Kalidas Jayaram
| Kalidas Jayaram | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Kannan, Kali |
| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 2000–2003, 2016-present |
| Parent(s) |
Jayaram (Father) Parvathy (Mother) |
| Relatives | Malavika Jayaram (sister) |
Kalidas Jayaram is an Indian film actor who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films.[1]
The son of film actors Jayaram and Parvathy, Kalidas made his debut with the Malayalam film Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (2000) at the age of 7. Later he starred in the film Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003) which won him the National Award for Best Child Artist.[2] Kalidas made his debut as a lead actor with the Tamil film Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum (2016) directed by Amudeshwar which was released in November 2016 to mixed reviews. Abrid Shine's Poomaram (2017) is his first Malayalam film in a leading role.[3]
Early and personal life
Kalidas was born on 16 December 1993 to actors Jayaram and Parvathy. He has a younger sister Malavika Jayaram. He is half Tamil Iyer from his father's side and half Malayali Nair from his mother's side. He had his primary education until tenth grade at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai[4] and his plus-two at Choice School, Cochin, Kerala. He received his bachelor's degree in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai.[5]
Film career
At the age of 7, he made his debut in Sathyan Anthikkad's "Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal" (2000) which won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. He received the National Award for Best Child Artist for his second film "Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum" (2003) directed by Siby Malayil. In the year 2014, he performed impressions of Surya, Ajith and Vijay at the 8th Vijay Awards.[6] Kalidas played the lead in Balaji Tharaneetharan's[7] second directorial venture[8] Oru Pakka Kathai.[9][10] Begun in 2014,[11] the film is slated for a 2016 release. His second tamil film called Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum has been hit on the screens recently. Currently, he has been working on his first Malayalam movie Poomaram as a hero.
Filmography
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal | Ashok | Malayalam | Child artist |
| 2003 | Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum | Vasudev | Malayalam | Child artist, Also playback singer for 'Thappo Thappo' along with Jayaram |
| 2005 | Udayon | N/A | Malayalam | Playback singer for 'Angethala' along with Shankar Mahadevan and Mohanlal |
| 2016 | Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum | Karthik | Tamil | SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actor |
| 2017 | Oru Pakka Kathai | Tamil | Delayed | |
| 2017 | Poomaram | Malayalam | Filming | |
| 2017 | Untitled Alphonse Puthraen Movie | Malayalam | Pre-Production |
Awards
- 2003 – National Film Award – Best Child Artist
- 2003 – Kerala State Film Award – Best Child Artist
- 2003 – Asianet Film Award – Best Child Artist
- 2017 – SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actor
References
- ↑ "Jayaram's son Kalidas bubbles up in ad". manoramaonline.com.
- ↑ "Kalidas Jayaram wins National Award for Best Child Artist". Times of India.
- ↑ "Kalidas to debut as hero in ‘Oru Pakka Kathai’". mathrubhuminews.in.
- ↑ "തെന്നിന്ത്യ കീഴടക്കാന് കാളിദാസ്" [To Conquer the South – Kalidas] (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2017. zero width joiner character in
|title=at position 23 (help) - ↑ Gupta, Rinku (3 September 2014). "Another Star Son in Kollywood". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ↑ "Kalidas Jayaram performs at Vijay Awards". Filmibeat.
- ↑ "Kalidas Jayaram to star in Balaji Tharaneetharan's movie". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "Balaji Tharaneetharan's second movie". Only Kollywood.
- ↑ "Kalidas Jayaram's debut tamil movie". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "Kalidas Jayaram to start his career as lead hero in Oru Pakka Kathai". Mathrubhumi News.
- ↑ "Kalidas Jayaram's debut movie will start rolling in October 2014". The New Indian Express.
