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Roger Narayan

Raj Narayan is an Indian actor who works in predominantly Kannada and English-language films. He is known for playing one of the leads in U Turn (2016).

Career

Roger Narayan studied engineering at BITS Pilani before deciding to pursue his passion of becoming an actor. He subsequently learned acting in several institutions.[1][2] He changed his stage name from Raj to Roger so that he would not be cast in stereotypical Indian roles.[1] He played supporting roles in several films and television shows before debuting as a lead actor with the multilingual Hola Venky (2014), which was shot in India.[1][2] He garnered recognition for his role in the Kannada film U Turn (2016) as a sub-inspector of police.[1][3] He played the role of an iyengar in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015) and starred in 417 Miles, another multilingual venture.[3] He starred in Humble Politician Nograj (2018) as a NRI politician.[4] In a review of the film, a critic noted that "Roger Narayan is a perfect fit as Arun Patil".[5] Roger Narayan made his debut as an antagonist in the Kannada film Chambal (2019).[6][7][8]

Filmography

As a lyricist

Television

Awards and nominations

Notes

  1. ^ While his role in the episode "Pilot" is credited, his role in the episode "88 Seconds" is not credited.
  2. ^ While his role in the episode "Messy" is credited, his role in the episode "A Beam of Sunshine" is not credited.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e K., Bhumika (24 March 2016). "Making the U-turn home". The Hindu.
  2. ^ a b Suresh, Sunayana (24 January 2017). "Hollywood actor is hero of Kannada film". The Times of India.
  3. ^ a b Joseph, Raveena (28 July 2016). "Tales from a journeyman". The Hindu.
  4. ^ Sharadhaa, A. (19 December 2017). "Roger Narayan plays an outsider in Humble Politician Nograj". Cinema Express.
  5. ^ Sharadhaa, A. (12 January 2018). "'Humble Politician Nograj' review: Good for voters, right in time for polls". New Indian Express.
  6. ^ Desai, Dhwani (18 February 2019). "A suave villain? Well, Roger that!". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "Roger Narayan turns anti-hero for his next". The Times of India. 31 March 2019.
  8. ^ Suresh, Sunayana (24 January 2017). "U-Turn actor turns baddie". The Times of India.
  9. ^ "Roger Narayan headlines Ramdeep's directorial debut, Diamond Cross". The New Indian Express.
  10. ^ "Winners: 64th Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (South)". The Times of India. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  11. ^ "SIIMA Awards 2017 Day 2: Mohanlal wins Best Actor, Vijay bags Best Entertainer". India Today. 2 July 2017.
  12. ^ Khandelwal, Stuti (19 July 2019). "SIIMA 2019 Nominations: See Full List Of Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam & Kannada Film Industry". The Live Mirror.

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