Jayaraj

Directing

Jayaraj

Born 1960-08-04 · Kottayam, Kerala, India

Jayaraj Rajasekharan, often credited as Jayaraj, is an Indian Malayali filmmaker known for directing mainstream as well as art house films.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

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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

Crossroad poster
5.5

Crossroad 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

Vidhyarambham poster
6.3

Vidhyarambham 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

Sopanam poster
10.0

This film tells the story of a singer who loves his teacher's daughter.

Sopanam

1993

Highway poster
6.3

This 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

Highway poster
6.3

This 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

Kaliyattam poster
7.8

Kaliyattam 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

Aakasha Kottayile Sultan poster
7.8

Kesavan 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

Loudspeaker poster
6.8

An 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

Loudspeaker poster
6.8

An 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

Loudspeaker poster
6.8

An 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

Ashwaroodan poster
5.8

Set 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

Ashwaroodan poster
5.8

Set 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

Naayika poster
3.5

Documentary filmmaker Aleena delves into the mysterious disappearance of the yesteryear Malayalam actress, Gracy, from the silver screen.

Naayika

2011

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NR

The Third Film from Director Jayaraj's 'Navarasa' Series.

Bibhatsa

2002

Adbutham poster
4.3

Inspired by the first case of euthanasia in Oregon, Adbutham revolves around Chandrashekara Warrier, a Malayali man living in the US, who, after a debilitating accident, approaches the court for physician-assisted suicide and is granted approval for the same. Adbutham follows the final hours of Warrier.

Adbutham

2006

Veeram poster
5.8

Veeram 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

Veeram poster
5.8

Veeram 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

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7.3

The film revolves around a traditional Brahmin family and the fight between their beliefs and atheism.

Paithrukam

1992

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10.0

Anandabhairavi depicts the life of Vasudeva Panikker, a Kathakali artist and his son.

Anandabhairavi

2007

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9.0

Mary, who is from a rich family, elopes with William, a fisherman, as her parents are against their relationship. They try to lead a normal and happy life until her father comes in search of her.

Thumboli Kadappuram

1995

Arabia poster
6.0

s Akbar, a merchant from Arabia who helps out the people of Dharmapuri fight their enemies.

Arabia

1995

Arabia poster
6.0

s Akbar, a merchant from Arabia who helps out the people of Dharmapuri fight their enemies.

Arabia

1995

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8.0

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