Jayaram

Acting

Jayaram

Born

1965-12-10 (60)

Place of birth

Perumbavoor, Kerala, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

Jayaram Subramaniam (born 10 December 1965), commonly known as Jayaram, is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Malayalam films, and at times in Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. He has starred in over 200 films. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his contribution towards the arts.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 25 titles

Kara poster
5.9

A thief tries to go straight, but when predatory banks trap his father in debt, he returns to crime — with a determined cop closing in on his trail.

Kara

2026

Kantara - A Legend: Chapter 1 poster
7.2

While exploring Kantara's mystical forest, Bangra's King Vijayendra dies during the Kadamba reign. Rajashekara seals their realm. Prince Kulashekara massacres to reopen it. Berme, seeking wealth, crosses the divide.

Kantara - A Legend: Chapter 1

2025

Radhe Shyam poster
5.2

Vikramaditya, a world-renowned palmist, believes love does not exist in his stars, until he meets Prerana. But when destiny tries to pull them apart, will love prevail?

Radhe Shyam

2022

G.D.N poster
6.3

G.D. Naidu overcomes challenges and defies a repressive colonial regime to become one of India's greatest innovators.

G.D.N

2026

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo poster
6.6

After growing up enduring criticism from his father, a young man finds his world shaken upon learning he was switched at birth with a millionaire's son.

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo

2020

Retro poster
6.3

A man with a violent past seeks a fresh start, but the life he left behind resurfaces, forcing him to face old conflicts and redefine his future.

Retro

2025

Kushi poster
4.8

Worlds and families collide when the son of a prominent atheist falls head over heels for the daughter of his father’s nemesis, a revered Hindu leader.

Kushi

2023

Hi Nanna poster
7.9

Six-year-old Mahi, a spirited child with cystic fibrosis, shares a deep yet complex bond with her father, Viraj, a dedicated single parent and successful fashion photographer. Her curiosity about her absent mother leads to a journey of discovery when she runs away with her loyal dog, Pluto. A chance encounter with a kind woman named Yashna sparks unexpected revelations, intertwining their lives in ways they never anticipated. Set against a backdrop of love, sacrifice, and redemption, Mahi’s story is a heartfelt exploration of family, resilience, and the enduring power of connection.

Hi Nanna

2023

Dhamaka poster
4.2

Swamy and Anand Chakravarthy are lookalikes. Swamy is a jobless guy, while Anand is the son of Nanda Gopal Chakravarthy, running a company called People Mart. Under dicey circumstances Pranavi, a pretty young girl falls in love with both of them. When JP, a monstrous corporate honcho seeks to acquire People Mart through unethical means, Anand and Swamy’s lives get intertwined.

Dhamaka

2022

Game Changer poster
5.0

Ram, a newly appointed district collector, takes charge in a city in Andhra Pradesh and immediately confronts the deeply entrenched corruption and inefficiency plaguing the government. Determined to bring reforms, he initiates sweeping changes, sparking a fierce conflict with a powerful state Minister.

Game Changer

2025

Parimala and Co poster
5.6

A dark comedy centered around a chaotic family whose tangled relationships and unpredictable situations lead to emotionally charged and absurd moments, blending humor with underlying tension and drama.

Parimala and Co

2026

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I poster
7.1

The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan, his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by situations, it is up to a messenger to ensure the safety of the kingdom. Can he succeed in his mission, especially with Karikalan's former girlfriend, Nandhini, plotting to bring down the entire Chola empire?

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

2022

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II poster
6.2

968 AD. The Pandyan assassins gather once again to destroy the Chola dynasty. Now the mighty Chola princes must fight the Pandyas, the Rashtrakutas and other Chola enemies who have joined forces. Also, at play are the rumours of Ponniyin Selvan’s death at sea, the powerful Pazhuvettarayar’s betrayal, and the tragic destiny of Aditha Karikalan, whose heart was long lost to the vengeful Nandini.

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

2023

Guntur Kaaram poster
5.2

Years after his mother left him and remarried, Ramana is asked to sign documents denying any relations with his mother, but he refuses and demands answer to why his mother left him.

Guntur Kaaram

2024

Mirai poster
5.9

Following the historic Kalinga battle, where King Ashoka of the Maurya dynasty emerged as the winner, he chose to walk the path of peace instead of continuing warfare. Yet, the kingdom appointed nine warriors to protect some ancient scriptures rumored to have the ability to make someone divine or godlike.

Mirai

2025

Bail poster
NR

After a long wait for justice in a case that affected him personally, retired commissioner Vijay Kumar becomes an outlaw who serves justice.

Bail

2026

The Greatest of All Time poster
4.6

A once decorated member of the Special Anti-Terrorism Squad (SATS) is called back into action by his former colleagues for an important mission, setting him on a dangerous collision course with his own past.

The Greatest of All Time

2024

Ashakal Aayiram poster
4.6

A social media enthusiast chases fame until a major film production arrives in his neighborhood, suddenly bringing his dreams of stardom within reach in ways he never imagined.

Ashakal Aayiram

2026

Dharman poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dharman

2027

Ravanasura poster
4.8

An investigating officer is assigned to investigate few brutal murders, where he zeroes in on Ravindra, a criminal lawyer who has penchant for secretly committing murders as the mastermind behind the crime.

Ravanasura

2023

Train poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Train

2026

Putham Pudhu Kaalai poster
6.3

Putham Pudhu Kaalai brings together 5 of the most celebrated directors in Tamil cinema - Sudha Kongara, Gautham Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratman, Rajiv Menon, and Karthik Subbaraj to create Amazon Prime Video's first Indian anthology film.

Putham Pudhu Kaalai

2020

Abraham Ozler poster
6.2

The story revolves around the personal and professional lives of veteran cop Abraham Ozler, ACP Trichur, who at one time has to take up a serial killing case and the mysterious hunt begins

Abraham Ozler

2024

Ghost poster
3.0

A dreaded gangster called ‘Ghost’, takes hostage of a prison, and an efficient police officer Chengappa is immediately deputed to solve the issue. And thus begins the cat and mouse chase between an intelligent criminal and a ruthless police officer.

Ghost

2023

Makal poster
6.3

Juliet and her daughter Aparna live in Kerala, while Juliet’s husband Nandan works abroad. Nandan decides to move back to Kerala, and it changes the lives of the mom-daughter duo.

Makal

2022

2010s · 12 titles

Thuppakki poster
7.3

Captain Jagadish, an intelligence officer in the Indian Army, returns to Mumbai for a vacation but soon finds himself in a deadly mission. After witnessing a bus bombing, he uncovers a network of sleeper cells planning multiple attacks across the city. With no official backing, he embarks on a personal mission with his trusted comrades to eliminate the mastermind, ensuring the sleeper cells remain leaderless and trapped in silence, waiting for orders that will never come. Ready to sacrifice his own life, he sets out on his final mission—but does he succeed, and at what cost?

Thuppakki

2012

No artwork available
NR

The film explores the practice that makes martyrs of the local political activists who are willing to sacrifice their life for ideologies. The film is also a poignant love story of a Meera (Sabitha Jayaraj) and her relentless fight against her own family and society for the man she love.

Pakarnnattam

2012

Achayans poster
4.9

Three cousins and their best friend leave for a road trip, hoping for one final hurrah before one of them gets married. Their path crosses with that of two girls who are on a getaway of their own. Their plans are derailed after a suspicious death. Who was the killer and why forms the plot.

Achayans

2017

Sir C.P. poster
2.2

Chethimattathil Philip (CP) - brought up by two unmarried sisters - runs a well-known educational institution. The family's arch-enemy Kariachan has been blackmailing the sisters for years by threatening to reveal an old secret. He has also grabbed a lot of their properties and his final target is CP's college. Will CP lose his property and learn the truth about his parentage?

Sir C.P.

2015

Vaada poster
5.0

Vaada film Sundar C and Sheryl Brindo in lead. Sundar C is essaying the role of a person who avenges the person who has spoilt his life. Sheryl Pinto acts as an ardent fan of MGR and she feels her husband Sundar C should also be like him. Both of them dance for the song Enakku Needhan MGR Unakku Naan Dhan Saroja Devi.

Vaada

2010

Manthrikan poster
3.0

Exorcist Mukundan meets and falls in love with Malu, a girl who has lost her memory. A few years later, he arrives at a palatial house for an exorcism and bumps into Malu who fails to recognise him.

Manthrikan

2012

Bharya Athra Pora poster
2.9

Satyanathen is a teacher at Vivekodayam school, Thrissur . His wife Priya is a bank employee and he has a fourteen year old son Bhaskaran. Satyanathan is an alcoholic. After school hours, he can be seen with his friends in the local bar or at thekkinkad maithanam where they play cards. He is dissatisfied with his life and wife. He befriends some young men of the new generation whose lifestyle tempts him to take up their style. The film follows the events that follow as a flashback from his son.

Bharya Athra Pora

2013

Swapaanam poster
NR

Swapaanam (Malayalam: സ്വപാനം) (English translation: The Voiding Soul) is a Malayalam film directed by Shaji N. Karun and produced by M. Rajan for Horizon Entertainments. The film features Jayaram and Kadambari in the lead roles,[1] alongside Siddique, Vineeth, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy in supporting roles. The cinematography was held by Saji Nair and music was composed by Sreevalsan J Menon, while the script was written by Harikrishnan and Sajeev Pazhoor, based on Shaji’s own story.[2] The film was screened in the Dubai International Film Festival.[3] The film released with Auro 3D sound in selected theatres, becoming the third Indian film to employ the technology after Vishwaroopam(Tamil) and 1- Nenokkadine (Telugu).[4]

Swapaanam

2014

Ulsaha Committee poster
3.5

Apoorvan (Jayaram), Babumon (Kalabhavan Shajon), and Chopra (Baburaj) are very close companions. Babumon is married. Apoorvan, who has only studied up to 7th standard aims to become a world renowned scientist and does many experiments to become so. Apoorvan is supported financially by Babumon whos..

Ulsaha Committee

2014

Uttama Villain poster
6.8

Superstar Manoranjan learns that he has only a few days to live and approaches his mentor, director Margadarisi to direct his next project — a folklore-ish comedy about a man who keeps cheating death and his role in saving a kingdom. Meanwhile, he has to sort out his personal lives, which involves an estranged son and a daughter from the love of his life.

Uttama Villain

2015

My Great Grandfather poster
3.2

Michael, a 40-something happy-go-lucky businessman, is in love with Delna, a pretty young thing in her 20s. On the day of their engagement, a young woman walks in with her son, claiming to be Michael’s daughter turning his carefree life upside down.

My Great Grandfather

2019

Ponnar Shankar poster
4.8

Ponnar Shankar is based on historical novel written by Kalangir M. Karunanidhi. Story is about the two warriors, both are brothers named Ponner and Sankar living in Kongu Nadu (present day Coimbatore, Erode etc..). This is a historical movie and these two warriors are even worshipped today at most of the above mentioned part of Tamil Nadu.

Ponnar Shankar

2011

2000s · 9 titles

Panchatanthiram poster
7.0

Ram's friends hire Maggie, a call girl, to help him get over his wife, who mistakenly believes him to be a philanderer. However, they get in trouble when Maggie ends up dead.

Panchatanthiram

2002

Vettam poster
7.1

Petty thief Gopi steals a chain, and in order to escape a police inspector, drops it in Veena's bag. Later, he tries to take it from her, but the chain is no longer there. He becomes a part of her plan to stop her boyfriend from marrying a rich tycoon’s daughter

Vettam

2004

Sooryan poster
NR

Sooryan is an aspiring singer just like his father. However, he realises that his journey to become a famous singer will not be easy due to his father's debts.

Sooryan

2007

Twenty 20 poster
6.1

Advocate Ramesh saves Devan from a murder case. Later, he realize Devan was the actual culprit. Ramesh tries for a payback, unaware of Devan's real intentions and the reason for the murder.

Twenty 20

2008

Aegan poster
4.4

Shiva, a CBI officer, goes undercover as a student to hunt down a terrorist, John Chinnappa. However, the daughter of a crime witness, Pooja, has become John's next target and Shiva must protect her.

Aegan

2008

Uthaman poster
5.8

Uthaman, an orphan, puts his life in jeopardy when he accepts the blame for a murder committed by a member of the family he is living with. Soon, the siblings of the deceased decide to seek revenge.

Uthaman

2001

Nala Damayanthi poster
6.8

A village cook Ramji goes to Australia to become a chef at a multi-millionaire Indian's home. Unfortunately, the millionaire dies of indigestion the day Ramji arrives, leaving him jobless with an expired visa. Desperate to stay and earn, he starts working illegally as a cook, but to stay on, he needs to get legal. A solution comes up when Damayanthi, a free-spirited biker, agrees to marry the docile cook for a price.

Nala Damayanthi

2003

Paarai poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Paarai

2003

Saroja poster
6.8

Jaga, Ganesh, Ajay and Vishwas are motoring to a cricket game. An accident leads them to divert on a side road, where they encounter a criminal gang that has kidnapped a young girl and shot a policeman - in front of them....

Saroja

2008

1990s · 8 titles

Dhruvam poster
6.9

Veerasimha Mannadiar gets killed by Hyder Marakkar, a notorious criminal. Thereafter, Veerasimha's brother, Narasimha Mannadiar, decides to avenge Veerasimha's death.

Dhruvam

1993

Sandhesam poster
7.9

After his retirement, Raghavan Nair (Thilakan) is back at his home. His long cherished dream to spend his retired life along with his family is thwarted after seeing his two sons brawling each other over their political differences.

Sandhesam

1991

Pavakkoothu poster
8.0

Prakash, a married man, falls in love with another woman. His wife and girlfriend become pregnant at the same time and he tries to keep it under wraps.

Pavakkoothu

1990

Summer in Bethlehem poster
7.6

Ravishankar and Dennis live on Dennis’s estate in the hills. When Colonel Menon arrives with his daughters, Ravishankar wonders which one of them has been sending him amorous letters. Meanwhile, Dennis is attracted to the enigmatic Abhirami, but what does Abhirami want?

Summer in Bethlehem

1998

Adwaytham poster
7.4

Advaitham is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Jayaram, Revathi Menon and Srividhya in lead roles.

Adwaytham

1991

C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed poster
7.1

Unnikrishan wants to become a secret agent like his idol, Prem Nazir. His parents and his girlfriend support him but Unnikrishan still cannot find a job. He later gets selected as a trainee in a private detective agency called Secret Files. He is given the task of investigating a businessman's daughter's record. He faces two rivals, Premshankar who pretends to love Arundathi, and Oomen Koshy is a working as a gardener in her house. They are from the same detective agency investigating the same case. Things go wrong and the 3 decide to investigate the case as a group.

C.I.D. Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed

1994

Paththini poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Paththini

1997

Sooryaputhran poster
4.5

When Jeevan is not allowed to adopt a boy from an orphanage for being a bachelor, he convinces a woman to pose as his wife.

Sooryaputhran

1998

1980s · 3 titles

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