M. S. Narayana (16 April 1951–23 January 2015) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

. He died on 23 January 2015 due to organ failure in

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, India.

Career

Narayana has over 750 films to his credit. His debut film as an actor is ''

Pedarayudu ''Pedarayudu'' is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty and starring Mohan Babu in a dual role with Bhanupriya and Soundarya also starred in the film. Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth appears in a special appearance ...

'' which was released in 1995. Narayana dabbled in theatre initially while working as a lecturer and entered the film industry as a writer before being introduced as an actor. Narayana won five

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presented by Andhra Pradesh Government as Best Male Comedian. He made his debut as a director in the film ''

Koduku ''Koduku: The Rising Sun'' () is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by M. S. Narayana. The film stars his son, Vikram (in his film debut), Aditi Agarwal and Monica (actress), Mounika. Plot Vikram's father, Parandhamayya ...

'' starring his son Vikram. Another film directed by him was ''

Bhajantrilu ''Bhajantrilu'' is a 2007 Indian Telugu film, directed by the renowned comedian M. S. Narayana and starring Sivaji, Vikram, Sushmita and Sivani. The film was released on 1 November 2007. It was not very successful. Plot The story is about two b ...

''. He penned dialogues for eight films.

Guinness record

Narayana became very popular for his comedian roles in Tollywood. During the promotion of Dileep Kumar and Priyal Gor starrer film Saheba Subramanyam, he claimed that he started his career in 1997, at the age of 46. Since then, he has acted in over 700 films in a short period of just 17 years. His friends appealed to the Guinness Records Academy to recognise him.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* Best Male Comedian - '' Maa Nannaki Pelli'' (1997) * Best Male Comedian - ''Ramsakkanodu'' (1999) * Best Male Comedian - ''Sardukupodaam Randi'' (2000) * Best Male Comedian - ''

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'' (2003) * Best Male Comedian - ''

Dookudu ''Dookudu'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla and written by Vaitla, Kona Venkat, and Gopimohan. It is produced by Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta, and Anil Sunkara under the banner 14 Reels Entertainmen ...

'' (2011) ;

Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry encompassing ...

* Best Supporting Actor – Telugu - ''Dookudu'' (2011) ;

CineMAA Awards The CineMAA Awards are presented annually by the Maa TV Group to honour artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Telugu Cinema. The awards were introduced in 2004. The CineMAA Awards are voted for by both the public and a commit ...

* Best Actor (Jury) - ''Dookudu'' (2011)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Narayana, M. S. 2015 deaths Indian male comedians Indian male film actors 1951 births Telugu comedians 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Andhra Pradesh Male actors in Telugu cinema People from West Godavari district