Shafiq Karthiga Sanjay
2015 Thiranthidu Seese Hussain
2015 Uppu Karuvaadu Karthik
2015 Inimey Ippadithaan
2015 Bhooloham Boopathy
2016 Azhagu Kutti Chellam Jennifer's uncle
2016 Unnodu Ka Bruce Lee
2017 Sakka Podu Podu Raja Karthik
2018 Bhaskar Oru Rascal Siddharth
2018 Kaatrin Mozhi Sandeep
2019 Viswasam Nayanthara's colleague/manager
2019 Boomerang Himself cameo appearance
2019 Mr. Local Ashwin
2021 Pei Mama

Television

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Year Show Role Channel
2021 Survivor Tamil Participant Zee Tamil
2023 MY3 Arjun Disney Hotstar

References

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  1. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (13 July 2013). "Etcetera: A steady climb up" – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. ^ a b "'Narayan Lucky' Says He Is Inspired by Prakash Raj, Raghuvaran". Cinemalead.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017 – via India West.
  3. ^ "Narayan bumps into Mani Ratnam". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "GETTING LUCKY WITH FILMS- AN INTERVIEW WITH NARAYAN". cinemalead.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Moving on from niche to mainstream films". The Times of India.