Jayakrishnan
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N Jayakrishnan | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Other names | JK Immortal King |
Alma mater | NSS Hindu College, Changanassery |
Occupation | Film actor, television presenter, entrepreneur, social worker |
Years active | 1997–present |
Jayakrishnan (born 11 April 1974) is an Indian film and television actor known for his work in the Malayalam industry. Often regarded as Immortal King by the Malayalam film fanatics for his unaging appearance for decades.
He was introduced as an actor by cinematographer and director Sunny Joseph with the serial Ninavukal Novukal in 1997. He has performed various roles throughout his career.
Jayakrishnan has also starred in other regional industries, including Telugu and Tamil.[1] He briefly worked as a television presenter as the host of Top 5 Movies for Surya TV. Some of his notable serials are Thaali, Mazhayariyaathe, Kavyanjaly, Kasthuri (Tamil), and Abirami (Tamil).
Early life[]
Jayakrishnan was born on 11 April 1974 in a Hindu Nair family in Kuzhimattom, Kottayam to P.N Narayanan Kutty and the late Sreedevi. His father is a retired school teacher as well as a pranic healer. He has a sister named Jyothi, and sculpture artist K.S. Radhakrishnan is his cousin brother who took to painting inspired by Jayakrishnan's father.[2]
Jayakrishnan received his school education at NSS High School, Kuzhimattom, where his father was an arts teacher. He graduated from NSS Hindu College, Changanassery. He developed a passion for acting from the theater performance arts club in his hometown; later he started out giving narrations for documentaries and made his acting debut on television in the serial Ninavukal Novukal by cinematographer and director Sunny Joseph.[3]
Career[]
Jayakrishnan's character in the serial Sooryakanthi (1998) gave him a break in the entertainment industry. He worked with production companies including Balaji Telefilms, Seven Arts, and Manorama Vision.[3] Jayakrishnan semi-retired from acting in serials after getting supporting roles from movies and concentrated on his business interests and social work. He has had supporting roles in films such as Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu, Mask, Pulimurugan, Abrahaminte Santhathikal, Kanal, Red Wine, Simhasanam, How Old Are You?, Karmayodha, Parunthu, Naatturajavu, and Roudram.[4]
Personal life[]
Jayakrishnan married Priya in 2000, who holds a post graduate degree in library science and is a classical dancer. They have one son, Devanarayan, who was born in 2001. The couple lived separately for one year until 2011 when they filed for divorce by mutual consent.[5]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Film | Character | Language | Director |
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1994 | Habelinte Vayalukal | Malayalam | CJ Paulose | |
2000 | Swayamvara Panthal | Nanthagopal | Malayalam | Harikumar |
The Warrant | Jyothir Ghosh | Malayalam | Pappan Payattuvila | |
Oru Cheru Punchiri | Bhaskaran | Malayalam | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | |
2001 | Nagaravadhu | Harshan | Malayalam | Kaladharan |
2002 | Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha | Kunjiraman | Malayalam | P. G. Viswambharan |
2003 | Soudamini | Malayalam | P. Gopikumar | |
2004 | Naatturajavu | Doctor | Malayalam | Shaji Kailas |
2007 | Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal | Mohan | Malayalam | Harikumar |
2008 | Mayakazhcha | Malayalam | Akhilesh Guruvilas | |
Roudram | CM's son | Malayalam | Renji Panicker | |
Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam | Karthik Mohan | Malayalam | , | |
Gulmohar | Unnikrishnan | Malayalam | Jayaraj | |
Parunthu | CI | Malayalam | M. Padmakumar | |
2009 | Colours | Malayalam | Raj Babu | |
2010 | Oru Naal Varum | Advocate | Malayalam | T. K. Rajeev Kumar |
2011 | Happy Durbar | Malayalam | ||
Bangkok Summer | Madhavan | Malayalam | Pramod Pappan | |
2012 | The King & the Commissioner | Sateesh Chandran | Malayalam | Shaji Kailas |
Simhasanam | Krishnan Unni | Malayalam | Shaji Kailas | |
Manthrikan | Manappilli Bhattahiri | Malayalam | Anil | |
Grihanathan | Doctor | Malayalam | Mohan Kupleri | |
Oru Kudumba Chithram | Malayalam | |||
Karmayodha | Mohammed Riyaz IAS | Malayalam | Major Ravi | |
Chuzhali Kaattu | JP | Malayalam | ||
Banking Hours 10 to 4 | Hari | Malayalam | K. Madhu | |
Vaadhyar | Balagopalan IAS | Malayalam | Nidheesh Sakthi | |
101 Weddings | Scaria | Malayalam | Shafi | |
Ardhanaari | Balu Menon | Malayalam | ||
2013 | Up & Down: Mukalil Oralundu | Surendran | Malayalam | T. K. Rajeev Kumar |
Oru Yathrayil | Malayalam | Major Ravi, Priyanandanan, , Mathews | ||
Red Wine | Venugopal S | Malayalam | Salam Bappu | |
Radio | Jayan | Malayalam | Umer Mohammed | |
2014 | Parayan Baaki Vechathu | Malayalam | Karim | |
Garbhasreeman | 'Blade' Antony Isaac | Malayalam | ||
Mylanchi Monchulla Veedu | CI | Malayalam | ||
How Old Are You? | Mohan (District Collector) | Malayalam | Rosshan Andrrews | |
2015 | Jamna Pyari | Officers | Malayalam | Thomas Sebastian |
Just Married | Malayalam | |||
Acha Din | Doctor | Malayalam | G. Marthandan | |
Kanal | Police Officer | Malayalam | M. Padmakumar | |
Sir C. P. | Malayalam | Shajoon Kariyal | ||
Kumbasaram | Malayalam | Aneesh Anwar | ||
2016 | Daffedar | Viswanathan | Malayalam | |
Paavada | Kallu Varkki, Joy's father | Malayalam | G. Marthandan | |
Pulimurugan | Police officer, Raghurajan | Malayalam | Vysakh | |
2017 | Kadam Katha | Malayalam | ||
Kuppivala | Malayalam | S.S. Rajan, Suresh Pillai | ||
Achayans | SI | Malayalam | Kannan Thamarakkulam | |
1971: Beyond Borders | Commando Anand | Malayalam | Major Ravi | |
Love Bonda | Malayalam | |||
Chembarathipoo | Malayalam | Arun Vaiga | ||
Fukri | Raghunath | Malayalam | Siddique | |
2018 | Thenkasi Kattu | Malayalam | Shan Kechery | |
Abrahaminte Santhathikal | Joseph | Malayalam | Shaji Padoor | |
2019 | Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu | SI Sebastian Paul | Malayalam | Arun Gopi |
Panthu | Malayalam | Aathi Saraswathi | ||
Mask (2019 film) | George | Malayalam | Nunil | |
Orma | Sibi | Malayalam | Suresh Thiruvalla | |
2020 | Safe | Jashik | Malayalam | Pradeep Kalipurayath |
Mullapoo Viplavam | Malayalam | Nicleson Poulose | ||
Chila NewGen Nattuvisheshangal | Malayalam | East Coast Vijayan | ||
2021 | One | MLA Tom Mukkadan | Malayalam | Santhosh Vishwanath |
Mission C | Malayalam | |||
Kolaambi | Malayalam | T. K. Rajeev Kumar | ||
Vidhi: The Verdict | Malayalam | Kannan Thamarakkulam | ||
Oru Thathvika Avalokanam | Malayalam | |||
2022 | Panthrand (Twelve) | Malayalam | Leo Thaddeus | |
Laughing Budha | Malayalam | Niju Soman | ||
Pathaam Valavu | Malayalam | M. Padmakumar | ||
CBI 5 | Malayalam | K. Madhu |
Television Serials[]
- Partial list
Serial | Character | Language | Channel |
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Ninavukal Novukal | Balu | Malayalam | DD Malayalam |
Anna | Hari | Malayalam | DD Malayalam |
Suryakanthi | Dathan | Malayalam | Surya TV |
Thulasidalam | Malayalam | Surya TV | |
Sthree Oru Santhwanam | Malayalam | Asianet | |
Valayam | SP Jayadevan IPS | Malayalam | DD Malayalam |
Detective Anand | Detective Anand | Malayalam | DD Malayalam |
Thali | Keshu | Malayalam | Surya TV |
Yudham | Ravi | Malayalam | DD Malayalam |
Swarnamayooram | Malayalam | Asianet | |
Kavyaanjali | Arun | Malayalam | Surya TV |
Swami Ayyappan | Malayalam | Asianet | |
Kasthuri (TV series) | Ram | Tamil | Sun TV |
Brahmagundi | Telugu | Gemini TV | |
Namma Kudumbam | Tamil | Sun TV | |
Abirami (TV series) | Tamil | Kalaignar TV | |
Mazhayariyathe | Malayalam | Surya TV | |
Vadakakku oru Hridayam | Sadasivan Pillai | Malayalam | Amrita TV |
Amma | Jagan | Malayalam | Asianet |
Manasaveena | Malayalam | Mazhavil Manorama | |
CBI Diary | CBI DySP Sharafudheen | Malayalam | Mazhavil Manorama |
References[]
- ^ "I'm glad viewers recognized me by my voice: Jayakrishnan - Times of India".
- ^ "Bio" (PDF). www.ksradhakrishnan.com.
- ^ a b "സീരിയലിലെ മമ്മൂട്ടി ഇനി സിനിമയില്".
- ^ "List of Malayalam Movies by Actor Jayakrishnan".
- ^ "വേഷങ്ങള്ക്കായി പരവേശം പിടിച്ചോടുന്നവരെക്കുറിച്ച് നടന് ജയകൃഷ���ണന്|jayakrishnan". East Coast Movies & Entertainments News.
External links[]
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Indian male film actors