Kalidas Jayaram
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Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000- 2003 (child artist), 2016–present |
Parent(s) |
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Relatives | Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |
Awards |
Kalidas Jayaram (born 16 December 1993)[1] is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam as well as in Tamil films.[2] The son of film actors Jayaram and Parvathy, Kalidas made his debut in the Malayalam film Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (2000) at the age of seven.[3][4] Later, he starred in Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003), which won him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.[5][6] In 2016, he made his debut in Tamil cinema with Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum (2016)[7][8] and returned to Malayalam with Poomaram (2018), written, co-produced and directed by Abrid Shine.[9][10]
Early life[]
Kalidas was born the eldest of two children, to actors Jayaram and Parvathy in Perumbavoor, Kerala, India.[11] He has a younger sister Malavika Jayaram. He had his primary education until tenth grade at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai[12] and his plus-two at Choice School, Cochin, Kerala. He received his bachelor's degree in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai.[13] Like his father, he is good at imitating actors, and the mimicry performed during a Vijay TV award show and an advertisement for a chocolate brand made him familiar to people.[14]
Film career[]
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At the age of 7, he made his debut in Sathyan Anthikad's Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (2000).[15][16] He received the National Award for Best Child Artist for his second film Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003), directed by Siby Malayil.[17][18] Kalidas played the lead in Balaji Tharaneetharan's second directorial venture Oru Pakka Kathai.[19] He made his debut as a lead actor in Malayalam cinema in Poomaram (2018).[20][21] In 2019, Kalidas had 3 releases: Mr. & Ms. Rowdy,[22][23] Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu[24][25] and Happy Sardar.[26][27]
Filmography[]
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role(s) | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2000 | Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal | Ashok | Malayalam | Debut film as child artist | [28] |
2002 | Yathrakkarude Sradhakku | Passenger on Train | Malayalam | Uncredited role | [citation needed] |
2003 | Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum | Vasudev | Malayalam | Child artist | [29] |
2016 | Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum | Karthik | Tamil | Debut in lead role, Tamil debut | [30] |
2018 | Poomaram | Gauthaman | Malayalam | Malayalam debut | [31] |
2019 | Mr. & Ms. Rowdy | Appu | Malayalam | [32] | |
Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu | Vipinan | Malayalam | [33] | ||
Happy Sardar | Happy Singh | Malayalam | [34] | ||
2020 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai | Younger Rajiv Padmanabhan | Tamil | OTT release Amazon Prime Video anthology film; segment Ilamai Idho Idho | [35] |
Paava Kadhaigal | Sathaar | Tamil | Netflix anthology series; segment Thangam | [36] | |
Oru Pakka Kathai | Saravanan | Tamil | OTT release Zee5 film | [37] | |
2021 | Backpackers | Khalil | Malayalam | OTT release Roots film | [38] |
Jack and Jill ![]() |
Kesh | Malayalam | Post-production | [39] | |
Rajni![]() |
TBA | Malayalam Tamil |
Filming | [40] | |
Vikram![]() |
TBA | Tamil | Filming | [41] |
- Discography
Year | Song | Film | Co-singer | Language | Music director |
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2003 | "Thappo Thappo" | Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum | Jayaram | Malayalam | Ouseppachan |
2005 | "Angethala" | Udayon | Shankar Mahadevan and Mohanlal | Malayalam | Ouseppachan |
- As a voice artist
Year | Film | Language | Character | Director |
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2005 | Udayon | Malayalam | Ponnan | Bhadran |
- Short films and Web Series
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2020 | Did You Sleep With Her | Akku | Malayalam | Short film |
2021 | Thappu Panniten | Male lead | Tamil | Music album |
Awards[]
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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2001 | Asianet Film Awards[42] | Best Child Artist (Male) | Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal | Won |
2003 | National Film Awards | Best Child Artist | Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum | |
Kerala State Film Awards[43] | Best Child Artist | |||
Asianet Film Awards | Best Child Artist | |||
2017 | 6th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Debut Actor (Tamil) | Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum | |
2019 | 21st Asianet Film Awards | Best New Face Actor | Poomaram | |
2019 | Vanitha Film Awards[44] | Best New Face Actor | ||
2021 | Blacksheep Digital Awards | Best actor OTT | Paava Kadhaigal | |
2021 | Behindwoods Gold Icon | Best Actor (Critics) | ||
2021 | JFW Movie Awards | Special Recognition OTT | ||
2021 | 10th South Indian International Movie Awards[45] | Best Supporting Actor (Male)- Tamil |
References[]
- ^ "Happy Birthday Kalidas Jayaram: Lesser known facts about the charming actor that will make you his fan". Times of India. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Jayaram's son Kalidas bubbles up in ad". manoramaonline.com.
- ^ "Kalidas Jayaram shares still from first film as child". The News Minute. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Kalidas in nostalgic mood; shares stills from his first film". Times of India. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Star kids to rock M-Town". Times of India.
- ^ Abhijith (14 March 2018). "Before Poomaram: A Trip Down Film Journey Of Kalidas Jayaram & Abrid Shine!". Filmibeat. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum movie review: What critics say about the Prabhu, Kalidas Jayaram-starrer". International Business Times. 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Prabhu's New Venture With Kalidas Jayaram!". nettv4u.
- ^ "Kalidas Jayaram takes trolls about Poomaram's release in good stride - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Kalidas Jayaram's 'Poomaram' with Abrid Shine starts rolling". Malayala Manorama. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Prakash, Asha (4 September 2017). "Onam is the best excuse for the four of us to spend time together: Kalidas Jayaram". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "തെന്നിന്ത്യ കീഴടക്കാന് കാളിദാസ്" [To Conquer the South – Kalidas] (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ Gupta, Rinku (3 September 2014). "Another Star Son in Kollywood". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ George, Vijay (11 October 2018). "'I hope to work in realistic movies that are entertaining'". thehindu.com.
- ^ George, Anjana (27 January 2017). "Mollywood stars recall their stint as child artistes". Times of India. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Pic of the day: When Achu from 'Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal' met his mom!". Times of India. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Alphonse Puthren to direct Kalidas Jayaram". The News Minute. 26 May 2017.
- ^ "In the limelight". The Hindu. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Kalidas Jayaram to star in Balaji Tharaneetharan's movie". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "പാട്ടിൽ പൂത്ത പൂമരം; റിവ്യു". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ Abhijith (14 March 2018). "Before Poomaram: A Trip Down Film Journey Of Kalidas Jayaram & Abrid Shine!". Filmibeat. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Jeethu Joseph's Kalidas Jayaram film is titled 'Mr. & Ms. Rowdy' - sify.com".
- ^ "കാളിദാസിൻ്റെ 'മിസ്റ്റര് ആന്ഡ് മിസ് റൗഡി' റിലീസിന് - Malayalam Samayam".
- ^ "First look poster of Kalidas Jayaram's 'Argentina Fans Kattoorkadavu' is out". The News Minute. 27 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ Kalidas to play lead in Midhun Manuel Thomas’ 'Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu'
- ^ Kalidas Jayaram’s next is ‘Happy Sardar’ - The News Minute (2 August 2019)
- ^ Happy Sardar brings another Mallu sardar on screen soon - Times of India (19 September 2019)
- ^ "Kalidas Jayaram shares a cute Vishu memory". Movie Buzz. Sify. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Remake season down south!". Rediff.com. 23 February 2003.
- ^ "Prabhu in Tamil Fantasy Flick". The New Indian Express.
- ^ Kalidas Jayaram's Poomaram song becomes the most liked Malayalam video on YouTube
- ^ Mr. & Ms. Rowdy Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Mr. & Ms. Rowdy by Times of India, retrieved 6 October 2019
- ^ Narayanan, Nirmal (22 March 2019). "Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu review: Kalidas Jayaram disappoints again". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Happy Sardar Movie Review: A tale of romance sans chemistry, retrieved 22 June 2020
- ^ "Putham Pudhu Kaalai- Jayaram and Kalidas on acting in the anthology". thehindu.
- ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (1 October 2020). "'Paava Kadhaigal' interview: How Vetri Maaran, Gautham Menon, Vignesh Shivan and Sudha Kongara joined the Netflix anthology". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Kalidasan starts shooting on Jayaram's birthday - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kalidas-backpackers-is-inspired-by-a-true-story/articleshow/74562830.cms
- ^ "Kalidas-Santhosh Sivan movie titled as Jack and Jill". www.mangalam.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kalidas-jayaram-unveils-the-title-of-his-next/articleshow/82079625.cms
- ^ "It's official: Kalidas Jayaram in Kamal Haasan's Vikram". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Narayanan, Nirmal (12 March 2019). "Throwback: When Kalidas Jayaram said he is a much better actor than his father [VIDEO]". Indian Business Times. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Father son duo who won Kerala State Film Awards". The Times of India. 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Vanitha Film Awards: Mohanlal wins Best Actor, Manju Warrier is Best Actress". Malayala Manorama. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Manju Warrier, Suriya, others win at SIIMA Awards: Full list of winners". The News Minute. 21 September 2021.
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