
Manu Narayan
Acting
Born 1973-08-16 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Manu Narayan (born August 16, 1973) is an American actor, film producer, singer, songwriter, composer and saxophonist. He served as a Trustee of Carnegie Mellon University, his alma mater, from 2013-2016. Narayan was hailed as a "promising young star...a compelling actor and outstanding singer who can light up a stage with sheer force of personality," by UPI in 2004 when he made his Broadway debut in the Andrew Lloyd Webber, A.R. Rahman musical Bombay Dreams, originating the role of the "hero" Akaash. Narayan co-starred as Rajneesh alongside Mike Myers in the Paramount Pictures' feature film The Love Guru (2008).
Known for

The Last Airbender
2010 · Movie

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
2025 · Movie

A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song
2011 · Movie

99 Homes
2015 · Movie

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010 · Movie

The Assistant
2020 · Movie

Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022 · Movie

The Love Guru
2008 · Movie

Anything's Possible
2022 · Movie

Clap Clap
— · Movie

Walkaway
2010 · Movie