Kira Narayanan


Kira Narayanan is an Indian film and theatre actress, musician and TV personality. She is best known for playing the role of Princess Jasmine in Disney and BookMyShow's Aladdin the Musical in India and for being a sports anchor on the Star Network.

Personal life

Kira grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She learned Carnatic Music and Bharatanatyam in her childhood, enjoyed anything artistic and playing Tennis. With an affinity for Music and Dance from a young age, Kira found her calling as an Actress at the age of 13, when she was cast as Rizzo in her school's musical Grease. She pursued acting in school with an A-Level in Drama and Theatre Studies, and would eventually rack up 12 Theatre credits across her years in School and University.
Kira went on to read BSc Psychology at University College London, concurrently earning her Diploma in Acting for Film from the New York Film Academy and her membership at the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain.
Kira made the move from Kuala Lumpur to Mumbai in 2018 to start her professional acting career.

Career

Stage

Kira is most widely known across India for playing the role of Princess Jasmine in the stage Musical version of the Disney film Aladdin, created by Disney India and produced by ticketing giant BookMyShow. She was one of just 20 actors that were selected by , who auditioned over 6000 hopefuls across India and abroad.
Kira's live singing in the show earned her wide praise from audiences, and her performance was critically acclaimed for being a punchy, millennial and captivating portrayal of the Disney Princess everyone knows and loves.
In 2019, Kira stepped into the iconic shoes of Audrey Hepburn and Julie Andrews to play role of Eliza Doolittle in Rael Padamsee's My Fair Lady the Musical.

Television

Kira debuted as an English Television Sports Anchor for the Vivo Pro Kabaddi league on Star Sports, and has since moved on to host and report for Cricket programming as well.

Web Series

In the 2019 web series , Kira was seen playing the widely appreciated character of Devika/Lavanya opposite Indian web stars Aisha Ahmed and Ayush Mehra. She also lent her voice for the song used in the series titled "Tera Saath Hai."

Film

Kira made her film debut as Sri Devi in the 2018 Tamil Picture , where she starred alongside Kollywood greats Urvashi, Bhagyaraj and Manobala. She was praised in the media for her accurate and moving embodiment of a Bharatanatyam Dancer.

Work & Filmography

Plays/Musicals

YearShowRoleDirectorProducerNotesRef.
2018Aladdin the Musical Princess JasmineShruti SharmaBookMyShow/Disney IndiaPlayed in Mumbai & Delhi
2019My Fair LadyEliza DoolittleKarla SinghACE ProductionsNCPA

Films

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotesRef.
2018KoothanSri DeviVenky ALDance Themed Film

Web Series

Television