Naveen Mayur (25 November 1978 – 3 October 2010) was an Indian actor who was known for his work in
Kannada cinema
Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed ...
.
[ He appeared in more than 30 films starting 2000 before he died from ]jaundice
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in 2010.
Early life
Mayur was born on 25 November 1978. He completed his primary education from Sri Kumaran's School, Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
. Later, he joined National High School
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and subsequently the Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College
Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College (SBMJC) was established in the year 1990. Founded by Group of members of Jain Society, in VV Puram and now known as a part of Jain University which has established many colleges. However, SBMJC remains a promi ...
where he obtained a degree in Bachelor of Business Management
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. Mayur began modeling later and was one of 25 models selected from South India for the Regional Scanning of Graviera Mr. India in 1997, but was disqualified because he was under-age to contest. He was subsequently introduced to film director Sunil Kumar Desai
Sunil Kumar Desai is an Indian film director, writer and producer, known for his work in Kannada cinema. In most of his films, Desai blends art and commercial cinema. He has written and directed Thriller (genre), suspense/thrillers and Romance f ...
, who cast him in his first film, '' Sparsha''.
Career
Mayur began acting when in college and performed in plays such as ''Naanu Neenu''.T. S. Nagabharana
Talakadu Srinivasaiah Nagabharana (born 23 January 1953), commonly known as T. S. Nagabharana, is an Indian film director, in the Kannada film industry and a pioneer of parallel cinema. He is one of the few film directors to have straddled t ...
's '' Neela''.[
Mayur was cast as the college-going Kiran in ''Ananda'' (2003), a remake of the 2001 Telugu-language film '']Aanandam
''Aanandam'' (English: ''Joy'') is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age film written and directed Ganesh raj in his directorial debut. Cinematography was by Anend C. Chandran. Vineeth Sreenivasan produced the film under the banner Ha ...
'', opposite Rutika. Srikanth of ''Deccan Herald
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'' wrote of his performance: "Naveen Mayur has come of age. He exudes confidence in his role and shows some excitement on the screen for the youngsters of his age." Mayur received praise for his role of a cancer patient in ''Uppi Dada M.B.B.S.
''Uppi Dada M.B.B.S.'' is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by D. Rajendra Babu. It is a remake of the Hindi film ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.''. The film stars Upendra, Uma and Anant Nag. The music is composed by R. P. Patnaik. ...
''. R. G. Vijayasarathy of ''Rediff.com
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, it had more than 300 e ...
'' felt that he "comes out with flying colours..."
Mayur also worked in television; he appeared in the popular soap, '' Danda Pindagalu''.
Filmography
Death
Mayur died on 3 October 2010 due to jaundice
Jaundice, also known as icterus, is a yellowish or greenish pigmentation of the skin and sclera due to high bilirubin levels. Jaundice in adults is typically a sign indicating the presence of underlying diseases involving abnormal heme meta ...
at the age of 32.[
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Male actors in Kannada cinema
Male actors in Kannada television
1978 births
2010 deaths