Naresh Kumar HN

Naresh Kumar HN[1] is an Indian film director and a screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema.[2] He gained following on his directorial debut First Rank Raju (2015), followed by his second movie Raju Kannada Medium (2018).[3] At present, On the story of First Rank Raju, He is set to make his debut direction for the Tollywood Industry with the remake of First Rank Raju in Telugu all set to release in June 2019.[4]

Early life

Naresh Kumar HN was born in 1987 at rural Bangalore, Dodaballapura Taluk to Narshima Murthy and Roopakala. Naresh graduated with a degree in engineering from PESIT in 2008. He obtained a Diploma in Film Direction at KANFIDA (Karnataka Film Director Association).[5]

Career

Naresh worked as an Assistant Director to Master Anand , Ramesh Aravind and Madhu Chandru. In 2015, Naresh directed his debut film First Rank Raju Kannada which saw a star cast of Sadhu Kokila , Anant Nag, Achyut Rao and Gurunandan.[6] The movie was screened for 100 days and was well received by the audience. In the year 2018 he directed his second movie Raju Kannada Medium which saw Kannada movie star Kicha Sudeep be a part of it along with Gurunandan and Avantika Shetty which was screened for 75 days.[7] Following the success of his movies, He is replicating the First Rank Raju story in Telugu for the audience of tollywood as 1st Rank Raju.[8] He has also made appreances in the famous Kannada version of the Bigg Boss hosted by Kicha Sudeep.

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorWriterNoteRef.
2015First Rank RajuYesYesDirector Debut[9]
2018Raju Kannada MediumYesYes[10]
20191st Rank RajuYesYesTelugu Film[11][12]

Awards and Nominations

  1. Won the Best Dialogue writer for 1st Rank Raju at the Times Of India - KAFTA Awards.[13]
  2. Nominated for BIFFES film festival for Raju Kannada Medium.[14]

References

  1. "Naresh Kumar Hn: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. "All you want to know about #NareshKumarHN". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. "Naresh Kumar". IMDb. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. "Check out lists of Movies by #NareshKumarHN #Filmography". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. "Karnataka film Directors association". kanfida.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  6. Kumar, S. shiva (25 January 2018). "'Raju Kannada Medium' review: Carry oodles of patience". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  7. Raju Kannada Medium, retrieved 12 June 2019
  8. Codingest. "'1st Rank Raju' is a comedy film with a difference". NTV Telugu. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  9. Kumar, S. shiva (25 January 2018). "'Raju Kannada Medium' review: Carry oodles of patience". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  10. Raju Kannada Medium, retrieved 12 June 2019
  11. Codingest. "'1st Rank Raju' is a comedy film with a difference". NTV Telugu. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  12. "First Rank Raju team to work tgether again". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  13. First Rank Raju Kannada, Dialogue writer Award. "Times KAFTA: Full list of nominees for 2015 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  14. Movie showcased in International film Festival, First Rank Raju Kannada. "Bengaluru International Film Festival - BIFFES". biffes.in. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  1. Naresh Kumar HN on BookMyShow
  2. Teaser Launch: Photos of Naresh Kumar HN and producer Manjunath

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