Udayan Prasad (born

Sevagram Sevagram (meaning "A town for/of service") is a town in the state of Maharashtra, India. It was the place of Mahatma Gandhi's ashram and his residence from 1936 to his death in 1948. After Sabarmati, Sevagram Ashram holds immense importance d ...

, 4 February 1953) is an Indian-born British television and film director. He is best known for his films ''Brothers in Trouble'' (1995) and ''My Son the Fanatic'' (1997), the latter based on a short story by

Hanif Kureshi Hanif Kureishi (born 5 December 1954) is a British playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker and novelist of South Asian and English descent. In 2008, ''The Times'' included Kureishi in its list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945. Early l ...

Life

Udayan Prasad was born in

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

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in 1953, and grew up on an ashram. He came to Britain when he was nine. He started studying

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Birmingham University , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

, but left to study

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Leeds Polytechnic Leeds Beckett University (LBU), formerly known as Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU) and before that as Leeds Polytechnic, is a public university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has campuses in the city centre and Headingley. The unive ...

, where he started filmmaking.

Filmography

Film

* '' Brothers in Trouble'' (1995) * ''

My Son the Fanatic ''My Son the Fanatic'' is a short story written by Hanif Kureishi first published in ''The New Yorker'' in 1994. It was reprinted in Kureishi's 1997 collection of short stories, ''Love in a Blue Time,'' and also as a supplement to some editi ...

'' (1997) * ''

Gabriel & Me ''Gabriel and Me'' is a 2001 film starring Iain Glen, Sean Landless and Billy Connolly as the angel Gabriel. It originated from the 1995 British play ''I Luv You Jimmy Spud''. Some outdoor scenes were filmed in North East England including the R ...

'' (2001) * '' Opa!'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2008)

Television

* ''A Corner of a Foreign Field'' (1986, Channel 4) * ''Indian or British or Both?'' (1986, ITV) * ''Here Is The News'' (1989, BBC) * ''

102 Boulevard Haussmann ''102 Boulevard Haussmann'' is a 1991 British biographical drama film written by Alan Bennett and directed by Udayan Prasad. It is based on the life of French novelist Marcel Proust in 1916, during his residency at 102 Boulevard Haussmann in ...

'' (1990, BBC) * ''They Never Slept'' (1991, BBC) * ''Running Late'' (1992, BBC) * ''Femme Fatale'' (1993, BBC) * ''

Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.Talkin ...

'' (1998, BBC): ''Playing Sandwiches'' * ''

Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC, which focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in 1996, the series was created by Nigel McC ...

'' (2010, BBC): ''Intent'' * ''

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'' (2013, Sky/Canal+) (two episodes) * ''

Selection Day ''Selection Day'' is a 2016 sports fiction novel written by Booker Prize winner Aravind Adiga. It was shortlisted along with four other writers for the 2017 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. It tells the story of Mohan Kumar, a chutney seller ...

'' (2018, Netflix) * ''

Becoming Elizabeth ''Becoming Elizabeth'' is a Historical fiction, historical Drama (film and television), drama series, created by Anya Reiss, that follows the younger years of Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth I. It premiered on Starz on June 12, 2022. Plot The seri ...

'' (2022, Starz)

Awards

* 1991:

San Francisco International Film Festival The San Francisco International Film Festival (abbreviated as SFIFF), organized by the San Francisco Film Society, is held each spring for two weeks, presenting around 200 films from over 50 countries. The festival highlights current trends in in ...

Award in the category ''Golden Gate Award'' for ''Screen Two'' for the episode ''102 Boulevard Haussmann'' * 1992:

BAFTA Award The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTA Film Awards is an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. The cere ...

- nomination in the category ''Best Single Drama'' for ''Screen Two'' for the Episode ''102 Boulevard Haussmann'' * 1993: San Francisco International Film Festival Award - nomination in the category ''Television Feature'' for ''Screen One'' for the episode ''Running Late'' * 1995: Third place in the Emden International Film Festival in the category ''Emden Film Award'' for ''Brothers in Trouble'' * 1995: Thessaloniki Film Festival Award in the category ''Golden Alexander'' for ''Brothers in Trouble'' * 1997: Brussels International Film Festival Award - Nomination in the category ''Best European Feature'' for ''My Son the Fanatic'' * 1997: Dinard British Film Festival Award - Nomination in the category ''Golden Hitchcock'' for ''My Son the Fanatic'' * 1999:

BAFTA Awards The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTA Film Awards is an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. The cere ...

- Nomination in the category ''Best Single Drama'' for ''Talking Heads 2'' for the episode ''Playing Sandwiches'' * 2000:

Independent Spirit Awards The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with Poly(methyl m ...

- Nomination in the category ''Best Foreign Film'' for ''My Son the Fanatic''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prasad, Udayan 1953 births Living people People from Maharashtra English film directors British television directors British film directors Indian emigrants to the United Kingdom