Kalidas Jayaram
Kalidas Jayaram | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000; 2003 2016–present |
| Parent(s) | Jayaram and Parvathy |
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 in the Malayalam film Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (2000) at the age of seven. Later, he starred in Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003), which won him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.[2] In 2016, he made his debut in Tamil cinema with Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum (2016) and returned to Malayalam with Abrid Shine's 2018 film Poomaram.[3][4]
Early and personal life
Kalidas was born, the eldest of two children, to actors Jayaram and Parvathy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[5] He has a younger sister Malavika Jayaram. He had his primary education until tenth grade at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai[6] and his plus-two at Choice School, Cochin, Kerala. He received his bachelor's degree in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai.[7]
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.[8] Kalidas played the lead in Balaji Tharaneetharan's[9] second directorial venture[10] Oru Pakka Kathai.[11][12] Begun in 2014,[13] the film is slated for a 2016 release. His second Tamil film called Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum has been a hit on the screens recently. Currently, he has been working on his first Malayalam movie Poomaram as a hero.
Filmography
| † | 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 |
| 2018 | Poomaram | Gauthaman | Malayalam | |
| TBA | Oru Pakka Kathai† | TBA | Tamil | Delayed release |
| TBA | Untitled Alphonse Puthren film† | TBA | Tamil | pre production |
| TBA | Untitled Jeethu Joseph film† | TBA | Malayalam | Announced |
Awards
- 2001 – Asianet Film Awards – Best Child Artist-Male
- 2003 – Asianet Film Awards – Best Child Artist
- 2003 – National Film Awards – Best Child Artist
- 2003 – Kerala State Film Awards – Best Child Artist
References
- ^ "Jayaram's son Kalidas bubbles up in ad". manoramaonline.com.
- ^ "Kalidas Jayaram wins National Award for Best Child Artist". Times of India.
- ^ "Poomaram Movie Review". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Kalidas to debut as hero in 'Oru Pakka Kathai'". mathrubhuminews.in.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
