Narayan Lucky

Narayan Lucky is an Indian actor who has worked in the Tamil film industry. He debuted in the lead role in the campus film Inidhu Inidhu.

Career Narayan's elder brother was selected to portray Madhavan's friend in Mani Ratnam's romantic drama, Alai Payuthey (2000). Seeing his brother as an actor prompted Narayan to pursue acting opportunities. After completing his MBA, Narayan joined as the marketing head of INOX multiplex for Chennai operations and his interactions with film people got him noticed and he was eventually shortlisted for the lead role in Prakash Raj's production Inidhu Inidhu (2010). He quit his job to seek a full-time career in films, but the film did not perform well commercially, though his character of Tyson was well received by critics. He subsequently chose to find work again and became more selective with roles, notably playing a drug addict in Radha Mohan's bilingual, Payanam (2011).

He won critical acclaim for a cameo comedy role in Rajesh's Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012), as a potential suitor to Hansika's character, in a role originally written for actor Jiiva. He gained recognition for playing one of the leads in Thiranthidu Seese (2015).

He participated in Survivor (Tamil season 1). He was eliminated from the show in Day 89.

Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2010 Inidhu Inidhu Aravind (Tyson) 2011 Gaganam Praveen Telugu film; credited as Narayanan Payanam Praveen credited as Narayanan 2012 Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Sanjay 2013 Samar Rohit 6 Saravanan Endrendrum Punnagai Narayanan 2015 Charles Shafiq Karthiga Sanjay Thiranthidu Seese Hussain Uppu Karuvaadu Karthik Inimey Ippadithaan Bhooloham Boopathy 2016 Azhagu Kutti Chellam Jennifer's uncle Unnodu Ka Bruce Lee 2017 Sakka Podu Podu Raja Karthik 2018 Bhaskar Oru Rascal Siddharth Kaatrin Mozhi Sandeep 2019 Viswasam Nayanthara's colleague/manager Boomerang Himself cameo appearance Mr. Local Ashwin 2021 Pei Mama

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