M.S. Narayana was born on April 16, 1951 in Nidamarru, Andhra Pradesh, India as Mailavarapu Surya Narayana. He was an actor and director, known for Dookudu (2011), Manam (2014) and Atharintiki Daaredi (2013). He was married to M.V. Kala Prapoorna. He died on January 23, 2015 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.