Indian-born British television and film director. He is best known for his films "Brothers in Trouble" (1995) and "My Son the Fanatic" (1997), the latter based on a short story by writer Hanif Kureishi.
Biography from TMDB.
- February 4, 1953 (73)
- Sevagram, India
- Director, also producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Udayan Prasad's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Udayan Prasad's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Udayan Prasad's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

Becoming Elizabeth(2022)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Selection Day(2018)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
The Musketeers(2014)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
The Yellow Handkerchief(2008)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Opa! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

According to Beryl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Gabriel & Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Big Bad World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Talking Heads 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

My Son the Fanatic(1997)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Silent Witness(1996)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Brothers in Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Femme Fatale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Running Late (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

They Never Slept (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

102 Boulevard Haussmann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Here Is the News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

South of the Border (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Talking Heads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

One Fine Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1979 to 2022.

Biggest box office
My Son the Fanatic (1997)

Highest rated
The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)

Most popular right now
Becoming Elizabeth (2022)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Who does Udayan Prasad work with?
People who share at least 2 of Udayan Prasad's MovieCove titles; George Faber shares the most, 2.
- George FaberShared titles: Becoming Elizabeth (2022), My Son the Fanatic (1997)See all 2 shared titles with George Faber

