Jayaram Subramaniyam (Malayalam: ജയറാം സുബ്രമണ്യം; Tamil: ஜெயராம் சுப்ரமண்யம்) (born 10 December 1964), commonly known as Jayaram, is an Indian film actor in Malayalam and Tamil language films. He is a well known mimicry artist and a Chenda percussionist. [edit] Early life Jayaram Subramaniyam was born into a family of Kerala Iyers in Perumbavoor, Kerala. He completed his bachelor's degree from Sri Sankara College, Kaladi. When he was studying there, he won several awards in the state level for mimicry. [edit] Career After college, he joined Kalabhavan, a professional mimicry troupe in Kochi. At the age of 23, 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 is noted for playing in Kamal's films during the late 80s and early 90s, in films such as Pradeshika Vaarthakal (1989), Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal (1989), and Shubha Yathra (1990) (all of them scripted by Renjith), where he co-starred with his wife Parvathy. He later did a film scripted by Renjith with the story by Jagathy Sreekumar, Viji Thampi's directional debut Witness (1988). He teamed up with Viji Thampi and Renjith 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 Muttyidunna 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-starring Sreenivasan. Anthikkad and Jayaram later went on to make Thooval Kottaram (1996), Irattakuttikalude Achan (1997), Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal (1999), Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (2000), Yathrakarude Sradhakku (2002), and Manassinakkare (2003). He co-starred with Mammootty and Suresh Gopi 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 2000s decade his films include Yathrakarude Sradhakku (2002), Manassinakkare (2003), Veruthe Oru Bharya (2008), and Twenty:20 (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 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 have included 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). His latest film is Sathyan Anthikkad's Bhaghyadevatha (2009). [edit] Personal life He is married to actress Parvathy (പാര്വ്വതി)who is no longer active in films. Their son Kalidasan is a child film artist who has won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2003 for his second movie Ente Veedu Appontem.[1] He also has a daughter Malavika. The family lives in Chennai and Kochi. Jayaram plays the chenda and has said that he used to wake up at 4:30 am and practice the instrument.[2] [edit] Awards - J.C Foundation award for the best actor for his performance in "Veruthe oru Bharya" (2008)
- V. Shantaram Award for his performance in Shesham in 2002
- Kerala State Film Awards for Second Best Actor for his performance in Swayamvarapandhal (2000)
- Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Thenali (2000)
- Kerala State Film Awards Special Jury Award for Thooval Kottaram (1996)
- Sini Best Actor Award for Thooval Kottaram (1996)
- Film Fare Award for Thooval Kottaram (1996)
- Rotary Club Award for Thooval Kottaram (1996)
- Asianet Film Awards 2009 Popular Actor award
[edit] Selected filmography [edit] In production [edit] Malayalam [edit] 2000's | Year | Title | Role | Cast | Director | Notes | | 2009 | Seetha Kalyanam | | Jyothika, Geethu Mohandas, Indrajeet | T K Rajeev Kumar | | | 2009 | Kana Kanmani | Roy | Padmapriya, Baby Niveditha, Vijaya Raghavan | Akku Akbar | | | 2009 | Rahasya Police | Sub Inspector/Chalai Mani | Samvrutha Sunil, Sindhu Menon, Jagathy | K Madhu | | | 2009 | Winter | Shyama Ramdas | Bhavana, Manoj K Jayan | Deepu Karunakaran | | | 2009 | Bhagyadevatha | Benny Chacko | Kanika Narain, Nedumudi Venu | Sathyan Anthikkad | | | 2009 | Samastha Keralam P.O. | Prabhakaran | Serah, Salim Kumar | Bipin Prabhakar | | | 2008 | Twenty: 20 | Dr Vinod Bhaskar | Mammootty, Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Radhika | Joshy | | | 2008 | Parthan Kanda Paralokam | Parthasarathy | Sreedevika, Mukesh, Jagathy, Shobha Mohan | Anil | | | 2008 | Veruthe Oru Bharya | Sugunan | Gopika, Innocent | Akku Akbar | | | 2008 | Novel | Sethunathan | Sadha | | | | 2008 | Magic Lamp | Nandakumar | Meena, Rasika, Kusbhoo | | | | 2007 | Sooryan | Suryan | Vimala Raman | V M Vinu | | | 2007 | Anchil Oral Arjunan | Sudheendran | Samvrutha Sunil, Padmapriya | Anil | | | 2006 | Kanaka Simhasanam | Kasargode Kanakambaran | Karthika, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy | Rajasenan | | | 2006 | Moonnamathoral | Chandra | Samvrutha Sunil, Jyothirmayi, Sherin, Vineeth | V K Prakash | | | 2006 | Aanachandam | Krishnaprasad | Remya Nambeeshan, Innocent | Jayaraj | | | 2006 | Madhuchandralekha | Madhavan | Urvashi, Mamta Mohandas | Rajasenan | | | 2005 | Sarkar Dada | Mukundan Menon | Navya Nair | Sasi Shankar | | | 2005 | Pauran | Divakaran | Geethu Mohandas, Riyas Khan | Sundar Das | | | 2005 | Alice in Wonderland | Alby | Laya, Sandhya | Sibi Malayil | | | 2005 | Finger Print | Vivek Varma | Gopika, Indrajith | Satish Paul | | | 2004 | Amrutham | Gopinathan Nair | Padmapriya, Bhavana | Sibi Malayil | | | 2004 | Mayilattam | Devan, Pazhani (Double Role) | Rambha, Indraja | V M Vinu | | | 2004 | Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty | Ramankutty | Gayatri Jayaram, Karthika | Anil Babu | | | 2003 | Manassinakkare | Reji | Nayantara, Sheela, Innocent | Sathyan Anthikkad | | | 2003 | Ivar | Ragahva Menon | Bhavana | Rajeev Kumar | | | 2003 | Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum | Vishwanathan | Jyothirmayi, Master Kalidas | Sibi Malayil | | | 2002 | Yathrakarude Sradhakku | Ramanujan | Soundarya | Sathyan Anthikkad | | | 2002 | Malayalimamanu Vanakkam | Anandakuttan | Roja, Suja Karthika, Prabhu Ganesan | Rajasenan | | | 2002 | Sesham | Kaliyappan | Geethu Mohandas | Rajeev Kumar | | | 2001 | One Man Show | Jayakrishnan | Samyuktha Varma | Shafi | | | 2001 | Theerthadanam | Karunakaran | Suhasini | B Kannan | | | 2001 | Uthaman | Uthaman | Sindhu Menon | Anil Babu | | | 2001 | Naranathu Thamburan | Thamburan | Nandini, Poornima | Viji Thampi | | | 2001 | Sharja To Sharja | Nandagopalan Vishwanathan | Aishwarya, Harisree Asokan | Venugopal | | | 2001 | Vakkalathu Narayanankutty | Narayanankutty | Mukesh, Manya | Rajeev Kumar | | | 2000 | Daivathinte Makan | Sunny | Pooja Batra, Prema | Thulasidas, Vinayan | | | 2000 | Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal | Gopan | Kavya Madhavan, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy | Sathyan Anthikkad | | | 2000 | Millennium Stars | Sunny | Abhirami, Biju Menon, Jagathy, Kalabhavan Mani | Jayaraj | | | 2000 | Naadan Pennum Naattupramaniyum | | Samyuktha Varma, Jagathy, Srividya | | | | 2000 | Swayamvarapaanthal | Deepu | Samyuktha Varma, Lalu Alex, Janardhanan, Ambika | | | | Year | Title | Role | Cast | Director | Notes | | 1999 | Friends | Aravindan | Mukesh, Meena, Divya Unni | Siddique Lal | | | 1999 | Njangal Santhushtaranu | Sanjeevan I.P.S | Abhirami, Jagathy, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Seena Antony, Lalu Alex | | | | 1999 | Pattabishekam | Mukundan | Mohini, Jagathy, Innocent, Indrans | | | | 1999 | Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal | Roy K Thomas | Samyuktha Varma, Nedumudi Venu, Thilakan, KPAC Lalitha | Sathyan Anthikkad | | | 1998 | Ayushman Bhava | Sunny | Divya Unni, Jagathy | | | | 1998 | Chitrashalabham | Devan | Jomol | | | | 1998 | Kaikudunna Nilavu | Vasudevan | Dileep, Ranjitha, Shalini Kumar | | | | 1998 | Kottaram Veettile Apputtan | Apputtan | Shruti | | | | 1998 | Kusruthi Kuruppu | | Meena | | | | 1998 | Sneham | | Jomol | | | | 1998 | Summer in Bethlahem | Dennis | Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Manju Warrier, Rasika | Sibi Malayil | | | 1997 | The Car | Sunil | Sree Lekshmi, Janardhanan, Bindu Panicker | | | | 1997 | Irattakuttikalude Achan | | Manju Warrier, Lalu Alex, Kochu Preman, Manju Pillai | Sathyan Anthikkad | | | 1997 | Kadhanayakan | Ramanathan | Divya Unni, Innocent, Jagathy | Rajasenan | | | 1997 | Karunyam | Satheeshan | Divya Unni, Rahna Navas | | | | 1997 | Kilukil Pambaram | | Vani Vishwanathan, Jagathy, Indrans | | | | 1997 | Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu | Giri Menon | Biju Menon, Manju Warrier, Lalu Alex, Vinaya Prasad | Kamal | | | 1997 | Superman | Hareendran | Shobana, Jagadeesh, Innocent | | | | 1996 | Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum | | Shobana | | | | 1996 | Dilliwala Rajakumaran | Appu | Manju Warrier | | | | 1996 | Kaliveedu | Mahesh Sivan | Manju Warrier, Vani Vishwanathan | | | | 1996 | Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran | Balabhaskaran | Dileep, Annie | Rajasenan | | | 1996 | Thooval Kottaram | Mohanachandran Pothuval | Suganya, Manju Warrier | Sathyan Anthikkad | | | 1995 | Aadyathe Kanmani | Balachandran Unnithan | Sudharani, Chippy | Rajasenan | | | 1995 | Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava | Premachandran | Kasthuri, Sangeetha | Rajasenan | | | 1995 | Kusruthikaatu | Nandagopal | Kanaka, Chippy | | | | 1995 | Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta | Jayadevan | Vani Vishwanath | | | | 1995 | Minnaminuginum Minnukettu | Hari | Shobana, Heera Rajgopal | | | | 1995 | Puthukottyile Puthu Manavalan | Ganabhooshanam Girish Cochin | Annie, Jagathy | | | | 1995 | Sreeragam | Venkiteswaran | Geetha | | | | 1995 | Thumboli Kadappuram | | Priya Raman | | | | 1995 | Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka | Vijay Krishnan | Dileep, Kusbhoo | | | | 1994 | CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. | Unnikrishnan | Chippy, Rohini | Rajasenan | | | 1994 | Sudhinam | | Madhavi, Sudheesh | | | | 1994 | Vadhu Doctoranu | Sidharthan | Nadiya Moidu | | | | 1993 | Dhruvam | Veerasimha Mannadiyar | Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Vikram | Joshy | | | 1993 | Aagneyam | Madhavan Kutty | Gouthami | | | | 1993 | Bandhukkal Sathrukkal | Sajeevan | Mukesh, Rohini | | | | 1993 | Customs Diary | Ananthakrishnan | Renjini | | | | 1993 | Kavadiyattam | Unni | Suchitra | | | | 1993 | Meleparambil Aanveedu | Harikrishen | Shobhana, Jagathy | Rajasenan | | | 1993 | Oru Kadankatha Pole | Ravindran | Geetha | | | | 1993 | Paithrukam | | Suresh Gopi, Geetha | Jayaraj | | | 1993 | Samagamam | Johnson | Rohini | | | | 1993 | Vakkeel Vasudev | Venu | Sunitha | | | | 1992 | Aayushkalam | Aby Mathew | Maathu, Mukesh, Saikumar | | | | 1992 | Ayalathe Addeham | Premachandran | Siddique, Gouthami | Rajasenan | | | 1992 | Ezhara Ponnana | Balan/Vikraman | Kanaka, Anju | | | | 1992 | First Bell | Pirappankodu Prahakaran | Siddique, Anusha | | | | 1992 | Malootty | Unnikrishnan | Urvashi | Bharathan | | | 1992 | My Dear Muthachan | Parthasarathi | Urvashi, Thilakan | | | | 1992 | Ootty Pattanam | Pavithran | Siddique, Jagathy | | | | 1991 | Kanalkkattu | | Mammootty, Urvashi | | | | 1991 | Advaitham | Vasu | Mohanlal, Revathy, Chithra | Priyadarshan | | | 1991 | Bhoomika | | Urvashi, Mukesh | | | | 1991 | Chanchattam | Mohan | Urvashi, Siddique | | | | 1991 | Ennum Nanmakal | | Sreenivasan | | | | 1991 | Ezhunnallathu | | Mukesh, Sithara | | | | 1991 | Georgekutty C/O Georgekutty | Georgekutty | Sunita, Thilakan | | | | 1991 | Kadinjool Kalyanam | Sudhakaran | Urvashi, Suchitra]] | Rajasenan | | | 1991 | Kankettu | Raju | Shobhana | | | | 1991 | Keli | Narayanankutty | Charmila, Murali | Bharathan | | | 1991 | Kilukkampetti | Prakash Menon | Suchitra | | | | 1991 | Koodikkaazhca | Sunny | Urvashi, Usha, Chitra | | | | 1991 | Mukha Chithram | Mathukutty/Sethumadhavan/Vareechan | Urvashi, Siddique, Sunitha | | | | 1991 | Pookkaalam Varavayi | Nandan | Geetha, Rekha, Sunitha | | | | 1991 | Sandesham | Prakash | Sreenivasan, Thilakan | Sathyan Anthikkad | | | 1990 | Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom | Shanthan | Balachandra Menon, Geetha | | | | 1990 | Malayogam | Rameshan | Mukesh, Parvathi | | | | 1990 | Marupuram | | Mukesh | | | | 1990 | Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam | Ramachandran | Suresh Gopi, Sreenivasan | Viji Thampi | | | 1990 | Nanma Niranjavan Srinivasan | Srinivasan | Urvashi, Mukesh | Viji thampi | | | 1990 | Paavakkoothu | | Parvathi | | | | 1990 | Radha Madhavam | | Geetha, Thilakan | | | | 1990 | Randam Varavu | Jayakumar | Rekha, Jagathy | | | | 1990 | Shubha Yathra | | Parvathy | Kamal | | | 1990 | Thalayanamanthram | Mohanan | Sreenivasan, Urvashi, Parvathy | Sathyan Anthikkad | | | 1990 | Thooval Sparsham | | Suresh Gopi, Mukesh, Urvashi | S. Kumar | | | 1990 | Varthamaana Kaalam | Brahmadattan | Balachandra Menon, Suresh Gopi | Balagopalan | | | Year | Title | Role | Cast | Director | Notes | | 1989 | Ardham | Janardanan | Mammootty, Parvathi | Sathyan Anthikkad | | | 1989 | Chakkikkotha Chankaran | Pradeep Thampi | Urvashi, Geetha | | | | 1989 | Innale | Sarath Menon | Shobhana, Suresh Gopi | P. Padmarajan | | | 1989 | Jaathakam | Madhavanunni | Sithara, Jagathy | | | | 1989 | Kaalal Pada | | Suresh Gopi, Rahman, Sidhique, Ranjini | Viji Thampi | | | 1989 | Mazhavil Kaavadi | Velayudhankutty | Sithara, Urvashi | | | | 1989 | Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal | Sivasankaran | Mohanlal, Parvathy | Kamal | | | 1989 | Pradeshika Varthakal | | Parvathi, Siddique | Kamal | | | 1989 | Puthiya Karukkal | Vinod | Parvathi, Siddique | | | | 1989 | Swagatham | | Parvathi, Urvashi | | | | 1989 | Ulsavapittennu | Rajan | Mohanlal, Parvathy | Bharath Gopi | | | 1989 | Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas | Unnikrishnan | Suresh Gopi, Sumalatha, Lissy | Kamal | | | 1989 | Vachanam | | Suresh Gopi, Parvathi | Lenin Rajendran | | | 1989 | Chaanakyan | Jayaram | Kamal Hassan, Urmila Matondkar | | | | 1989 | Varnam | Haridas | Renjini, Suresh Gopi | Ashokan | | | 1988 | Pon Muttyidunna Tharavu | Pavithran | Sreenivasan, Urvashi | Sathyan Anthikkad | | | 1988 | Witness | Balagopalan | Suresh Gopi, Jagathy, Mamukkoya | Viji Thampi | | | 1988 | Dhwani | Sabari | Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Suresh Gopi, Shobhana, Rohini | A T Abu | | | 1988 | Moonnam Pakkam | Bhasi | Thilakan, Ashokan | P. Padmarajan | | | 1988 | Aparan | Vishwanathan/Uthaman | Shobhana, Mukesh | P. Padmarajan | | | Year | Title | Role | Cast | Director | Notes | | 2008 | Pirivom Santhippom | Doctor | Cheran, Sneha | Karu Pazhaniappan | Tamil Cinema | | 2008 | Panchamirtham | Mareesan | Prakash Raj, Aravind Akash, Saranya Mohan, Samiksha | Raju Eswaran | Tamil Cinema | | 2008 | Aegan | Albert Adiya Patham | Ajith Kumar, Navdeep, Nayanthara | Raju Sundaram | Tamil Cinema | | 2008 | Saroja | ACP Ravichandran | Shiva, Vega Tamotia, Vaibhav, Kajal Aggarwal | Venkat Prabhu | Tamil Cinema | | 2008 | Dhaam Dhoom | Raghavan Nambiar | Jayam Ravi, Lakshmi Rai | Jeeva, P. C. Sriram, Aneez Jeeva ,Manikandan | Tamil Cinema | | 2006 | Paramasivan | Nair | Ajithkumar, Laila, Prakash Raj | Ramesh | Tamil Cinema | | 2003 | Julie Ganapathi | Balamurugan | Ramya Krishnan | Balu Mahendra | Tamil Cinema | | 2003 | Parai | Jayaram | Ramya Krishnan, Meena, Sarath Kumar | K.S. Ravikumar | Tamil Cinema | | 2002 | Panchathanthiram | Ayyappan Nair | Kamal Hassan, Simran Bagga, Ramya Krishnan | K.S. Ravikumar | Tamil Cinema | | 2000 | Thenali | Dr. Kailash | Kamal Hassan, Devayani, Jyothika | K.S. Ravikumar | Tamil Cinema | | 1997 | Pathini | | Kusbhoo, Prakashraj | P.Vasu | Tamil Cinema | | 1995 | Kolangal | | Kusbhoo, Kasthuri, Sarath Babu | I. V. Sasi | Tamil Cinema | | 1995 | Murai maman | | Kusbhoo, Sangeetha, Jaiganesh | Sundar C | Tamil Cinema | | 1994 | Manasu Rendum Pudhusu | | Kusbhoo | P.Amirdhan | Tamil Cinema | | 1994 | Priyanga | | Prabhu Ganesan, Revathy | Neelakanta | Tamil Cinema | | 1993 | Pursha Lakshanam | | Kusbhoo, Srividhya | K.S. Ravikumar | Tamil Cinema | | 1993 | Gokulam | | Arjun, Bhanupriya | Vikraman | Tamil Cinema | [edit] Music department - Ente Veedu Appoontem (2003) (playback singer)
- Kadhanayakan (1997) (playback singer)
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