jayaram - south indian actor

Jayaram is a famous Malayalam film actor, mimicry artist and an able chenda percussionist in Kerala, India. Jayaram been active in films since the 1980s. He is quite widely appreciated for his easiness in handling comedy, being the hero of the film. There was some criticism towards him being stereotyped in comic roles. Jayaram despite the criticism has managed to hold on to the top list of Malayalam film actors.
Jayaram Subramaniyam born on january 15 of 1964 in a family of Kerala Iyer Brahmins in Perumbavoor, Kerala,completed his education from Sri Sankara College, Kaladi. When he was studying there, he won several awards in state level for mimicry. That made him to make the decision to make art as his profession.
After college, he joined Kalabhavan, a well known professional mimicry troupe. He was spotted by the noted malayalam film director, Padmarajan who gave Jayaram his launching pad with the 1988 film Aparan. Padmarajan became his mentor in his film career till the former's death in January, 1991.
Within few years since his debut, He acted in several critically acclaimed films like Moonnampakkam (1988),Mazhavilkavadi (1989), Thooval Sparsham (1990), Keli (1991),Thooval Kottaram (1996), Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal(1999) and Sesham (2002). His association with directors Sathyan Anthikkad, Rajasenan created many commercilly successful movies.
He forayed into Tamil film industry as well, and was moderately successful there. A pick of Tamil films he did are Gokulam, Purushalakshanam, Priyanka, Kolangal, Murai Mamman and Pathini . His friendship with Kamal Haasan is also famous. His role as Dr. Kailash in Kamal Haasan starrer Thenali was well-appreciated.
Till date he has done nearly 200 films.
He is married to actress Parvathy who is no longer active in films. Their son Kalidas is a child film artist who has won the National Film Award for National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist in 2003 for his 2nd movie. They also have a daughter, Malavika.
Jayaram lives with his family in Chennai.
* Shortlisted for the National Film Award for best actor for his role in Sesham (Later) in 2002
* V. Shantaram Award for his performance in Shesham in 2002
* State Award for Second Best Actor & Special Jury Award for his performance in Swayamvarapandhal (2000)
* State Special Jury Award in 1996
* Sini Best Actor Award for Thooval Kottaram (1996).
* Film Fair Award for Thooval Kottaram (1996).
* Rottery Club Award for Thooval Kottaram (1996).
* Jayaram is a well known aficionado of elephants. It is said that he can recognise an elephant if he had seen it anytime before.
* Jayaram is an able chenda percussionist. Jayaram reportedly said that he used to wake up at 4:30 AM and practice the instrument
* Jayaram, who did nearly 200 films has never won a state or national award for best actor, but his son Kalidasan won both for best child artist with only 2 films to his credit.
his good film is manasinakkare
Filmography
* Guru En Aalu
* Parthan Kanda Paralokam
* Twenty:20 (2008)
* Sooryan (2007)
* Anchil Oral Arjunan (2007) .... Sudheendran
* Kanaka Simhasanam (2006) .... Kasargode Kanakambaran
* Moonnamathoral (2006)
* Aanachandam (2006) .... Krishnaprasad
* Madhuchandralekha (2006) .... Madhavan
* Paramasivan (2006) .... Nair
* Sarkar Dada (2005) .... Mukundan Menon
* Pauran (2005) .... Divakaran
* Alice in Wonderland (2005) .... Alby
* Finger Print (2005) .... Vivek Varma
* Amrutham (2004) .... Gopinathan Nair
* Mayilattam (2004) .... Devan, Pazhani
* Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty (2004) .... Ramankutty
* Manassinakkare (2003) .... Reji
* Ivar (2003) .... Ragahva Menon
* Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003) .... Vishwanathan
* Julie Ganapathi (2003)
* Yathrakarude Sradhakku (2002) .... Ramanujan
* Malayalimamanu Vanakkam (2002) .... Anandakuttan
* Panchatanthiram (2002) .... Nair
* Sesham (2002)
* One Man Show (2001) .... Jayakrishnan
* Theerthadanam (2001) .... Karunakaran
* Uthaman (2001) .... Uthaman
* Naranathu Thamburan (2001)
* Sharja To Sharja (2001) .... Nandagopalan Vishwanathan
* Vakkalathu Narayanankutty (2001)
* Thenali (2000) .... Dr. Kailash
* Daivathinte Makan (2000) .... Sunny
* Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (2000) .... Gopan
* Millennium Stars (2000)
* Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum (2000)
* Swayamvarapandhal (2000)
* Akeli Ladki (1999)
* Friends (1999) .... Aravindan
* Njangal Santhushtaranu (1999) .... Sanjeevan
* Pattabishekom (1999)
* Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal (1999) .... Roy K Thomas
* Ayushman Bhava (1998)
* Chitrashalabham (1998) .... Devan
* Kaikudunna Nilavu (1998)
* Kottaram Veettile Apputtan (1998)
* Kusruthi Kuruppu (1998)
* Sneham (1998)
* Summer in Bethlahem (1998) .... Ravi Shankar
* The Car (1997) .... Mahadevan
* Irattakuttikalude Achan (1997)
* Kadhanayakan (1997) .... Ramanathan
* Karunyam (1997) .... Satheeshan
* Kilukil Pambaram (1997)
* Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu (1997) .... Giri Menon
* Superman (1997) .... Hareendran
* Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum (1996)
* Dilliwala Rajakumaran (1996) .... Appu
* Kaliveedu (1996) .... Mahesh Sivan
* Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran (1996) .... Balabhaskaran
* Thooval Kottaram (1996) .... Mohanachandran Pothuval
* Aadyathe Kanmani (1995) .... Balachandran Unnithan
* Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava (1995) .... Premachandran
* Kusruthikaatu (1995) .... Nandagopal
* Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta (1995) .... Jayadevan
* Minnaminuginum Minnukettu (1995)
* Puthukottyile Puthu Manavalan (1995) .... Ganabhooshanam Girish Cochin
* Sreeragam (1995) .... Venkiteswaran
* Thumboli Kadappuram (1995)
* Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka (1995) .... Vijay Krishnan
* CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. (1994) .... Unnikrishnan
* Sudhinam (1994)
* Vadhu Doctoranu (1994) .... Sidharthan
* Dhruvam (1993) .... Veerasimha Mannadiyar
* Aagneyam (1993) .... Madhavan Kutty
* Bandhukkal Sathrukkal (1993)
* Customs Diary (1993) .... Ananthakrishnan
* Kavadiyattam (1993) .... Unni
* Meleparambil Aanveedu (1993) .... Harikrishen
* Oru Kadankatha Pole (1993)
* Paithrukam (1993)
* Samagamam (1993) .... Johnson
* Vakkeel Vasudev (1993)
* Aayushkalam (1992) .... Aby Mathew
* Ayalathe Addeham (1992) .... Premachandran
* Ezhara Ponnana (1992) .... Balan/Vikraman
* First Bell (1992) .... Pirappankodu Prahakaran
* Malootty (1992) .... Unnikrishnan
* My Dear Muthachan (1992) .... Parthasarathi
* Ootty Pattanam (1992) .... Pavithran
* Kanalkkattu (1991)
* Advaitham (1991) .... Vasu
* Bhoomika (1991)
* Chanchattam (1991) .... Mohan
* Ennum Nanmakal (1991)
* Ezhunnallathu (1991)
* Georgekutty C/O Georgekutty (1991) .... George Kutty
* Kadinjool Kalyanam (1991) .... Sudhakaran
* Kankettu (1991) .... Raju
* Keli (1991) .... Narayanankutty
* Kilukkampetti (1991) .... Prakash Menon
* Koodikazhca (1991) .... Sunny
* Mukha Chithram (1991) .... Mathukutty/Sethumadhavan/Vareechan
* Pookkalam Varavayi (1991) .... Nandan
* Sandesham (1991) .... Prakash
* Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom (1990) .... Shanthan
* Maala Yogam (1990) .... Rameshan
* Marupuram (1990)
* Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam (1990) .... Ramachandran
* Nanma Niranjavan Srinivasan (1990)
* Pavakkoothu (1990)
* Radha Madhavam (1990)
* Randam Varavu (1990) .... Jayakumar
* Shubha Yathra (1990)
* Thalayanamanthram (1990) .... Mohanan
* Thooval Sparsam (1990)
* Varthamana Kalam (1990) .... Brahmadattan
* Ardham (1989) .... Janardanan
* Chakkikotha Chankaran (1989) .... Pradeep Thampi
* Innale (1989) .... Sarath Menon
* Jaathakam (1989) .... Madhavanunni
* Kaalal Pada (1989)
* Mazhavil Kavadi (1989) .... Velayudhankutty
* Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal (1989) .... Sivasankaran
* Puthiya Karukkal (1989) .... Vinod
* Swagatham (1989)
* Ulsavapittennu (1989) .... Rajan
* Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas (1989) .... Unnikrishnan
* Vachanam (1989)
* Varnam (1989) .... Haridas
* Aparan (1988)
* Dhwani (1988) .... Sabari
* Moonnam Pakkam (1988) .... Bhasi
* Ponn Muttyidunna Tharavu (1988)
* Witness (1988) .... Balagopalan
* Oothikachiya Ponnu (1981)