Narayanan, better known as Pasi Narayanan, was an Indian stage and film actor known for performing comedic roles alongside actor

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. Narayanan acted in over 500

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-language films and is known for the catchphrase,

Early life

Narayanan was born in

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district of

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and started acting at the age of 15.

Career

He later acted in several dramas in 1955 through Manohar Company. After that he got a chance to act in the cinema industry. He came to the Tamil film industry in the 1960s. He became popular with the film

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. He then went on to become famous in the screen world under the pseudonym 'Pasi' Narayanan. In addition to acting, he had talent in storytelling, writing and dancing. M.G.R and

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has acted in the popular Tamil movie ' Aayirathil Oruvan'. Pasi Narayanan was also involved in many films of the next generation of leading heroes like

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and

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, Pandiyarajan, Karthick, Sarth Kumar.

Family

His wife name is Valli, he has 3 children. His third daughter's name is Gana Jyothi and his son's name is Mariappan. His second daughter's name is Revathi.

Death

In 1998, he developed heart disease and later died from

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. His last movie was ''Ninaithen Vandhai''.

Filmography

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

References

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