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Navakoti Narayana is a 1964 Indian Kannada-language film directed by S. K. Ananthachari starring Rajkumar and Sowcar Janaki. The film is based on the life of Purandara Dasa, a prominent composer of Carnatic music who lived from 1484 to 1564. In the film, Rajkumar plays the role of Purandara Dasa. The music of the film was composed by Shivaprasad. This was the second Kannada movie on the life of Purandara Dasa after 1937 movie Purandaradasa.