Kira Narayanan
Malaysian film and theatre actress and musician
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Kira Narayanan is an Indian actress and TV presenter. She is best known for playing Aayat in "Jee Karda" on Amazon Prime Video, hosting Cricket Live on the Star Sports Network and for playing the role of Princess Jasmine in Disney and BookMyShow's Aladdin the Musical in India.[1]
Kira Narayanan | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Actress, TV presenter |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Personal life
Kira grew up in Malaysia and started acting when she was 13. She was a member of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (London).
Career
Television and film
Kira debuted as an English Television Sports Anchor for Star Sports India during Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 7 (2019). She then went on to anchor for "Cricket Live" in the absence of Mayanti Langer, hosting her first Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2020, as well as the India/England Test, ODI and T20I Series in 2021. She's appeared alongside cricket greats and network regulars Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara, Brett Lee, VVS Laxman, Gautham Gambhir, Greame Swann, Lisa Sthalekhar, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh and Dean Jones.[2][3][4]
She starred in Jee Karda on Amazon Prime Video co-starring Tamannaah Bhatia, and in the 2019 web series Minus One,[5] where she appeared opposite Indian web stars Aisha Ahmed and Ayush Mehra.
She made her feature film debut as a classical dancer in the 2018 Tamil film Koothan.[6]
Stage
Kira was cast by Tess Joseph[7] to play Princess Jasmine[8] in the stage Musical version of the Disney film Aladdin, produced by Disney International and BookMyShow.[9][10][11][12]
In 2019, Kira stepped into the iconic shoes of Audrey Hepburn and Julie Andrews to play the role of Eliza Doolittle in Rael Padamsee's My Fair Lady the Musical.[13][14][15]
Work and filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | KBD Live/Total KBD Raid On | Anchor | Star Sports | English | Anchor for live/recorded Vivo Pro Kabaddi programming |
| 2019 | Cricket Live/Match Point/Follow The Blues | Reporter/Anchor | Reporter/Anchor for Cricket Programming | ||
| 2020 | Cricket Live | Anchor | Anchor for Dream 11 IPL 2020 | ||
| 2021 | Anchor for India/England 2021 (Test/T20I/ODI) | ||||
| 2023 | Jee Karda | Aayat Merchant | Amazon Prime Video | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Minus One | Devika/Lavanya | YouTube | [5] |
Plays/Musicals
| Year | Show | Role | Director | Producer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Aladdin the Musical (India) | Princess Jasmine | Shruti Sharma | BookMyShow/Disney India | Played in Mumbai (NCPA) & Delhi (JLN Stadium) | [1][8][9][7][10][11][12][16][17] |
| 2019 | My Fair Lady | Eliza Doolittle | Karla Singh | ACE Productions | NCPA (Mumbai) | [14][13][15] |