Narayanan, better known by his stage name Aadukalam Naren, is an actor who appears primarily in supporting and character roles in Tamil cinema. Though his Kollywood debut came with the movie Raman Abdullah in 1997, the actor got his big break when he essayed the role of Rathnasamy in the critically acclaimed Dhanush starrer Aadukalam (2011).

Naren has since appeared in over 5 films, notable among which are the gangster comedy Jigarthanda (2014), the psychologi0cal thriller Enakkul Oruvan (2015), the comedy-drama Thozha (2016), the Vijay starrer Bhairavaa (2017), Petta (2019), Namma Veetu Pillai (2019), Asuran (2019) and Vadaladu (2019). His 2020 releases include Maayanadhi.