Jayaram biography
Jayaram is an Indian actor, born on 10 December 1964 in Perumbavoor.
Jayaram's screen career began in 1988 with Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu, playing Pavithran.
Jayaram has appeared in 262 films and 7 television or streaming titles across Malayalam cinema and Tamil cinema.
The most recent films are Kara (2026), Parimala and Co (2026), G.D.N (2026).
Honours include Filmfare Awards South and Padma Shri in arts.
Coming up next: Good News (2026), Vrushakarma (2026).
- Also known as
- Jayaram Subramaniam
- Born
- 10 December 1964 (age 61)
- Birthplace
- Perumbavoor
- Work
- Actor
- Film industries
- Malayalam cinema, Tamil cinema
- Years active
- 1988 to present
- Awards
- Filmfare Awards South
- Padma Shri in arts
Jayaram filmography
264 films and 7 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vrushakarma | Telugu | Upcoming | |
| 2026 | Kara | Muthu Selvan | ||
| 2026 | Parimala and Co | Parimala | ||
| 2026 | Good News | TBA | Upcoming | |
| 2026 | G.D.N | Ambalapara Krishnan | ||
| 2026 | Bail | Robert | ||
| 2026 | Ashakal Aayiram | Hariharan | ||
| 2025 | Mirai (2025 film) | Telugu | ||
| 2025 | Mehfil | Malayalam | ||
| 2025 | Game Changer | Bobbili Munimanikyam | ||
| 2025 | Retro | Dr. Chaplin Lolly | ||
| 2025 | Mirai | Agasthya Muni | ||
| 2025 | Kantara: Chapter 1 | Rajashekara | ||
| 2024 | Abraham Ozler | Abraham Ozler | ||
| 2024 | The Greatest of All Time | Nazeer | ||
| 2024 | Guntur Kaaram | Bhogineni Satyanarayana alias "Royal" Satyam | ||
| 2023 | Hi Nanna | Varsha and Neha's father | ||
| 2023 | Ghost | ACP Chengappa | ||
| 2023 | Kushi | Thomas | ||
| 2023 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | Azhwarkadiyan Nambi | ||
| 2023 | Ravanasura | ACP Hanumanth Rao | ||
| 2022 | Radhe Shyam | Ship Captain | Telugu/Hindi Bilingual film ; Special appearance | |
| 2022 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Azhwarkadiyan Nambi | ||
| 2022 | Makal | Nandakumar | ||
| 2022 | Dhamaka | JP |
Show all 264 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai | Rajeev Padmanabhan | Segment "Ilamai Idho Idho" | |
| 2020 | Ala Vaikunthapurramloo | Malayalam | ||
| 2020 | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | Ramachandra | ||
| 2019 | My Great Grandfather | Michael | ||
| 2019 | Marconi Mathai | Marconi Mathai | ||
| 2019 | Lonappante Mamodeesa | Lonappan | ||
| 2019 | Pattabhiraman | Pattabhiraman | ||
| 2018 | Bhagmati | Telugu | ||
| 2018 | Daivame Kaithozham K. Kumar Akanam | K. Kumar | ||
| 2018 | Panchavarnathatha | Vijayan Joseph Muhammed | ||
| 2018 | Party | Rajasekara Pandian ("RSP"), Casino Kingpin | Unreleased | |
| 2018 | Bhaagamathie | Eswar Prasad | ||
| 2017 | Achayans | Roy Thottathil | ||
| 2017 | Aakashamittayee | Malayalam | ||
| 2017 | Sathya | Sathya Subramaniam | ||
| 2017 | Aakashamittayi | Jayashankar | ||
| 2016 | Aadupuliyattam | Sathyajith | ||
| 2016 | Sathya (2017 Malayalam film) | Malayalam | ||
| 2015 | Uthama Villain | Tamil | ||
| 2015 | Thinkal Muthal Velli Vare | Jayadevan Chungathara | ||
| 2015 | Sir C. P | Sir Chethimattathu Philip | ||
| 2015 | Uttama Villain | Jacob Zachariah | ||
| 2015 | Thunai Mudhalvar | Chinnapaandi | ||
| 2014 | Salam Kashmir | Malayalam | ||
| 2014 | Ulsaha Committee | Apoorvan | ||
| 2014 | Swapaanam | Unni | ||
| 2014 | Onnum Mindathe | Sachithanandan | ||
| 2014 | Njangalude Veettile Athidhikal | Advocate Manoj | ||
| 2014 | Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu | Dr.Mammootty/Dr.Madhavankutty | ||
| 2014 | Salaam Kashmir | Major Sreekumar | ||
| 2013 | Nadan | Devadas Sargavedi | ||
| 2013 | Lucky Star | Renjith | ||
| 2013 | Kadal Kadannoru Mathukkutty | Malayalam | ||
| 2013 | Ginger | Vivekanandan | ||
| 2013 | Bharya Athra Pora | Sathya Nathan | ||
| 2013 | Pakarnnattam | Malayalam | ||
| 2012 | Madirasi | Chandran Pillai | ||
| 2012 | Manthrikan | Mukundan Unni | ||
| 2012 | Thuppakki | Major V. Ravichandran | ||
| 2012 | Thiruvambadi Thamban | Thiruvambadi Thampan Tharakan | ||
| 2012 | Pakarnnattam | Thomas | ||
| 2012 | Njanum Ente Familiyum | Dr. Dinanathan | ||
| 2011 | Swapna Sanchari | Ajayachandran | ||
| 2011 | Seniors | Padmanabhan | ||
| 2011 | Ulakam Chuttum Valiban | Jayashankar | ||
| 2011 | Sabash Sariyana Potti | JR | ||
| 2011 | Naayika | Anand | ||
| 2011 | Makeup Man | Bala Chandran | ||
| 2011 | Kudumbasree Travels | Aravindan | ||
| 2011 | Chinatown | Zakaria | ||
| 2011 | Sevenes | Malayalam | ||
| 2011 | Ponnar Sankar | Nellian Kodan | ||
| 2010 | Four Friends | Roy Mathew | ||
| 2010 | Kadha Thudarunnu | Preman | ||
| 2010 | Happy Husbands | Mukundan Menon | ||
| 2010 | Kola Kolaya Mundhirika | Mathrubootham | ||
| 2009 | Kana Kanmani | Roy | ||
| 2009 | Winter | Dr. Ramdas | ||
| 2009 | Seetha Kalyanam | Sreeni | ||
| 2009 | Samastha Keralam PO | Prabhakaran | ||
| 2009 | Rahasya Police | SI Rajan and DYSP Rajamani (Chalai Mani) | Dual role; dubbed in Tamil as Crime File | |
| 2009 | My Big Father | Alby | ||
| 2009 | Bhagyadevatha | Benny Chacko | ||
| 2008 | Twenty: 20 | Dr. Vinod Bhaskar | Extended cameo | |
| 2008 | Veruthe Oru Bharya | Sugunan | ||
| 2008 | Novel | Sethunathan | ||
| 2008 | Pirivom Santhippom | Doctor | ||
| 2008 | Parthan Kanda Paralokam | Parthasarathy (Parthan) | ||
| 2008 | Panchamirtham | Mareesan | ||
| 2008 | Magic Lamp | Chandrasenan, Sunny Kuruvilla, Dr Nandakumar and Khalid | Four roles | |
| 2008 | Saroja | ACP Ravichandran | ||
| 2008 | Dhaam Dhoom | Raghavan Nambiar | ||
| 2008 | Aegan | Albert Adiya Patham | ||
| 2007 | Sooryan | Suryan | ||
| 2007 | Anchil Oral Arjunan | Sudheendran | ||
| 2007 | Thamarakannan | Malayalam | ||
| 2006 | Paramasivan | Ayyappan Nair | ||
| 2006 | Moonnamathoral | Chandra | ||
| 2006 | Madhuchandralekha | Madhavan | ||
| 2006 | Kanaka Simhasanam | Kasargode Kanakambaran | ||
| 2006 | Aanachandam | Krishnaprasad | ||
| 2005 | Sarkar Dada | Mukundan Menon | ||
| 2005 | Pauran | Divakaran | ||
| 2005 | Finger Print | Vivek Varma | ||
| 2005 | Alice in Wonderland | Alby | ||
| 2004 | Njan Salperu Ramankutty | Ramankutty | ||
| 2004 | Mayilattam | Devan and Singanallur Pazhani | Dual role | |
| 2004 | Kusruthi | Malayalam | ||
| 2004 | Amrutham | Gopinathan Nair | ||
| 2004 | Vettam | Taxi driver | Uncredited[citation needed] | |
| 2003 | Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum | Vishwanathan | ||
| 2003 | Julie Ganapathi | Tenkasi Balakumaran | ||
| 2003 | Ivar | Ragahva Menon | ||
| 2003 | Paarai | Jayaram | ||
| 2003 | Manassinakkare | Reji | ||
| 2003 | Ente Veedu Appoontem | Malayalam | ||
| 2002 | Yathrakarude Sradhakku | Ramanujan | ||
| 2002 | Sesham | Lonappan | ||
| 2002 | Panchathantiram | Ayyappan Nair | ||
| 2002 | Malayali Mamanu Vanakkam | Anandakuttan | ||
| 2002 | Naina | Annamalai and Pasupathy | Dual role | |
| 2001 | Theerthadanam | Karunakaran | ||
| 2001 | Vakkalathu Narayanankutty | Narayanankutty | ||
| 2001 | Sharja To Sharja | Nandagopal Vishwanathan | ||
| 2001 | One Man Show | Jayakrishnan | ||
| 2001 | Naranathu Thampuran | Anandan | ||
| 2001 | Uthaman | Uthaman | ||
| 2000 | Thenali | Dr. Kailash | ||
| 2000 | Swayamvara Panthal | Deepu | ||
| 2000 | Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum | Govindankutty | ||
| 2000 | Millennium Stars | Shankar | ||
| 2000 | Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal | Gopan | ||
| 2000 | Daivathinte Makan | Sunny | ||
| 1999 | Pattabhishekam | Vishnu Narayanan | ||
| 1999 | Njangal Santhushtaranu | Sanjeevan Pillai I.P.S | ||
| 1999 | Friends | Aravindan | ||
| 1999 | Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal | Roy K Thomas | ||
| 1998 | Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar | Pooja's uncle | Guest Appearance | |
| 1998 | Summer in Bethlehem | Malayalam | ||
| 1998 | Sneham | Padmanabhan Nair | ||
| 1998 | Kusruthi Kuruppu | Kurup | ||
| 1998 | Kottaram Veettile Apputtan | Apputtan | ||
| 1998 | Kaikudunna Nilavu | Maheendran | ||
| 1998 | Chithrashalabham | Malayalam | ||
| 1998 | Ayushman Bhava | Suryan | ||
| 1998 | Chitrashalabham | Devan | ||
| 1998 | Summer in Bethlahem | Ravishankar | ||
| 1998 | Sooryaputhran | Jeevan | ||
| 1997 | Paththini | Raghupathi | ||
| 1997 | The Car | Mahadevan | ||
| 1997 | Superman | Hareendran | ||
| 1997 | Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu | Giri Menon | ||
| 1997 | Kilukil Pambaram | Ananthan | ||
| 1997 | Karunyam | Satheeshan | ||
| 1997 | Kadhanayakan | Ramanathan | ||
| 1997 | Irattakuttikalude Achan | Rajeevan | ||
| 1997 | Periya Idathu Mappillai | Gopalakrishnan | ||
| 1996 | Thooval Kottaram | Mohanachandran Pothuval | ||
| 1996 | Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran | Balabhaskaran | ||
| 1996 | Soorya Puthrikal | Malayalam | ||
| 1996 | Pudhu Nilavu | Anand | ||
| 1996 | Kaliveedu | Mahesh Sivan | ||
| 1996 | Dilliwala Rajakumaran | Appu | ||
| 1996 | Parivattam | Muthu alias Pichaimuthu | ||
| 1996 | Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum | Kannappan | ||
| 1995 | Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka | Vijay Krishnan | ||
| 1995 | Sreeragam | Venkiteswaran | ||
| 1995 | Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan | Ganabhooshanam Girish Cochin | ||
| 1995 | Murai Maman | Sirusu | ||
| 1995 | Minnaminuginum Minnukettu | Hari | ||
| 1995 | Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta | Jayadevan | ||
| 1995 | Kusruthikaatu | Nandagopal | ||
| 1995 | Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava | Premachandran | ||
| 1995 | Aadyathe Kanmani | Balachandran Unnithan | ||
| 1995 | Kolangal | Anand | ||
| 1995 | Indian Military Intelligence | Song Appearance | ||
| 1994 | Vadhu Doctoranu | Sidharthan | ||
| 1994 | Sudhinam | Sahadevan | ||
| 1994 | CID Unnikrishnan B.A. | Malayalam | ||
| 1994 | Priyanka | Shekar | ||
| 1994 | Nila | Ayyanar | ||
| 1994 | Manasu Rendum Pudhusu | Thomas | ||
| 1994 | CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed | Unnikrishnan | ||
| 1993 | Purusha Lakshanam | Nandagopal | ||
| 1993 | Vakkeel Vasudev | Venu | ||
| 1993 | Samagamam | Johnson | ||
| 1993 | Meleparambil Aanveedu | Harikrishen | ||
| 1993 | Kavadiyattam | Unni | ||
| 1993 | Dhruvam | Veerasimha Mannadiyar | ||
| 1993 | Customs Diary | Ananthakrishnan | ||
| 1993 | Bandhukkal Sathrukkal | Aanamala Haridas | ||
| 1993 | Aagneyam | Madhavan Kutty | ||
| 1993 | Paithrukam | Chithrabhanu | ||
| 1993 | Oru Kadankatha Pole | Venugopal | ||
| 1993 | Journalist | Jayachandran | ||
| 1993 | Gokulam | Chellappa | ||
| 1992 | Oottyppattanam | Malayalam | ||
| 1992 | My Dear Muthachan | Parthasarathi | ||
| 1992 | First Bell | Pirappankodu Prahakaran | ||
| 1992 | Ezhara Ponnana | Balan/Vikraman | ||
| 1992 | Ayalathe Adheham | Malayalam | ||
| 1992 | Aayushkalam | Aby Mathew | ||
| 1992 | Kankettu | Jaffer | Malayalam | |
| 1992 | Kanalkkattu | Karim Bhai | Malayalam | |
| 1992 | Advaitham | Vasu | ||
| 1992 | Ootty Pattanam | Pavithran | ||
| 1992 | Ayalathe Addeham | Premachandran | ||
| 1991 | Mukha Chithram | Mathukutty/Sethumadhavan/Vareechan | ||
| 1991 | Pookkalam Varavayi | Nandan | ||
| 1991 | Koodikazhca | Malayalam | ||
| 1991 | Kilukkampetti | Prakash Menon | ||
| 1991 | Keli | Narayanankutty | ||
| 1991 | Kankettu | Raju | ||
| 1991 | Kanalkkattu | Benny | ||
| 1991 | Kadinjool Kalyanam | Sudhakaran | ||
| 1991 | Georgootty C/O Georgootty | Malayalam | ||
| 1991 | Ezhunnallathu | Josutty (Kunjumon) | ||
| 1991 | Chanchattam | Mohan | ||
| 1991 | Bhoomika | Unnikrishnan | ||
| 1991 | Sandesham | K R Prakashan | ||
| 1991 | Koodikazhcha | Sunny | ||
| 1991 | Georgekutty C/O Georgekutty | Georgekutty | ||
| 1991 | Ennum Nanmakal | Sivan | ||
| 1990 | Malootty | Unnikrishnan | ||
| 1990 | Thoovalsparsham | Unni Krishnan / Unni | ||
| 1990 | Shubhayathra | Vishnu | ||
| 1990 | Randam Varavu | Jayakumar | ||
| 1990 | Radha Madhavam | Hari | ||
| 1990 | Pavam Pavam Rajakumaran | Radhika's relative | ||
| 1990 | Pavakkoothu | Malayalam | ||
| 1990 | Pavakkooth | Prakash | ||
| 1990 | Nanma Niranjavan Sreenivasan | Srinivasan | ||
| 1990 | Marupuram | Sethumadhavan | ||
| 1990 | Maalayogam | Rameshan | ||
| 1990 | Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom | Shanthan | ||
| 1990 | Varthamana Kalam | Brahmadattan | ||
| 1990 | Vachanam | Gopan | ||
| 1990 | Thalayanamanthram | Mohanan | ||
| 1990 | Innale | Sarath Menon | ||
| 1989 | Varnam | Haridas | ||
| 1989 | Puthiya Karukkal | Vinod | ||
| 1989 | Pradeshika Varthakal | Keshavanunni | ||
| 1989 | Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal | Sivasankaran | ||
| 1989 | Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam | Ramachandran | ||
| 1989 | Mazhavil Kavadi | Velayudhankutty | ||
| 1989 | Kaalal Pada | Arun Menon | ||
| 1989 | Jaathakam | Madhavanunni | ||
| 1989 | Chanakyan | Jayaram | ||
| 1989 | Chakkikotha Chankaran | Pradeep Thampi | ||
| 1989 | Ulsavapittennu | Rajan | ||
| 1989 | Swagatham | Ramaswamy | ||
| 1989 | New Year | Ajith | ||
| 1989 | Artham | Janardanan | ||
| 1988 | Witness | Balagopalan | ||
| 1988 | Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas | Unnikrishnan | ||
| 1988 | Dhwani | Sabari | ||
| 1988 | Aparan | Vishwanatha Pillai / Uthaman | ||
| 1988 | Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu | Pavithran | ||
| 1988 | Moonnam Pakkam | Bhasi |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Let's Rock N' Roll | Chief Guest | Zee Keralam | Onam Special Program |
| 2021 | Flowers Oru Kodi | Contestant | Flowers TV | Game show |
| 2020 | Comedy Super Show | Mentor | Flowers TV | Comedy show |
| 2019 | Paadam Namukku Paadam | Celebrity Guest on Grand Finale | Mazhavil Manorama | Reality Show |
| 2019 | Comedy Stars | Special Guest | Asianet | 1111th Episode Celebration |
| 2018 | Sell Me The Answer | Contestant | Asianet | Game Show |
| 2012 | Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran | Contestant | Asianet | Game Show |