Kira Narayanan

Krupa "Kira" Narayanan[1] (born 26 January 1994) is a Malaysian actress, anchor, musician and TV personality. She is known for 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.[2]

Kira Narayanan
Born
Krupa Narayanan

26 January 1994
NationalityMalaysian
Alma materUniversity College London
OccupationFilm Actress & Stage Performer
Known forPrincess Jasmine - Aladdin the Musical (India), Devika - Minus One, Star Sports

Personal life

Kira grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and found her calling as an actress at the age of 13. She did her schooling from Garden International School.[1] She read BSc Psychology at University College London, concurrently earning her Diploma in Acting for Film from the New York Film Academy (New York) and her membership at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (London).

Career

Television

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.[3][4][5]

Stage

Kira was cast by Tess Joseph[6] to play the Princess Jasmine[7] in the stage Musical version of the Disney film Aladdin, created by Disney India and produced by ticketing giant BookMyShow.[8][9][10][11]

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.[12][13][14]

Web series

In the 2019 web series Minus One,[15] Kira appeared as Devika/Lavanya opposite Indian web stars Aisha Ahmed and Ayush Mehra.

Film

Kira made her feature film debut as Sri Devi (a classical dancer) in the 2018 Tamil Picture Koothan, where she starred alongside Kollywood greats Urvashi, Bhagyaraj and Manobala.[16]

Work and filmography

Television
Year Channel Sport Show Role Notes
2019 Star Sports Kabaddi KBD Live/Total KBD Raid On Anchor English Anchor for live/recorded Vivo Pro Kabaddi programming
2019 Star Sports Cricket Cricket Live/Match Point/Follow The Blues Reporter/Anchor English Reporter/Anchor for Cricket Programming
2020 Star Sports Cricket Cricket Live Anchor English Anchor for Dream 11 IPL 2020
2021 Star Sports Cricket Cricket Live Anchor English Anchor for India/England 2021 (Test/T20I/ODI)

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) [2][7][8][6][9][10][11][17][18]
2019 My Fair Lady Eliza Doolittle Karla Singh ACE Productions NCPA (Mumbai) [13][12][14]

Films
Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
2018 Koothan Sri Devi Venky AL Dance Themed Film [16]

Web series
Year Title Role Director Producer Notes Ref.
2019 Minus One Devika/Lavanya Shubham Yogi Just Human Things/Qyuki/POPxo A romantic comedy about exes living together. [15]

References
  1. "Alumna Kira (Krupa) Narayanan to play Princess Jasmine in Disney India's 'Aladdin' The Musical". alumni.gardenschool.edu.my. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Sardana, Charu (26 June 2018). "From the land of Agrabah..." The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. "Kira Narayanan | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. "From Kira Narayanan, Neroli Meadows to Sanjana Ganesan: Here's the full list of IPL 2021 anchors". CricketTimes.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. "Who is Kira Narayanan? The TV anchor who is grabbing eyeballs during India vs England Test series | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  6. "Aladdin Comes of Age: A musical version of the Disney movie". The Indian Express. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. "In Broadway style: Aladdin, genie, magic lamp in Mumbai soon to grant you a wish". www.hindustantimes.com. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  8. "Aladdin's tale on stage". dna. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  9. "5 Things You Should Know About Disney's Aladdin, The Stage Musical". www.bookmyshow.com.
  10. Kohli, Diya (13 April 2018). "Fly to a whole new Arabian Night". liveMint. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  11. "Review: 'Aladdin' and His Genie Mesmerise With Bambaiyya Flavour". The Quint. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  12. "My Fair Lady set for the stage in city, soon - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  13. "Malavika's Mumbaistan: Wouldn't it be lovely?". Hindustan Times. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  14. "My Fair Lady is like a mini vacation to London in 1912: Kira Narayanan". Latest Indian news, Top Breaking headlines, Today Headlines, Top Stories | Free Press Journal. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  15. "Writeous Studios and Qyuki Digital launch quirky web series 'Minus One'". www.buzzincontent.com. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  16. Senthilkumaran, Su (11 October 2018). "கூத்தன் @ விமர்சனம்". Namma Tamil Cinema. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  17. Suhani Singh (6 April 2018). "Aladdin comes to India". India Today. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  18. "Attend this Disney musical on Aladin that promises to enthrall its audiences". mid-day. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
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