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

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Life

Udayan Prasad was born in

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

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 The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...

, 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 univer ...

, where he started filmmaking.

Filmography

Film

* '' Brothers in Trouble'' (1995) * '' My Son the Fanatic'' (1997) * ''

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'' (2001) * '' Opa!'' (2005) * '' The Yellow Handkerchief'' (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'' (1990, BBC) * ''They Never Slept'' (1991, BBC) * ''Running Late'' (1992, BBC) * ''Femme Fatale'' (1993, BBC) * ''

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

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'' (2010, BBC): ''Intent'' * '' The Tunnel'' (2013, Sky/Canal+) (two episodes) * '' Selection Day'' (2018, Netflix) * ''

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'' (2022, Starz)

Awards

* 1991:

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

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 BAFTAs or BAFTA Awards, is an annual film award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to f ...

- 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 BAFTAs or BAFTA Awards, is an annual film award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best Cinema of the United Kingdom, British and Worl ...

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

Independent Spirit Awards The Independent Spirit Awards, originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards, and later as the Film Independent Spirit Awards, are awards presented annually in Santa Monica, California, to independent filmmakers. Founded in ...

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

References

External links

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