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Kalidas Jayaram

In this Indian name, the name Jayaram is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kalidas.

Kalidas Jayaram (born 16 December 1993) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam 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 six.[3][4] Later, he starred in Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003), which won him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.[5]

Kalidas Jayaram
Born (1993-12-16) 16 December 1993 (age 30)[1]
Perumbavoor, Kerala, India
Alma materLoyola College, Chennai
OccupationActor
Years active
  • 2000‍–‍2003 (child artist)
  • 2016‍–‍present
Spouse
Tarini Kalingarayar
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(m. 2024)​
Parents

In 2016, he made his debut in Tamil cinema with Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum (2016) and returned to Malayalam with Poomaram (2018).[6][7] He has since played supporting roles in the action films Vikram (2022) and Raayan (2024).

Early and personal life

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Kalidas was born the elder of two children, to actors Jayaram and Parvathy in Perumbavoor, Kerala, India.[8] He has a younger sister Malavika Jayaram. He did his schooling from Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai[9] and his plus-two from Choice School, Cochin, Kerala. He received his Bachelor's degree in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai.[10]

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.[11]

He married Tarini Kalingarayar, who is third runner up of Miss Diva 2021, on December 8 2024.[12][13]

Career

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A young Kalidas receiving the Best Child Artist award from Indian President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

At the age of 7, he made his debut in Sathyan Anthikad's Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (2000).[14][15] He received the National Award for Best Child Artist for his second film Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003), directed by Siby Malayil.[16][17] Kalidas played the lead in Balaji Tharaneetharan's second directorial venture Oru Pakka Kathai.[18] He made his debut as a lead actor in Malayalam cinema in Poomaram (2018).[19] In 2019, Kalidas had 3 releases: Mr. & Ms. Rowdy,[20][21] Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu[22][23] and Happy Sardar.[24][25]

Filmography

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Films

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Kalidas Jayaram film credits
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2000 Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal Ashok Malayalam Child artist [26]
2002 Yathrakarude Sradhakku Passenger in train Malayalam uncredited role
2003 Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum Vasudev Malayalam Child artist [27]
2016 Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum Karthik Tamil [28]
2018 Poomaram Gauthaman Malayalam
2019 Mr. & Ms. Rowdy Appu Malayalam [29]
Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu Vipinan Malayalam
Happy Sardar Happy Singh Malayalam [30]
2020 Putham Pudhu Kaalai Younger Rajiv Padmanabhan Tamil Anthology film; segment Ilamai Idho Idho [31]
Paava Kadhaigal Sathaar Tamil Anthology film; segment Thangam [32]
Oru Pakka Kathai Saravanan Tamil [33]
2021 Backpackers Khalil Malayalam [34]
2022 Jack N' Jill Kesh Malayalam [35]
Vikram Prabhanjan Tamil [36]
Natchathiram Nagargiradhu Iniyan Tamil [37]
2023 Rajni Naveen Malayalam Bilingual film [38]
Aval Peyar Rajni Tamil
2024 Por Yuvaraj [39][40]
Indian 2 Nilesh Krishnaa [41]
Raayan Manickavelraayan [42]
Web series
List of Kalidas Jayaram web series credits
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2022 Paper Rocket Jeeva Tamil Released on ZEE5
Discography
List of Kalidas Jayaram film credits for music
Year Song Film Co-singer Language Music director
2003 "Thappo Thappo" Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum Jayaram Malayalam Ouseppachan
2005 "Angethala" Udayon Shankar Mahadevan and Mohanlal Malayalam Ouseppachan
As voice artist
List of Kalidas Jayaram film credits as voice artist
Year Title Language Character Director
2005 Udayon Malayalam Ponnan Bhadran
Short films and Music Videos
List of Kalidas Jayaram short film and music video credits
Year Film Role Language Notes
2020 Did You Sleep With Her Akku Malayalam Short film
2021 Thappu Panniten Male lead Tamil Music album

Awards

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List of awards and nominations received by Kalidas Jayaram
Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2001 Asianet Film Awards Best Child Artist (Male) Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal Won
2003 National Film Awards Best Child Artist Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum [citation needed]
Kerala State Film Awards Best Child Artist [43]
Asianet Film Awards Best Child Artist [citation needed]
2017 6th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actor (Tamil) Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum [citation needed]
2019 21st Asianet Film Awards Best New Face Actor Poomaram [citation needed]
Vanitha Film Awards[44] Best New Face Actor [45]
2021 Blacksheep Digital Awards Best actor OTT Paava Kadhaigal [citation needed]
Behindwoods Gold Icon Best Actor (Critics) [citation needed]
JFW Movie Awards Special Recognition OTT [citation needed]
10th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actor (Male) - Tamil [46]

References

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  1. ^ "Happy Birthday Kalidas Jayaram: Lesser known facts about the charming actor that will make you his fan". The Times of India. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Jayaram's son Kalidas bubbles up in ad". manoramaonline.com.
  3. ^ "Kalidas Jayaram shares still from first film as child". The News Minute. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Kalidas in nostalgic mood; shares stills from his first film". Times of India. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Star kids to rock M-Town". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "Kalidas Jayaram takes trolls about Poomaram's release in good stride". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Kalidas Jayaram's 'Poomaram' with Abrid Shine starts rolling". Malayala Manorama. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "തെന്നിന്ത്യ കീഴടക്കാന്‍ കാളിദാസ്‌" [To Conquer the South – Kalidas] (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  10. ^ Gupta, Rinku (3 September 2014). "Another Star Son in Kollywood". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  11. ^ George, Vijay (11 October 2018). "'I hope to work in realistic movies that are entertaining'". thehindu.com.
  12. ^ "Kalidas Jayaram, Tarini Kalingarayar tie the knot in Guruvayur. See pics". onemaronna.
  13. ^ "Kalidas Jayaram marries longtime partner Tarini Kalingarayar at Guruvayur Temple". The Hindu.
  14. ^ George, Anjana (27 January 2017). "Mollywood stars recall their stint as child artistes". Times of India. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Pic of the day: When Achu from 'Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal' met his mom!". Times of India. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Alphonse Puthren to direct Kalidas Jayaram". The News Minute. 26 May 2017.
  17. ^ "In the limelight". The Hindu. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Kalidas Jayaram to star in Balaji Tharaneetharan's movie". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014.
  19. ^ "പാട്ടിൽ‌ പൂത്ത പൂമരം; റിവ്യു". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  20. ^ "Jeethu Joseph's Kalidas Jayaram film is titled 'Mr. & Ms. Rowdy'". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018.
  21. ^ "കാളിദാസിൻ്റെ 'മിസ്റ്റര്‍ ആന്‍ഡ് മിസ് റൗഡി' റിലീസിന്". Samayam (in Malayalam). The Times of India.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "Kalidas to play lead in Midhun Manuel Thomas' 'Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu'". The News Minute. 7 September 2018.
  24. ^ "Kalidas Jayaram's next is 'Happy Sardar'". The News Minute. 2 August 2019.
  25. ^ "Happy Sardar brings another Mallu sardar on screen soon". The Times of India. 19 September 2019.
  26. ^ "Kalidas Jayaram shares a cute Vishu memory". Sify. 15 April 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  27. ^ "Remake season down south!". Rediff.com. 23 February 2003.
  28. ^ "Prabhu in Tamil Fantasy Flick". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015.
  29. ^ "Mr. & Ms. Rowdy Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Mr. & Ms. Rowdy by Times of India", The Times of India, retrieved 6 October 2019
  30. ^ Soman, Deepa, "Happy Sardar Movie Review: A tale of romance sans chemistry", The Times of India, retrieved 22 June 2020
  31. ^ Sunder, Gautam (15 October 2020). "Putham Pudhu Kaalai- Jayaram and Kalidas on acting in the anthology". thehindu.
  32. ^ 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.
  33. ^ Soman, Deepa. "Kalidasan starts shooting on Jayaram's birthday". The Times of India.
  34. ^ George, Anjana (10 March 2020). "Kalidas' Backpackers is inspired by a true story". Entertainment Times. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  35. ^ "Kalidas-Santhosh Sivan movie titled as Jack and Jill". www.mangalam.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  36. ^ "It's official: Kalidas Jayaram in Kamal Haasan's Vikram". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  37. ^ "It's a wrap for 'Natchathiram Nagargirathu'". Entertainment Times. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  38. ^ "Rajni / Aval Peyar Rajni Movie Review: A decent murder mystery that misses the mark by an inch". Cinema Express. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  39. ^ "Por Teaser: War brews between Arjun Das and Kalidas Jayaram". The New Indian Express. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  40. ^ "Por (2024) - Movie, Reviews, Cast & Release Date".
  41. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (6 April 2024). "Kamal Haasan's 'Indian 2' to release in June". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 July 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  42. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (19 February 2024). "Dhanush's 50th film titled 'Raayan'; first look out". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 April 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  43. ^ "Father son duo who won Kerala State Film Awards". The Times of India. 5 September 2016.
  44. ^ "Father son duo who won Kerala State Film Awards". The Times of India. 5 September 2016.
  45. ^ "Father son duo who won Kerala State Film Awards". The Times of India. 5 September 2016.
  46. ^ "Manju Warrier, Suriya, others win at SIIMA Awards: Full list of winners". The News Minute. 21 September 2021.
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