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Jayaram Subramaniam is an Indian actor who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. He also appeared in films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi. He is also a chenda percussionist, mimicry artist, and occasional playback singer. He started as a mimicry artist at the Kalabhavan Institute during the 1980s. He made his film acting debut with the Malayalam movie Aparan in 1988, co-starring Shobana. He debuted in Tamil with the movie Gokulam in 1993, starring Arjun.

He has acted in over 200 films and received several awards, including the Padma Shri, two Kerala State Film Awards, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award, and four Filmfare Awards South. He debuted in Telugu with the 2018 movie Bhaagamathie, starring Anushka Shetty and Unni Mukundan. He debuted in Hindi with the 2022 movie Radhe Shyam, starring Prabhas and Pooja Hegde. Ghost (2023) is his Kannada debut movie.

He is well known for his roles in Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal (1989), Shubhayathra (1990), Sandhesam (1991), Georgootty C/O Georgootty (1991), Malootty (1992), Ayalathe Adheham (1992), Meleparambil Aanveedu (1993), CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. (1994), Puthukkottayile Puthumanavalan (1995), Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava (1995), Thooval Kottaram (1996), Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu (1997), Summer in Bethlehem (1998), Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal (1999), One Man Show (2001), and Manassinakkare (2003).

He was born on 10 December 1965 (age 60 years) to Subramaniyam and Thankam in Perumbavoor, Kerala, India. His father was a Tamil from Palakkad, Kerala, while his mother was from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. He had an elder brother named Venkataram, who died at a young age, and a younger sister named Manjula. He studied at Government Boys’ High School, Perumbavoor.

He graduated from Sree Sankara College, Kalady. He learnt Chenda under the guidance of Guru Pallassana Nandakumar. Later, he joined the Kalabhavan Institute, where he learned and performed mimicry on several stages, which paved his way to the Malayalam film industry. Malayalam writer Malayattoor Ramakrishnan is Jayaram’s maternal uncle. He married Parvathy on 7 September 1992. The couple has a son named Kalidas Jayaram, who is an actor, and a daughter, Malavika.

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Full Name	Jayaram Subramaniam
Other Names	Jayaram
Profession	Actor
Date Of Birth	10 December 1965
Age	60
Place of Birth	Perumbavoor, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Marital Status	Married
Spouse	Parvathy (actress)
Children	Kalidas (actor), Malavika
Parents	Father: Subramaniyam Mother: Thankam
School	Government Boys High School, Perumbavoor
College	Sree Sankara College, Kalady
Education Qualifications	Graduated with a bachelor’s degree