
Directing
Jayaraj
Born
1960-08-04 (66)
Place of birth
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Known for
Directing
Credits
41 titles
Jayaraj Rajasekharan, often credited as Jayaraj, is an Indian Malayali filmmaker known for directing mainstream as well as art house films.
Known for
The Third Film from Director Jayaraj's 'Navarasa' Series.
Bibhatsa
2002
A woman haunted by visions of a murder from 1965 undergoes hypnotic therapy, uncovering a possible past life and a connection to the original crime. As the investigation deepens, buried secrets reveal a shocking truth behind the decades-old murder.
Sila Nerangalil
2008
5.8Veeram is based on the ballads of North Malabar and narrates the tale of the brave and ambitious Kalarippayattu warrior, Chandu, whose story resembles that of William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Veeram
2017
4.4Anandakkuttan, a junior artist in films, is forced to look after his brother who is autistic. Though unwilling and hesitant in the beginning, he soon develops a bond with his sibling.
Pachakuthira
2006
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
7.0Fed up of the corruption all around, four young men form a secret group called '4 the people' and decide to take on the corrupt on their own. They have a web site and eventually gain enormous support.
4 The People
2004
Film credits
Behind the camera
The Third Film from Director Jayaraj's 'Navarasa' Series.
Bibhatsa
2002
A woman haunted by visions of a murder from 1965 undergoes hypnotic therapy, uncovering a possible past life and a connection to the original crime. As the investigation deepens, buried secrets reveal a shocking truth behind the decades-old murder.
Sila Nerangalil
2008
A woman haunted by visions of a murder from 1965 undergoes hypnotic therapy, uncovering a possible past life and a connection to the original crime. As the investigation deepens, buried secrets reveal a shocking truth behind the decades-old murder.
Sila Nerangalil
2008
5.8Veeram is based on the ballads of North Malabar and narrates the tale of the brave and ambitious Kalarippayattu warrior, Chandu, whose story resembles that of William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Veeram
2017
5.8Veeram is based on the ballads of North Malabar and narrates the tale of the brave and ambitious Kalarippayattu warrior, Chandu, whose story resembles that of William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Veeram
2017
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
7.0Fed up of the corruption all around, four young men form a secret group called '4 the people' and decide to take on the corrupt on their own. They have a web site and eventually gain enormous support.
4 The People
2004
Anandabhairavi depicts the life of Vasudeva Panikker, a Kathakali artist and his son.
Anandabhairavi
2007
10.0Velayudhan is a young man living in a place torn apart by civil strife. In the midst of a raging street war, he kills his best friend. Velayudhan feels guilty and disturbed. The political enemies also plot revenge on Velayudhan.
Shantham
2001
4.2After an elephant saves him from an accident in childhood, Krishna becomes fond of elephants. His life changes when he decides to adopt Arjunan, a severely injured elephant.
Aanachandam
2006
Raghavan hates singers as he had witnessed a terrible life being a son of a classical singer. Raghavan's son faces many challenges where he shows his interest towards music.
Kudumbasametham
1992
NRDia(Pankaja Menon) heroine of the movie is a management student in Mangalore. She and four of her friends(Catherine, Hashim, Yamini and Chinna Gounder) visits Rajasthan for 15 days to attend a marriage. There she meets a Rajput boy Pavan(Arun Shankar) and falls in love with him. What happens to her there after that in that unknown land makes the content of the film.
Camel Safari
2013
5.5Crossroad is a first -of-its-kind portmanteau movie celebrating womanhood and tells the story of ten women, facing ten different life situations and explores how they tackle it. The movie encompasses ten feature films of fifteen minutes each, with each featuring prominent female artists from Malayalam film industry as the protagonist and is directed by a prominent Malayalam filmmaker. The movie showcases the vibrant facet of each woman and tells the story from her perspective.
Crossroad
2017
5.7Johnnie shares a good relationship with his brother who studies in another city. When his brother visits him, he convinces Johnnie to start studying again.
Johnnie Walker
1992
5.7Johnnie shares a good relationship with his brother who studies in another city. When his brother visits him, he convinces Johnnie to start studying again.
Johnnie Walker
1992
6.2This movie is a crime thriller. Suresh Gopi is a Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) officer who comes in disguise to a colony to investigate a bomb blast which killed 30 innocent college students. Bhanupriya falls in love with Suresh Gopi and the rest of the story revolves around how Suresh Gopi solves the case.
Highway
1995
6.2This movie is a crime thriller. Suresh Gopi is a Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) officer who comes in disguise to a colony to investigate a bomb blast which killed 30 innocent college students. Bhanupriya falls in love with Suresh Gopi and the rest of the story revolves around how Suresh Gopi solves the case.
Highway
1995
6.8An uneducated and noisy simpleton, Mike Philippose, arrives in a city as an organ donor for an old astrophysicist. Soon, he changes the lives of everyone around him.
Loudspeaker
2009
6.8An uneducated and noisy simpleton, Mike Philippose, arrives in a city as an organ donor for an old astrophysicist. Soon, he changes the lives of everyone around him.
Loudspeaker
2009
6.8An uneducated and noisy simpleton, Mike Philippose, arrives in a city as an organ donor for an old astrophysicist. Soon, he changes the lives of everyone around him.
Loudspeaker
2009
8.5Sneham is a 1998 Indian Malayalam film directed by Jayaraj starring Jayaram, Jomol, Kasthuri, and Biju Menon. The film features a musical score by Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath, with lyrics written by Yusufali Kechery.
Sneham
1998
6.4As Anwar witnesses Babri Masjid demolition, he takes up the extremist path and turns into a jihadi. Due to this, his family suffers a lot of problems and struggles while attempting to reform Anwar.
Daivanamathil
2005
6.0s Akbar, a merchant from Arabia who helps out the people of Dharmapuri fight their enemies.
Arabia
1995
6.0s Akbar, a merchant from Arabia who helps out the people of Dharmapuri fight their enemies.
Arabia
1995
6.9Padmanabhan reunites with his son after many years of separation, but his happiness is short-lived when he realises that his son is mentally ill.
Thilakkam
2003
3.5Documentary filmmaker Aleena delves into the mysterious disappearance of the yesteryear Malayalam actress, Gracy, from the silver screen.
Naayika
2011
8.0The plot revolves around the personal turmoil faced by the parents of a child who is to be inducted into priesthood by a monastery. The boy who led a carefree life until now has been identified as having a deep understanding of religious philosophy and scriptures at a very young age by the priests of a holy shrine. They request the family to induct the boy into priesthood to which the grandfather of the boy readily agrees to; for, he himself had aspirations of joining the shrine in the past. The parents, though not keen on parting with their child are compelled to give in on the basis of the word given by the elders of the family.
Desadanam
1996
8.0The plot revolves around the personal turmoil faced by the parents of a child who is to be inducted into priesthood by a monastery. The boy who led a carefree life until now has been identified as having a deep understanding of religious philosophy and scriptures at a very young age by the priests of a holy shrine. They request the family to induct the boy into priesthood to which the grandfather of the boy readily agrees to; for, he himself had aspirations of joining the shrine in the past. The parents, though not keen on parting with their child are compelled to give in on the basis of the word given by the elders of the family.
Desadanam
1996
Karunam movie revolves around Chackochan and Chechamma who are an elderly couple living on a plantation in southern India awaiting a visit from their son and his family, who now live in the USA.
Pathos
2000
Haridas leaves his daughter in Sankaran Unni's care and goes to Paris. The child dies and 16 years later when Haridas returns, Sankaran Unni is forced to present his daughter as Haridas'.
Thalolam
1998
Haridas leaves his daughter in Sankaran Unni's care and goes to Paris. The child dies and 16 years later when Haridas returns, Sankaran Unni is forced to present his daughter as Haridas'.
Thalolam
1998
6.2Vidhyarambham is a 1990 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Jayaraj and produced by GP Vijayakumar. The film stars KPAC Lalitha, Nedumudi Venu, Murali and Sankaradi in lead roles.
Vidhyarambham
1990
7.8Kesavan Kutty's job is to build houses for Georgekutty, an NRI. To settle his debts, Kesavan Kutty rents out the houses. It's sheer chaos when Georgekutty arrives unexpectedly.
Aakasha Kottayile Sultan
1991
5.3Induchoodan, a revolutionary and a lecturer, starts an operation to eliminate those who exploit the tribals in order to establish equality in the society.
Gulmohar
2008
5.8Set against a feudal set up full of disputes, deceit and murder. Ahswaroodan is the story of Veerabhadran who has a heart of gold, but rules with an iron hand.
Ashwaroodan
2006
5.8Set against a feudal set up full of disputes, deceit and murder. Ahswaroodan is the story of Veerabhadran who has a heart of gold, but rules with an iron hand.
Ashwaroodan
2006
10.0This film tells the story of a singer who loves his teacher's daughter.
Sopanam
1993
7.8Kaliyattam is an adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Othello' seen through the local traditional theatrical dance form of Theyyam, in which the actor takes on a divine dimension - as soon as he wears his mask and his headgear.
Kaliyattam
1997
The film revolves around a traditional Brahmin family and the fight between their beliefs and atheism.
Paithrukam
1992
4.5Two years after the events in 4 the People, a group of four students join up to fight corruption in education. They are angered with the suicide of a student who does not get a loan for her studies. The police department brings Rajan Mathew (Sunil) back from the administrative job that he had been shifted to for killing a student
By The People
2005
