Gaurav Narayanan is an Indian film maker who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his debut with the movie Thoonga Nagaram.

Personal life

Gaurav was born at Madurai and graduated from American College with a Master's in English. His strong passion towards cinema made his way to Chennai after his studies.

Career

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. His debut as director, writer and actor through '' Thoonga Nagaram'', a gangster-drama film, received positive responses. This movie had Vimal and Anjali in the lead along with Gaurav himself. Gaurav was awarded as "Best Debutant Director" by Emirates Tamilians Association, EMITAA 2011. His movie bagged "Best Film - Highlighting Tamil Culture" award from Norwary Tamil Film Festival, NTFF 2012 and also was officially screened in Chennai International Film Festival. This movie was dubbed and released as ''Naluguru Snehitula Katha'' in Telugu. His next project, ''

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'' bagged commercial success and recognition, Along with ''

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'' and '' Sathish'', Gaurav also has played in this movie. This is the first South Indian movie to be nominated for screening and selected for the best film competition in Seattle International Film Festival and has won a "Best Film - Social Awareness" award in Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards, NTFF 2015. Gaurav gave his block buster hit on the silver screen ''

Ippadai Vellum ''Ippadai Vellum'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Gaurav Narayanan, starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Manjima Mohan, with Daniel Balaji, Soori, R. K. Suresh, and Raadhika in supporting roles. The ...

'' with ''

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'' starring '' Udhayanidhi Stalin'' and '' Manjima Mohan'' released worldwide on 9 November 2017, making him a "Hat Trick Director" with three successful box office numbers continuously. The positive reviews and acclaims received have added feather in the resourceful director's cap.

Filmography

As director, writer and actor

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