JAYARAM ,MALAYALAM, ACTOR
BORN 1965 DECEMBER 10
Jayaram Subramaniam (born 10 December 1965), commonly known as Jayaram, is an Indian film actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimicry artist. He has starred in over 200 films.[6][7]
Jayaram was a popular mimicry artist at Kalabhavan during the 1980s. He made his acting debut in Padmarajan's 1988 film Aparan. He became a popular lead star in the 1990s for his roles in family dramas and comedies. Notable films include Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal (1989), Shubhayathra (1990), Sandhesam (1991), Malootty (1992), Meleparambil Aanveedu (1993), CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. (1994), Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan (1995), Thooval Kottaram (1996), Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu (1997), Summer in Bethlehem (1998), Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal (1999), Thenali (2000), and Manassinakkare (2003). He has won two Kerala State Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards for Best Actor, and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.[8][9] He is married to actress Parvathy and has two children.
Career[edit source]
After college, he joined Kalabhavan, a professional mimicry troupe in Kochi. At the age of 22, he was introduced into the cinema field by script writer and filmmaker Padmarajan who gave Jayaram his launching pad with the 1988 film Aparan. Jayaram subsequently acted in Padmarajan's Moonnam Pakkam (1988) and Innale (1989). Padmarajan became his mentor in his film career till the former's death in January 1991.He became one of the Superstars of Malayalam film industry through the film Meleparambil Aanveedu(1993) which was directed by Rajasenan.
He is noted for playing in Kamal's films during the late 1980s and early 1990s, in films such as Pradeshika Varthakal (1989), Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal (1989) and Shubha Yathra (1990) (all of which scripted by Ranjith), where he co-starred with his wife Parvathy. He later did a film scripted by Ranjith with the story by Jagathy Sreekumar and directed by Viji Thampi named Witness (1988). He teamed up with Viji Thampi and Ranjith in Nanma Niranjavan Srinivasan (1990), where he played a police constable who is in search of a criminal played by Mukesh. During the early 90s he acted in Bharathan's Keli (1991) and Malootty (1992).
He has acted in several of Sathyan Anthikkad's films. Their first film was Ponn Muttayidunna Tharavu (1988). Around that time, Jayaram played a supporting role in Sathyan Anthikkad's Ardham (1989). Thalayanamanthram (1990) and Sandesham (1991), were both written and co-starred by Sreenivasan. Anthikkad and Jayaram later went on to make Thooval Kottaram, (1996[10]) Irattakuttikalude Achan (1997), Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal (1999), Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (2000), Yathrakarude Sradhakku (2002), Manassinakkare (2003), Bhagya Devatha and Kadha Thudarunnu.
He acted in a supporting role with Mammootty in Joshi's Dhruvam (1993). Other films with Gopi include Viji Thampi's Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam (1990), Thooval Sparsam (1990), Jayaraj's Paithrukam (1993), and Sibi Malayil's Summer in Bethlehem (1998). He co-starred with Mohanlal in Bharath Gopi's Ulsavapittennu, Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal (1989) and Priyadarshan's Advaitham (1991).
His association with director Rajasenan created many movies such as Kadinjool Kalyanam (1991), Ayalathe Addeham (1992), Meleparambil Aanveedu (1993), CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. (1994), Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava (1995), Aadyathe Kanmani (1995), Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran (1996), and Kadhanayakan (1997). He also played Aravindan in Siddique's Friends (1999) in which he co-starred with Sreenivasan and Mukesh. In the first decade of the 21st century his films include Yathrakarude Sradhakku (2002), Manassinakkare (2003), Veruthe Oru Bharya (2008). His roles include Karunakaran in B. Kannan's Theerthadanam (2001) and Lonappan in Rajeev Kumar's Sesham (2002).
He also forayed into Tamil cinema including roles in Gokulam, Purushalakshanam, Priyanka, Kolangal, Murai Mamman and Pathini. He played the roles of Dr. Kailash and as Ayyappan Nair in the Kamal Haasan-starred Thenali and Panchathanthiram. They first came together on-screen in Chanakyan (1989). Recently he has done more supporting roles in Tamil, such as antagonist roles in Saroja and Dhaam Dhoom, and a comic role in Aegan.
His movies include Manassinakkare (2003) Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty (2004), Finger Print (2005), Alice in Wonderland (2005), Madhuchandralekha (2006), Moonnamathoral (2006), and Anchil Oral Arjunan (2007). In mid-2008, he played Sugunan in Akku Akbar's Veruthe Oru Bharya (2008) and Thuppakki (2012), which established him as one of the leading comedy actors of Malayalam and Tamil films.
In 2009, he performed in Sathyan Anthikkad's Bhagyadevatha and Happy Husbands. In 2010, he again joined with Sathyan Anthikkadu for Kadha Thudarunnu. In 2011, he was featured in Makeup Man, along with comedic roles in Seniors and Chinatown.
Personal life[edit source]
Jayaram was born as the second among three children to Subramaniyam Iyyer and Thankam at Perumbavoor, Kerala on 10 December 1965.[3] His mother tongue is Tamil.[11][12][13] His father is from a Kerala-settled Tamil Iyyer family and his mother is from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.[14] He had an elder brother, the late Venkit Ram and a younger sister, Manjula. He had his primary education from Government Boys High School, Perumbavoor. He graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Sree Sankara College, Kalady.[15] He became a medical representative soon after college. Later, he joined Kalabhavan and performed mimicry on many stages, which paved his way to the Malayalam film industry.[16] Renowned Malayalam writer Malayattoor Ramakrishnan was Jayaram's maternal uncle.
Jayaram got married to actress Parvathy on 7 September 1992, who is no longer active in films. Their son Kalidas Jayaram is an actor as well winner of the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2003 for his second movie Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum.[17] Jayaram also has a daughter Malavika.[2] Currently, he resides at Valasaravakkam, Tamil Nadu with family.[5]
2010s[edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Daivame Kaithozham K. Kumarakanam | TBA | Filming |
| 2017 | Aakasamittayi | Jayasankar | |
| 2017 | Achayans | Roy Thottathil | |
| 2017 | Satya | Sathya Subramaniam | |
| 2016 | Aadupuliyattam | Sathyajith | |
| 2015 | Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare | Jayadevan | |
| 2015 | Sir C. P. | Sir Chethimattathu Philip | |
| 2014 | Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu | Dr.Mammootty/Dr.Madhavankutty | |
| 2014 | Njangalude Veettile Athidhikal | Manoj | |
| 2014 | Ulsaha Committee | Apoorvan | |
| 2014 | Onnum Mindathe | Sachithanandan | |
| 2014 | Swapaanam | Unni | |
| 2014 | Salaam Kashmir | Sreekumar | |
| 2013 | Nadan | Devadas Sargavedi | |
| 2013 | Ginger | Vivekanandan | |
| 2013 | Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty | Himself | |
| 2013 | Bharya Athra Pora | Sathya Nathan | |
| 2013 | Lucky Star | Renjith | |
| 2012 | Madirasi | Chandran Pillai | |
| 2012 | Manthrikan | Mukundan Unni | |
| 2012 | Thiruvambady Thamban | Thiruvambadi Thampan Tharakan | |
| 2012 | Pakarnnattam | Thomas | |
| 2012 | Njanum Ente Familiyum | Dr. Dinanathan | |
| 2011 | Naayika | Anand | |
| 2011 | Swapna Sanchari | Ajayachandran | |
| 2011 | Ulakam Chuttum Valiban | Jayashankar | |
| 2011 | Seniors | Padmanabhan | |
| 2011 | Chinatown | Zakaria | |
| 2011 | Makeup Man | Bala Chandran | |
| 2011 | Kudumbasree Travels | Aravindan | |
| 2010 | Kadha Thudarunnu | Preman | |
| 2010 | Happy Husbands | Mukundan Menon | |
| 2010 | Four Friends | Roy |
2000s[edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | My Big Father | Alby | |
| 2009 | Seetha Kalyanam | Sreeni | |
| 2009 | Kana Kanmani | Roy | |
| 2009 | Rahasya Police | Sub Inspector/Chalai Mani (Double Role) | |
| 2009 | Winter | Dr. Ramdas | |
| 2009 | Bhagyadevatha | Benny Chacko | |
| 2009 | Samastha Keralam PO | Prabhakaran | |
| 2008 | Twenty: 20 | Dr. Vinod Bhaskar | |
| 2008 | Parthan Kanda Paralokam | Parthasarathy | |
| 2008 | Veruthe Oru Bharya | Sugunan | |
| 2008 | Novel | Sethunathan | |
| 2008 | Magic Lamp | Sunny Kuruvilla, Nandakumar (Four Role) | |
| 2007 | Sooryan | Suryan | |
| 2007 | Anchil Oral Arjunan | Sudheendran | |
| 2006 | Kanaka Simhasanam | Kasargode Kanakambaran | |
| 2006 | Moonnamathoral | Chandra | |
| 2006 | Aanachandam | Krishnaprasad | |
| 2006 | Madhuchandralekha | Madhavan | |
| 2005 | Sarkar Dada | Mukundan Menon | |
| 2005 | Pauran | Divakaran | |
| 2005 | Alice in Wonderland | Alby | |
| 2005 | Finger Print | Vivek Varma | |
| 2004 | Amrutham | Gopinathan Nair | |
| 2004 | Mayilattam | Devan, Pazhani (Double Role) | |
| 2004 | Njan Salperu Ramankutty | Ramankutty | |
| 2003 | Manassinakkare | Reji | |
| 2003 | Ivar | Ragahva Menon | |
| 2003 | Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum | Vishwanathan | |
| 2002 | Yathrakarude Sradhakku | Ramanujan | |
| 2002 | Malayali Mamanu Vanakkam | Anandakuttan | |
| 2002 | Sesham | Kaliyappan | |
| 2001 | One Man Show | Jayakrishnan | |
| 2001 | Theerthadanam | Karunakaran | |
| 2001 | Uthaman | Uthaman | |
| 2001 | Naranathu Thampuran | Thamburan | |
| 2001 | Sharja To Sharja | Nandagopalan Vishwanathan | |
| 2001 | Vakkalathu Narayanankutty | Narayanankutty | |
| 2000 | Daivathinte Makan | Sunny | |
| 2000 | Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal | Gopan | |
| 2000 | Millennium Stars | Sunny | |
| 2000 | Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum | Govindankutty | |
| 2000 | Swayamvara Panthal | Deepu |
1990s[edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Friends | Aravindan | |
| 1999 | Njangal Santhushtaranu | Sanjeevan I.P.S | |
| 1999 | Pattabhishekam | Vishnu Narayanan | |
| 1999 | Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal | Roy K Thomas | |
| 1998 | Ayushman Bhava | Sunny | |
| 1998 | Chitrashalabham | Devan | |
| 1998 | Kaikudunna Nilavu | Maheendran | |
| 1998 | Kottaram Veettile Apputtan | Apputtan | |
| 1998 | Kusruthi Kuruppu | Kurup | |
| 1998 | Sneham | Padmanabhan Nair | |
| 1998 | Summer in Bethlahem | Ravishankar | |
| 1998 | Sooryaputhran | Jeevan | |
| 1997 | The Car | Mahadevan | |
| 1997 | Irattakuttikalude Achan | Rajeevan | |
| 1997 | Kadhanayakan | Ramanathan | |
| 1997 | Karunyam | Satheeshan | |
| 1997 | Kilukil Pambaram | Ananthan | |
| 1997 | Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu | Giri Menon | |
| 1997 | Superman | Hareendran | |
| 1996 | Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum | Kannappan | |
| 1996 | Dilliwala Rajakumaran | Appu | |
| 1996 | Kaliveedu | Mahesh Sivan | |
| 1996 | Thooval Kottaram | Mohanachandran Pothuval | |
| 1996 | Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran | Balabhaskaran | |
| 1995 | Puthukottyile Puthu Manavalan | Ganabhooshanam Girish Cochin | |
| 1995 | Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka | Vijay Krishnan | |
| 1995 | Minnaminuginum Minnukettu | Hari | |
| 1995 | Sreeragam | Venkiteswaran | |
| 1995 | Aadyathe Kanmani | Balachandran Unnithan | |
| 1995 | Kusruthikaatu | Nandagopal | |
| 1995 | Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta | Jayadevan | |
| 1995 | Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava | Premachandran | |
| 1994 | CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. | Unnikrishnan | |
| 1994 | Sudhinam | Sahadevan | |
| 1994 | Vadhu Doctoranu | Sidharthan | |
| 1993 | Customs Diary | Ananthakrishnan | |
| 1993 | Kavadiyattam | Unni | |
| 1993 | Meleparambil Aanveedu | Harikrishen | |
| 1993 | Aagneyam | Madhavan Kutty | |
| 1993 | Bandhukkal Sathrukkal | Aanamala Haridas | |
| 1993 | Oru Kadankatha Pole | Ravindran | |
| 1993 | Paithrukam | Chithrabhanu | |
| 1993 | Samagamam | Johnson | |
| 1993 | Vakkeel Vasudev | Venu | |
| 1993 | Dhruvam | Veerasimha Mannadiyar | |
| 1993 | Journalist | Jayachandran | |
| 1992 | Aayushkalam | Aby Mathew | |
| 1992 | Ayalathe Addeham | Premachandran | |
| 1992 | Ezhara Ponnana | Balan/Vikraman | |
| 1992 | First Bell | Pirappankodu Prahakaran | |
| 1992 | Malootty | Unnikrishnan | |
| 1992 | My Dear Muthachan | Parthasarathi | |
| 1992 | Ootty Pattanam | Pavithran | |
| 1991 | Kanalkkattu | Benny | |
| 1991 | Advaitham | Vasu | |
| 1991 | Bhoomika | Unnikrishnan | |
| 1991 | Chanchattam | Mohan | |
| 1991 | Ennum Nanmakal | Sivan | |
| 1991 | Ezhunnallathu | Josutty (Kunjumon) | |
| 1991 | Georgekutty C/O Georgekutty | Georgekutty | |
| 1991 | Kadinjool Kalyanam | Sudhakaran | |
| 1991 | Kankettu | Raju | |
| 1991 | Keli | Narayanankutty | |
| 1991 | Kilukkampetti | Prakash Menon | |
| 1991 | Koodikazhca | Sunny | |
| 1991 | Mukha Chithram | Mathukutty/Sethumadhavan/Vareechan | |
| 1991 | Pookkalam Varavayi | Nandan | |
| 1991 | Sandesham | K R Prakashan | |
| 1990 | Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom | Shanthan | |
| 1990 | Maalayogam | Rameshan | |
| 1990 | Marupuram | Sethumadhavan | |
| 1990 | Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam | Ramachandran | |
| 1990 | Nanma Niranjavan Sreenivasan | Srinivasan | |
| 1990 | Pavakkooth | Prakash | |
| 1990 | Radha Madhavam | Hari | |
| 1990 | Randam Varavu | Jayakumar | |
| 1990 | Shubhayathra | Vishnu | |
| 1990 | Thalayanamanthram | Mohanan | |
| 1990 | Thoovalsparsham | Unni Krishnan | |
| 1990 | Pavam Pavam Rajakumaran | Radhika's relative | |
| 1990 | Varthamana Kalam | Brahmadattan |
1980s[edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Artham | Janardanan | |
| 1989 | Chakkikotha Chankaran | Pradeep Thampi | |
| 1989 | Innale | Sarath Menon | |
| 1989 | Kaalal Pada | Arun Menon | |
| 1989 | Pradeshika Varthakal | Keshavanunni | |
| 1989 | Mazhavil Kavadi | Velayudhankutty | |
| 1989 | Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal | Sivasankaran | |
| 1989 | Puthiya Karukkal | Vinod | |
| 1989 | Swagatham | Ramaswamy | |
| 1989 | Ulsavapittennu | Rajan | |
| 1989 | Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas | Unnikrishnan | |
| 1989 | Vachanam | Gopan | |
| 1989 | Chanakyan | Jayaram | |
| 1989 | Varnam | Haridas | |
| 1989 | New Year | Ajith | |
| 1989 | Jaathakam | Madhavanunni | |
| 1988 | Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu | Pavithran | |
| 1988 | Witness | Balagopalan | |
| 1988 | Dhwani | Sabari | |
| 1988 | Moonnam Pakkam | Bhasi | |
| 1988 | Aparan | Vishwanathan/Uthaman |
Other languages[edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Party | TBA | Tamil | Pre Production |
| 2018 | Bhaagamathie | TBA | Telugu Tamil | Post-production and Telugu film debut |
| 2015 | Uttama Villain | Jacob Zachariah | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Thunai Mudhalvar | Chinnapaandi | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Thuppakki | V. Ravichandran | Tamil | |
| 2011 | Sabash Sariyana Potti | JR | Tamil | |
| 2011 | Ponnar Sankar | Nellian Kodan | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Kola Kolaya Mundhirika | Mathrubootham | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Dhaam Dhoom | Raghavan Nambiar | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Saroja | ACP Ravichandran | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Aegan | Albert Adiya Patham | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Panchamirtham | Mareesan | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Pirivom Santhippom | Doctor | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Paramasivan | Ayyappan Nair | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Nala Damayanthi | Himself | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Paarai | Jayaram | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Julie Ganapathi | Tenkasi Balakumaran | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Naina | Annamalai and Pasupathy | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Panchathantiram | Iyappan Nair | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Thenali | Dr. Kailash | Tamil | |
| 1998 | Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar | Pooja Thai Maman | Tamil | Guest appearance |
| 1997 | Periya Idathu Mappillai | Gopalakrishnan | Tamil | |
| 1997 | Paththini | Raghupathi | Tamil | |
| 1996 | Pudhu Nilavu | Anand | Tamil | |
| 1996 | Parivattam | Tamil | ||
| 1995 | Murai Maman | Sirasu | Tamil | |
| 1995 | Kolangal | Anand | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Manasu Rendum Pudhusu | Thomas | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Nila | Ayyanar | Tamil | |
| 1994 | Priyanka | Shekar | Tamil | |
| 1993 | Purusha Lakshanam | Nandagopal | Tamil | |
| 1993 | Gokulam | Chellappa | Tamil |
As playback singer[edit source]
| Year | Film/Album | Song(s) | Co-Singer(s) | Lyricist | Music Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Kadhanayakan | Good Morning | Kalabhavan Mani, Janardhanan, KPAC Lalitha | S Rameshan Nair | Mohan Sithara |
| 2003 | Ente Veedu Appoontem | Thappo Thappo | Kalidas Jayaram | Girish Puthenchery | Ouseppachan |
| 2004 | Mayilattam | Thakkida Tharikida | MGS | Gireesh Puthenchery | M Jayachandran |
| 2007 | Thamarakannan[1] | Unaroo Unaroo | Manjari, KAvitha Jayaram, Naya | Chovalloor Krishnankutty | Anand |
| 2011 | Sevenes | Kaalamonnu Kaalaal | Arun Alat, Ranjith, Sreenath | Santhosh Varma | Bijipal |
| 2013 | Pakarnnattam | Varika Nee | Sabitha Jayaraj | C P Udayabanu | Kailas Menon |
| 2014 | Salaam Kashmir[2] | Kannaadippuzhayile | Shweta Mohan | Rafeeq Ahammed | M Jayachandran |
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