Career
He initially started off portraying the lead role in the campus film Inidhu Inidhu (2010), before portraying supporting roles. After completing his Master of Business Administration, 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).