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Udayan Prasad

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Udayan Prasad
A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.
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The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)
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Known for Brothers In Trouble (1995), My Son The Fanatic (1997), Gabriel & Me (2001) and The Yellow Handkerchief (2008). Television drama includes Screen 1 and Screen 2 for BBC TV as well as Talking Heads 2: Playing Sandwiches. He also directed episodes of The Tunnel (2013), the finale of The Musketeers (2015) and was lead director on Netflix series Selection Day (2018).
BornFebruary 4, 1953
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BornFebruary 4, 1953
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)
    The Yellow Handkerchief
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2008
    My Son the Fanatic (1997)
    My Son the Fanatic
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1997
    Brothers in Trouble (1995)
    Brothers in Trouble
    6.5
    • Director(directed by)
    • 1995
    Stephen Dillane and Clémence Poésy in The Tunnel (2013)
    The Tunnel
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • Alicia von Rittberg in Becoming Elizabeth (2022)
      Becoming Elizabeth
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Selection Day (2018)
      Selection Day
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Tom Burke, Santiago Cabrera, Luca Pasqualino, and Howard Charles in The Musketeers (2014)
      The Musketeers
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Stephen Dillane and Clémence Poésy in The Tunnel (2013)
      The Tunnel
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Amanda Burton, Emilia Fox, Sam Barnard, David Caves, and Genesis Lynea in Silent Witness (1996)
      Silent Witness
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)
      The Yellow Handkerchief
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Matthew Modine and Agni Scott in Lost in Love (2005)
      Lost in Love
      6.0
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Arena (1975)
      Arena
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1987–2001
    • Billy Connolly in Gabriel & Me (2001)
      Gabriel & Me
      4.8
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Big Bad World (1999)
      Big Bad World
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Alan Bennett in Talking Heads 2 (1998)
      Talking Heads 2
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1998
    • My Son the Fanatic (1997)
      My Son the Fanatic
      6.8
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Brothers in Trouble (1995)
      Brothers in Trouble
      6.5
      • Director (directed by)
      • 1995
    • Screen Two (1984)
      Screen Two
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989–1993
    • Screen One (1985)
      Screen One
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1992

    Producer

    • Selection Day (2018)
      Selection Day
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018–2019
    • Open Space (1983)
      Open Space
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1991

    Actor

    • Elephants
      7.7
      Short
      • Ernest's Eyes
      • 2008

    Videos9

    "Science Project" from The Yellow Handkerchief
    Clip 1:27
    "Science Project" from The Yellow Handkerchief
    "Proposal" from The Yellow Handkerchief
    Clip 1:24
    "Proposal" from The Yellow Handkerchief
    "Proposal" from The Yellow Handkerchief
    Clip 1:24
    "Proposal" from The Yellow Handkerchief
    "May & Brett" from The Yellow Handkerchief
    Clip 1:16
    "May & Brett" from The Yellow Handkerchief
    "Do You Cry?" from The Yellow Handkerchief
    Clip 0:43
    "Do You Cry?" from The Yellow Handkerchief
    "Martine & Gordy" from The Yellow Handkerchief
    Clip 0:54
    "Martine & Gordy" from The Yellow Handkerchief
    The Yellow Hankerchief
    Trailer 2:12
    The Yellow Hankerchief

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Udi Prasad
    • Born
      • February 4, 1953
      • Sevagram, India
    • Other works
      TEDx Athens Talk: "Embracing the unknown; a filmmaker's thoughts on X"

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