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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = K. Praveen Nayak<br />
| image =<br />
| birth_name = Praveen<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|4|12|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = Mangalore, Karnataka, India<br />
| occupation = Film director, film producer, screenwriter, photographer<br />
| years_active= 1978–present<br />
}}<br />
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'''K. Praveen Nayak''' (born 1962) is an Indian film director, in the [[Kannada film industry]].<ref name=Praveen7 /><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
K. Praveen Nayak was born in 1962 to K. Krishna Nayak and K. Radha Nayak in Mangalore, Karnataka, India.<ref name=Praveen7>{{cite news |title= Praveen Nayak Biography |url= http://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/praveen-nayak/biography.html |publisher= filmibeat.com |accessdate= 16 January 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Praveen started his career in photography, but moved to directing soon thereafter, directing many Kannada movies.<ref name="shankara">{{cite news |date=30 April 2013 |title=Praveen Nayak to direct Kitty in Shankra |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Praveen-Nayak-to-direct-Kitty-in-Shankra/articleshow/19802188.cms |accessdate=15 January 2017 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> More recently he has also directed a short film entitled ''Twitter Loka''.<ref name=twitterloka>{{cite news |title= A short satire film on Twitter |url= http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/twitter-loka-is-a-short-film-on-twitter/article8625670.ece |work= [[The Hindu]] |date= 20 May 2016 |accessdate= 15 January 2017}}</ref><br />
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===Books===<br />
K. Praveen Nayak, was close aid of the actor [[Dr. Rajkumar]] has written book on the legend "''Rajkumar: Ondu beLaku''"<ref name=praveen1>{{cite book |last=Nayak |first=Praveen K. |date= 2011|title= ರಾಜ್ ಕುಮಾರ್: ಒಂದು ಬೆಳಕು|trans-title= Rajkumar: A Light |language= Kannada|url= https://www.sapnaonline.com/books/rajkumar-ondu-belaku-praveen-nayak-1234567114253 |location= Bangalore, India|publisher= Zoom 2 Publication |pages= 1000|author-link= K. Praveen Nayak}}</ref><ref name=praveen4 /><ref name=praveen5>{{cite news |title= The human side of a lofty icon |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/The-human-side-of-a-lofty-icon/article14678882.ece |work= [[The Hindu]] |date= 11 April 2011 |accessdate= 15 January 2017}}</ref> He also published a condensed version of the book as "''Rajkumar: Ondu beLaku''"<ref name=praveen2>{{cite book |last=Nayak |first=Praveen K. |date= 2013|title= ರಾಜ್ ಕುಮಾರ್: ಒಂದು ಬೆಳಕು|trans-title= Rajkumar: A Light |language= Kannada|url= https://www.sapnaonline.com/books/rajkumar-ondu-belaku-4718681# |location= Bangalore, India|publisher= Zoom 2 Publication |pages= 270|author-link= K. Praveen Nayak}}</ref> Praveen has also penned another book in English on the veteran actor "''Rajkumar: A Journey with the legend''".<ref name=shankara /><ref name=praveen4>{{cite news |title= 80 works, and there's more to him |url= http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/80-works-and-theres-more-to-him/article8504223.ece |work= [[The Hindu]] |date= 21 April 2016 |accessdate= 15 January 2017}}</ref><ref name=praveen3>{{cite book |last=Nayak |first=Praveen K. |date= 2013|title= Rajkumar: A Journey with the legend|url= https://www.sapnaonline.com/books/rajkumar-journey-legend-praveen-nayak-1234567174407# |location= Bangalore, India|publisher= Zoom 2 Publication |pages= 200|author-link= K. Praveen Nayak}}</ref><ref name=praveen6>{{cite news |title= BOOK ON DR RAJ IN KANNADA AND ENGLISH BY PRAVEEN NAYAK |url= http://chitratara.com/show-content.php?id=2797&ptype=News&title=BOOK%20ON%20DR%20RAJ%20IN%20KANNADA%20AND%20ENGLISH%20BY%20PRAVEEN%20NAYAK |publisher= chitratara.com |date= 13 April 2011 |accessdate= 16 January 2017}}</ref><br />
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===Television===<br />
Praveen was an anchor for [[Doordarshan]]. He has also directed a popular serial ''Shri Ramakrishna Parahamsa'' telecasted in [[Doordarshan]].<ref name=award1 /> In this serial, Praveen also acted as [[Ramakrishna]].<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Year !! Film <br />
!Director!! Actor<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
|1993 ||''[[Aakasmika]]''<br />
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1994 || ''[[Shhh! (film)|Shhh!]]'' <br />
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1999 || ''[[Z (1999 film)|Z]]'' <br />
|{{Yes}}|| {{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2001 || ''[[Hoo Anthiya Uhoo Anthiya]]'' <br />
|{{Yes}}|| {{Yes}}<br />
|<ref name="twitterloka" /><ref name="award1" /><br />
|-<br />
|2003 || ''Meese Chiguridaaga'' <br />
|{{Yes}}|| {{Yes}}<br />
|<ref name="shankara2">{{cite news |date=30 April 2013 |title=PRAVEEN NAYAK TO DIRECT SHANKRA |url=http://www.chitraloka.com/news/2844-praveen-nayak-to-direct-shankra.html |accessdate=15 January 2017 |publisher=chitraloka.com}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref name="meesechi_1">{{cite news |title=Meese Chiguridaga – teenage love story film |url=http://www.viggy.com/english/wings_meesechiguridaga.asp |accessdate=15 January 2017 |publisher=viggy.com}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2004 || ''[[Bisi Bisi]]'' <br />
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2006 || ''[[Rama Shama Bhama]]'' <br />
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2016<br />
|''Twitter Loka''<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|Short film<ref name="twitterloka" /><br />
|}<br />
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==Awards==<br />
Karnataka State Award: Best Book for ''ರಾಜ್ ಕುಮಾರ್: ಒಂದು ಬೆಳಕು'' (Rajkumar: Ondu beLaku), 2012<ref name=award1>{{cite news |title= It is Praveen Shankra |url= http://www.indiaglitz.com/it-is-praveen-shankra-kannada-news-104802.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170119020845/http://www.indiaglitz.com/it-is-praveen-shankra-kannada-news-104802.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 19 January 2017 |work= indiaglitz.com |date= 17 March 2014 |accessdate= 15 January 2017}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Blogspot|kpraveennayak|Official page}}<br />
* {{IMDb name | id= nm8713530 }}<br />
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