Narendra Prasad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Narendra Prasad

Indian actor

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1946

Place of Birth: Mavelikkara, Kerala, India

Date of Death: 03-Nov-2003

Profession: actor, television actor

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Raghava Kurup Narendra Prasad (26 December 1946 – 3 November 2003) was a popular Indian actor, playwright, director, teacher and literary critic.
He was born at Mavelikara, Alappuzha District, in the south Indian state of Kerala.He studied at N.
S.
S.
College, Pandalam, for Pre-University and for his degree (in Mathematics).
He moved to Institute of English, University of Kerala for his post-graduation in English Language and Literature.
A voracious reader in Malayalam and English, Narendra Prasad distinguished himself as a potential man of letters even as a degree student.
He used to take part in the Malayalam and English literary discussions, debates and competitions organised at the college and university levels, and won prizes.
His play Souparnika won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985.Narendra Prasad started his career as a college teacher; he joined Bishop Moore College in 1967 as lecturer in English.
He got into government service in 1968, and worked as Lecturer at Government Victoria College, Palakkad, and Govt.
Arts College, Trivandrum, and as Professor at University College, Thiruvananthapuram.
In 1989 while working as Professor of English at University College, he was selected for the prestigious post of Director, School of Letters of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.
He continued in this post till his demise.