The title compound, C(19)H(17)N(3)O, was prepared by the 1,4-addition reaction of 1,3-di-2-pyridylprop-2-en-1-one with aniline, and includes one chiral C atom of the methine group with an R configuration. The crystal structure is stabilized by inter-molecular N-H⋯N and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The crystal structure also exhibits weak inter-molecular C-H⋯π inter-actions between a pyridyl H atom and the phenyl ring of adjacent mol-ecules.