Udayan Prasad (born Sevagram, 4 February 1953) is an Indian-born British television and film director. He is best known for his films Brothers in Trouble (1995) and My Son the Fanatic (1997), the latter based on a short story by Hanif Kureshi.[1]

Life

Udayan Prasad was born in Sevagram, Maharashtra, India in 1953, and grew up on an ashram. He came to Britain when he was nine. He started studying archaeology at Birmingham University, but left to study graphic design at Leeds Polytechnic, where he started filmmaking.[2]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

References

  1. ^ Yoram Allon; Del Cullen; Hannah Patterson (2001). "Udayan Prasad". Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-1-903364-21-5.
  2. ^ Alison Donnell, ed. (2002). "Prasad, Udayan". Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture. Routledge. pp. 466–. ISBN 978-1-134-70024-0.

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