About
Manu Narayan
Overview
Manu Narayan (born August 16, 1973) is an American actor, film producer, singer, songwriter, composer and saxophonist. He served as a Trustee of Carnegie Mellon University, his alma mater, from 2013-2016.
Narayan was hailed as a "promising young star...a compelling actor and outstanding singer who can light up a stage with sheer force of personality," by UPI in 2004 when he made his Broadway debut in the Andrew Lloyd Webber, A.R. Rahman musical Bombay Dreams, originating the role of the "hero" Akaash. Narayan co-starred as Rajneesh alongside Mike Myers in the Paramount Pictures' feature film The Love Guru (2008).
Known for
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| 2025 | If I Had Legs I’d Kick You | Actor | Landlord | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | Anything's Possible | Actor | Sasan | 58 Average |
| 2022 | Keeping Company with Sondheim | Actor | Self / Theo | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration | Actor | Self - Performer | 59 Average |
| 2020 | The Assistant | Actor | Amir (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2015 | 99 Homes | Actor | Khanna | 64 Fair |
| 2011 | A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song | Actor | Ravi | 62 Fair |
| 2010 | Walkaway | Actor | Darius | N/A N/A |
| 2010 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | Actor | Quant Analyst (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 2010 | The Last Airbender | Actor | Fire Nation Head Prison Guard | 47 Bad |
| 2008 | The Love Guru | Actor | Rajneesh | 48 Bad |
| 2006 | Quarter Life Crisis | Actor | Jonathan | 59 Average |
| Clap Clap | Actor | Jay | 58 Average |
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| Sabaash Naidu | Actor | CIA Agent | 60 Fair |
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