Udayan Prasad
Udayan Prasad (born Sevagram, 4 February 1953) is an Indian-born British television and film director, 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.
Filmography
Film
- Brothers in Trouble (1995)
- My Son the Fanatic (1997)
- Gabriel & Me (2001)
- Opa! (2005)
- The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)
Television
- A Corner of a Foreign Field (1986, Channel 4)
- Indian or British or Both? (1986, ITV)
- Here Is The News (1989, BBC)
- 102 Boulevard Haussmann (1990, BBC)
- They Never Slept (1991, BBC)
- Running Late (1992, BBC)
- Femme Fatale (1993, BBC)
- Talking Heads (1998, BBC): Playing Sandwiches
- Silent Witness (2010, BBC): Intent
- The Tunnel (2013, Sky/Canal+) (two episodes)
Awards
- 1991: San Francisco International Film Festival Award in the category Golden Gate Award for Screen Two for the Eepisode 102 Boulevard Haussmann
- 1992: BAFTA Award - nomination in der category Best Single Drama for Screen Two for the Episode 102 Boulevard Haussmann
- 1993: San Francisco International Film Festival Award - nomination in der category Television Feature for Screen One for the episode Running Late
- 1995: Third place in the Emden International Film Festival in the category Emden Film Award for Brothers in Trouble
- 1995: Thessaloniki Film Festival Award in the category Golden Alexander for Brothers in Trouble
- 1997: Brussels International Film Festival Award - Nomination in the category Best European Feature for My Son the Fanatic
- 1997: Dinard British Film Festival Award - Nomination in der category Golden Hitchcock for My Son the Fanatic
- 1999: BAFTA Awards - Nomination in the category Best Single Drama for Talking Heads 2 for the episode Playing Sandwiches
- 2000: Independent Spirit Awards - Nomination in the catgeory Best Foreign Film for My Son the Fanatic
External links
- Udayan Prasad at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
- Udayan Prasad at the Internet Movie Database