Naveen Mayur

Naveen Mayur (25 November 1978 – 3 October 2010) was an Indian actor who was known for his work in Kannada cinema.

Early life Mayur was born on 25 November 1978. He completed his primary education from Sri Kumaran's School, Bangalore. Later, he joined National High School and subsequently the Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College where he obtained a degree in Bachelor of Business Management. 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, who cast him in his first film, Sparsha.

Career Mayur began acting when in college and performed in plays such as Naanu Neenu. After his film debut with Sparsha, he was cast in T. S. Nagabharana's Neela. Mayur received praise for his role of a cancer patient in Uppi Dada M.B.B.S.. R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com felt that he "comes out with flying colours..."

Mayur also worked in television; he appeared in the popular soap, Danda Pindagalu.