Karthik Jayaram
Jayaram Karthik | |
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| Born | 1 May 1980 |
| Other names | Superstar Jk |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model, engineer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Jayaram Karthik is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He is known for his work in the television soap opera Ashwini Nakshatra, in which he played the role of a "superstar" actor Jay Krishna ("JK"), that was aired on Colors Kannada. He also acted in Siya Ke Ram as Raavana in Star Plus.[1] His first role as a lead actor came in Just Love.[2] He was second runner up in popular reality show Bigg Boss Kannada 5 in 2017.
Early life
Karthik was born in Koppa, India on 1 May 1980. His father is veterinary doctor. He has engineering degree from BIT, with a specialization in civil engineering. He later pursued his Masters in structural engineering and worked for Praxair in Dubai as a structural engineer and then moved back to Bangalore while he was still at the peak of his career. While working with Praxair his instincts in modeling and movies led him to quit the job. He started looking for some opportunity to be an actor and faced a lot of humiliation. He got chance to appear in soap opera Ashwini Nakshatra. The serial not only gave him wide recognition but also attracted the directors of Mumbai, who chose him to play the role of Ravana in the famous series Siya Ke Ram.
Television
Karthik appeared in a television soap, Ashwini Nakshatra, portraying the role of an actor Super star "JK", that was aired on Colors Kannada. Ashwini Nakshatra had the highest TRP and was most loved show . In 2015, he was signed to play the role of Ravana in the mythological Hindi television series Siya Ke Ram that would be aired on Star Plus. He was praised for his performance. Times now named him the best onscreen performance as Ravana. He entered reality show Bigg Boss Kannada 5. He was one of the strong contenders, but eventually finished as second runner up.
| Television | |||||
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| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes | Ref |
| 2013–2015 | Ashwini Nakshatra | Jay Krishna "JK" | Colors Kannada | [3] | |
| 2013–present | Agnisakshi (TV series) | Superstar Jk | Colors Kannada | Guest for some episodes | |
| 2015- 2016 | Siya Ke Ram | Ravana | Star Plus | Critically acclaimed | |
| 2017-2018 | Bigg Boss Kannada 5 | Contestant | Colors Super | Second Runner up | |
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kempe Gowda | Vaikunta | Supporting Role | [4] |
| Vishnuvardhana | Dr. Surya Prakash | Supporting Role | [5] | |
| Jarasandha (film) | Villain | |||
| Fighter (2011 film) | Bengali film | |||
| 2012 | Eega | Himself | Uncredited role (Telugu Movie) |
[6] |
| 2013 | Varadanayaka | Siddu | Villain | [7] |
| 2014 | Just Love | Surya | Lead role | [8] |
| 2015 | Chandrika | Arjun | Bilingual (Kannada, Telugu) | |
| Bengaluru 560023 | Karthik | Lead Role | [9] | |
| Care of Footpath 2 | Inspector Karthik | [10] | ||
| 2016 | Sa (film) | Zakir Hussain | ||
| 2017 | Vismaya | Christopher | Cameo | |
| 2018 | Kuchiku Kuchiku | |||
| Aa Karaala Ratri | ||||
| May 1st | Ravaana | |||
| Puta 109 | Filming |
Awards
| Year | Award | Role | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Ravana | Best actor negative role | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Ravana | Best actor | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Star Parivaar Awards | Ravana | Favourite Naya Sadasya (Male) | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Boroplus Gold Awards | Ravana | Best actor negative role | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Boroplus Gold Awards | Ravana | Gold Debut | Nominated |
References
- ^ A. Sharadhaa (20 November 2013). "The small screen's big rewards". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Joy, Prathibha (24 January 2014). "Hectic Ashwini Nakshatra schedule for J Karthik". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Ashwini Nakshtra at IMDb
- ^ Kempe Gowda at IMDb
- ^ Vishnuvardhana at IMDb
- ^ Eega at IMDb
- ^ Varadanayaka at IMDb
- ^ Just Love at IMDb
- ^ "Bengaluru 560023 releasing on Nov 20th". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Karthik jayaram Playing a Cop in Care Of Footpath 2". kannadamovieswall.blogspot.in. 14 November 2013.