Narain (actor)

Career

Narain's first film was Nizhalkuthu. His first commercial film, 4 The People, was dubbed in Tamil and Telugu. He portrayed a struggling lawyer, Emmanuel John, in Achuvinte Amma and also played a doctor, Jeevan, in Sheelabathi. He also played roles in Annorikal and Classmates. His debut Tamil movie was Chithiram Pesuthadi. Through Panthaya Kozhi, produced by director Lal, he has been re-launched as an independent action hero in the Malayalam film industry. In 2008, he did another youth-oriented Malayalam movie Minnaminnikoottam. He has acted in more than 20 Malayalam movies.

Narain worked with director Sathyan Anthikkad in the 2005 movie Achuvinte Amma and again in 2009 in Bhagyadevatha.

Narain played the lead role in P. T. Kunju Muhammed's Veeraputhran (2011). He collaborated with director Mysskin on the 2008 film Anjaathe and the 2012 superhero film Mugamoodi where he portrayed a villain. However his career high came through the 2019, Lokesh Kanagaraj directed venture Kaithi (2019), co starring with Karthi. In 2022, Vikram who bridges two films occurring in the same universe starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, and Fahadh Faasil.

Early and personal life

Narain completed his pre-degree from St. Thomas College, Thrissur and graduated from Sree Kerala Varma College. He did his diploma in cinematography at the MGR Government Film And Television Institute. He joined cinematographer Rajiv Menon and later resigned to try for chances in acting. On 26 August 2007, he married Malayalam television host Manju Haridas. Manju had hosted shows like Superstar Junior and sang in Chithiram Pesuthadi, a Tamil film in which Narain acted. The couple has two children, a daughter born in 2008 and a son born in 2022.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

References

1. "Profile of Malayalam Actor Narain".
2. "Busy days ahead for Narain". Times of India.
3. (19 June 2022). "Narain: Vikram's stellar response and box office numbers are new to me".
4. (27 August 2007). "Narain ties the knot". IndiaGlitz.
5. (25 November 2016). "Celebs at Dileep, Kavya Madhavan wedding". [[The Times of India]].
6. (21 October 2019). "'Kaithi' should pick me up from where 'Anjathe' left me: Narain".
7. (19 June 2022). "Narain: Vikram's stellar response and box office numbers are new to me".
8. "Mammootty heaps praise on '2018' trailer. True depiction of Kerala's worst tragedy, add netizens".
9. (13 December 2023). "Meera Jasmine and Narain's Queen Elizabeth gets a release date".
10. (2024-07-15). "Manorathangal Trailer: Film legends assemble for anthology on MT Vasudevan Nair's stories".
11. Desk, Cinema Express. (2025-11-08). "Sandeep Pradeep's Eko gets a release date".
12. (2025-12-13). "Nivin Pauly on his OTT debut with 'Pharma', says' This is the story of a common man’s fight for the next generation".
13. Desk, Cinema Express. (2025-10-25). "First look of Narain's Aghosham out".
14. (26 January 2025). "Thalapathy 69 titled ‘Jana Nayagan’; First look poster released". [[Telangana Today]].
15. (15 Jul 2024). "Ashwin Kumar's next 'Nodikku Nodi' begins with a pooja".