Karthick Naren (born 23 July 1994) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Tamil cinema. Naren broke into the Tamil film industry having had directed several award-winning short films like Pradhi and Nirangal Moondru before his feature film debut.[1] He made his big screen debut through the 2016 flim Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru which went on to become a sleeper hit.
Early life
Karthick Naren was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu to MNG Mani and Saradha Mani.[2] A native of Ooty, he spent most of his life in Coimbatore. Naren completed his schooling at Lisieux Matriculation Higher Secondary School. He went on to join Mechanical Engineering at Kumaraguru College of Technology. He dropped out during his third year of Mechanical engineering course to pursue a career in filmmaking.[3]
Film career
Naren made his directorial debut at the age of 22 with the critically and commercially successful thriller Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru.[3][4][5][1] Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru was bankrolled by his home banner Knight Nostalgia Filmotainment. The film crossed 100-days at the box office, becoming one of the highest grossing debut films in Tamil cinema.[6] The film made Naren one of the most promising directors in Tamil Cinema.[7]
Naren's sophomore project Naragasooran has an ensemble cast. Starring Arvind Swamy, Shriya Saran, Sundeep Kishan and Indrajith, the shoot of the film has been completed in 41 days.[8] Naragasooran is produced by Badri Kasturi of Shradda Entertainment. The film has yet to see a theatrical release.[9]
Karthick Naren's upcoming projects include Naadaga Medai under his banner Knight Nostalgia Filmotainment [10] and an untitled project starring S.T.R., produced by Vijaya Productions[11]
Karthick Naren's next film is titled Maaran, starring Dhanush and Malavika Mohanan.[12] He has also directed the segment ‘’Project Agni’’, as part of Navarasa, an anthology web series produced by Maniratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan for Netflix. [13]
Filmography
Directed features
| Year | Title | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru | Rahman, Prakash Vijayaraghavan, Ashwin Kumar | |
| 2020 | Mafia: Chapter 1 | Arun Vijay, Prasanna, Priya Bhavani Shankar | |
| 2021 | Navarasa | Arvind Swami, Prasanna, Sai Siddharth, Poorna | Netflix Anthology web series; Segment : Project Agni |
| 2021 | Naragasooran | Aravind Swamy, Indrajith, Shriya Saran, Sundeep Kishan, Aathmika | Delayed |
| 2022 | MaaranTemplate:Dagger | Dhanush, Malavika Mohanan, Smruthi Venkat | Filming[14] |
| 2023 | Mafia:Chapter 2Template:Dagger | Arun Vijay, Prasanna, Priya Bhavani Shankar | TBA |
Pilot/short films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Pra-la-yam | Cinematography | Tamil Short Film |
| 2013 | Vizhiyin Suvadugal | Director, Cinematographer | - |
| 2014 | Nirangal Monndru | Writer, Director, Cinematographer | - |
| 2014 | Oomai Kural- The Surreal Silence | Writer, Director | - |
| 2015 | Pradhi | Writer, Director | Tamil Pilot Film |
Actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru | Short film maker | |
| 2019 | Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene | Psychology student | Telugu film; cameo appearance[15] |
Awards
| Year | Films | Category | Result | Template:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru | Best Story | Template:Won | |
| Best Director | Template:Won | [16] |
| Year | Films | Category | Result | Template:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru | Best Debut Director | Template:Won | [17] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 21-year-old directs Rahman. The Hindu(24 March 2016).
- ↑ I made my dad proud by making'Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru': Karthick Naren D. The Hindu(7 February 2017).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Karthick Naren: One of the youngest filmmakers to have a blockbuster under his belt - the Tamil whodunit D-16. The Economic Times(2 April 2017).
- ↑ Karthick Naren on 'Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru. The Hindu(31 December 2016).
- ↑ I had doubts if people would accept the film: Karthick Naren(7 January 2017).
- ↑ 24 frames at just 21(7 April 2017). Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ↑ Uriyadi's Vijay Kumar to D-16's Karthick Naren, 5 promising filmmakers of Tamil cinema(24 May 2017).
- ↑ 'ആ ചിത്രം കാണാന് അക്ഷമനായി കാത്തിരിക്കുന്നു' - ഗൗതം വാസുദേവ മേനോന്(14 November 2017).
- ↑ Karthick Naren-Arun Vijay's 'Mafia' to start rolling this week!. Sify. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
- ↑ director Karthick narens.
- ↑ Simbu and Karthick Naren to join hands?. Timesofindia.com(Jun 27, 2018).
- ↑ D43 first look: Dhanush's film with Karthick Narean titled Maaran. Timesofindia.com(Jun 28, 2021).
- ↑ Mani Ratnam's web series: The ace filmmaker brings these nine directors for 'Navarasa', Johnson, David. International Business Times(16 July 2020). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ தனுஷ் - கார்த்திக் நரேன் இணையும் படத்தின் தலைப்பு 'மாறன்'. Puthiyathalaimurai. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ↑ Karthick Naren and Malavika Nair play extended cameos in 'Kannadi'. Times of India(3 April 2019). Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ↑ D16 director gets his first award(30 March 2017).
- ↑ SIIMA Awards 2017 Day 2: Mohanlal wins Best Actor, Vijay bags Best Entertainer(2 July 2017).