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 episode 102 Boulevard Haussmann
• 1992: BAFTA Award - nomination in the category Best Single Drama for Screen Two for the Episode 102 Boulevard Haussmann
• 1993: San Francisco International Film Festival Award - nomination in the 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 the 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 category 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