Kira Narayanan

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
NationalityIndian

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

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]

Stage

Kira was cast by Tess Joseph[5] to play Princess Jasmine[6] in the stage Musical version of the Disney film Aladdin, produced by Disney International and BookMyShow.[7][8][9][10]

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.[11][12][13]

Web series

Kira plays Aayat Merchant in "Jee Karda" on Amazon Prime Video starring Tamannah Bhatia, and in the 2019 web series Minus One,[14] she 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.[15]

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) [1][6][7][5][8][9][10][16][17]
2019 My Fair Lady Eliza Doolittle Karla Singh ACE Productions NCPA (Mumbai) [12][11][13]

Films
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2018 Koothan Sri Devi Tamil [15]

Web series
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2023 Jee Karda Aayat Merchant Hindi
2019 Minus One Devika/Lavanya Hindi [14]

References
  1. Sardana, Charu (26 June 2018). "From the land of Agrabah..." The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. "Kira Narayanan | Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com". DNA India. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. "From Kira Narayanan, Neroli Meadows to Sanjana Ganesan: Here's the full list of IPL 2021 anchors". CricketTimes.com. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. "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.
  5. "Aladdin Comes of Age: A musical version of the Disney movie". The Indian Express. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  6. "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.
  7. "Aladdin's tale on stage". dna. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  8. "5 Things You Should Know About Disney's Aladdin, The Stage Musical". www.bookmyshow.com.
  9. Kohli, Diya (13 April 2018). "Fly to a whole new Arabian Night". liveMint. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  10. "Review: 'Aladdin' and His Genie Mesmerise With Bambaiyya Flavour". The Quint. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  11. "My Fair Lady set for the stage in city, soon - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  12. "Malavika's Mumbaistan: Wouldn't it be lovely?". Hindustan Times. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  13. "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.
  14. "Writeous Studios and Qyuki Digital launch quirky web series 'Minus One'". www.buzzincontent.com. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  15. Senthilkumaran, Su (11 October 2018). "கூத்தன் @ விமர்சனம்". Namma Tamil Cinema. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  16. Suhani Singh (6 April 2018). "Aladdin comes to India". India Today. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  17. "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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