Manoj K. Jayan

Manoj Kadampoothramadom Jayan also known as Manoj K.Jayan is an Indian actor of Malayalam and Tamil films. He has also done a few Telugu and Kannada films and has also acted in a Bollywood film. Manoj has won three Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for his portrayal of Hariharan's "Kuttan Thampuran" in Sargam (1992), "Thalakkal Chandu" in Pazhassi Raja (2009) and "Kunjiraman" in Farook Abdul Rahiman's Kaliyachan. He has played "Kuttan Thampuran" (Sargam), "Thirumangalath Neelakandan Namboothiri" (Perumthachan), "Kunjunni Namboothiri" (Parinayam), "Unnikrishnan" (Venkalam), "Ananthakrishna Warrier" (Sopanam), "Digambaran" (Anandabhadram) and "Thalakkal Chandu" (Pazhassi Raja). He is the son of singer Jayan of Jaya-Vijaya combo. He is also a singer.

Manoj K. Jayan
Manoj in 2016
Born	Manoj Kadampoothramadam Jayan (1966-03-15) 15 March 1966 (age 57) Kottayam, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Southern Film Institute, Trivandrum
Years active	1988–present
Spouse(s)	Urvashi (m.2000; div.2008) Asha (m.2011-present)
Children	Tejalakshmi (daughter) (b.2001) Amrit (son) (b.2012)
Parent(s)	K. G. Jayan (father) V. K. Sarojini (mother)

Early life and career

He was born on 15 March 1966, in Kottayam District, Kerala to the famous Carnatic musician and Padma Shri awardee K. G. Jayan and V. K. Sarojini, a teacher. He has an elder brother Biju K Jayan (musician). He had his primary education from St. Joseph Convent UPS Kottayam and Sacred Heart Mount High School and pre-university degree from Government College, Kottayam (Nattakam). Then he joined Southern Film Institute, Trivandrum to learn acting but discontinued later.^[1][2]

Personal life

Manoj married film actress Urvashi on 2 May 2000, which ended in divorce in 2008. They have a daughter Tejalakshmi, born in 2001.^[3][4] Later, he married Asha on 2 March 2011, and they have a son Amrit, born on 30 December 2012.^[5]

Filmography

Malayalam

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2023	Higuita		^[6]
2022	Malikappuram	SI Haneef
2022	Shefeekkinte Santhosham	TBA
2022	Ente Mazha	TBA
2022	Louis	TBA
2022	Salute	Dy.S.P. Ajith Karunakaran	^[7]
2021	Vidhi: The Verdict	TBA
	Aaha	Gee Varghese Ashan
2019	Ganagandharvan	Kalasadhan Titto
	Pathinettaam Padi	Stanlin Moore
	Evidey	Symphony Zacaria
	Thottappan	Fr.Peter
	Vishudha Pusthakam	Raj Subramaniam
	An International Local Story	Shivan
	Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu	Baba
2018	Mazhayathu	Circle Inspector
	My Story	Williams
	Bonsai	Madhusoodhanan Nair
2017	Vilakkumaram	Gireesh
	Sadrishya Vakyam	Issac Antony
	Crossroad	Driver
	Zacharia Pothen Jeevichirippundu	Zacharia Pothen
	Tharangam	Antony Gonsalvez
	Solo	Bhadhran
2016	Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti	Neer
	Sahapadi 1975	Narikkodu Narayanan
2015	Thilothama	CI Rana
	Beware of Dogs	Baptist
	Kukkiliyar	Wanderer
	Vishwasam Athalle Ellam	Prithviraj Singh
	Negalukal	Darappan
	Chirakodinja Kinavukal	Director Raghoouthaman
	Namasthe Bali	Sunny
	Samrajyam II: Son of Alexander	Stephen Antony
	Mariyam Mukku	Mariyanasan
2014	Nagara Varidhi Naduvil Njan	Suresh
	Asha Black	Senthil
	Homely Meals	Sarath Chandran
	Onnum Mindathe	Panchara Jose
	Konthayum Poonoolum	Sethu
	Black Forest	Ex Military Man
2013	Kadhaveedu	Qadir
	Cleopatra	Novelist Ramdas
	Neram	Rayban / M. Dhandapaani (Tamil version)
	Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty	Himself
	Kaliyachan	Kunjiraman
	6 B Paradise^[8]	Aadhithyan
	Ladies & Gentleman	Anoop
	Lokpal	S P Vijayan
2012	Ardhanari	Manjula
	Thattathin Marayathu	Sub-Inspector Premkumar
	Mallu Singh	Pappan
	Njanum Ente Familiyum	John Paileykunnel
2011	Vellaripravinte Changathi	Krishnan
	Seniors	Rashid Munna
2010	Paattinte Palazhy	Ameer
	Thoovalkattu	Sundaran
	Nirakazhcha	Sreekuttan
	24 Hours	Underworld Don, Ikhthar
	Kayam	Choonda
	Dhrona 2010	Maniyankottu Girishan
2009	Moz & Cat	Panickar Das
	Winter	Psychiatrist
	Chattambinadu	Mallanchira Chandramohan
	Sagar Alias Jackie Reloaded	Manu
	Pazhassi Raja	Thalakkal Chanthu
	Chemistry	Bhadran Namboodhiri
	Madhyavenal	Sakhavu Kumaran
	Kavyam	Ananthakrishna Bhagavathar
2008	Rathri Mazha	Vivek
	Oru Pennum Randaanum	Raman Pillai
	Mizhikal Sakshi	Aditya Varma
	Akasha Gopuram	Alex
	Twenty:20	Mahindran
	Crazy Gopalan	Babu John
	Kanichukulangarayil CBI	CBI officer Arjun
	Jubilee	CBI Officer
2007	Big B	Eddy John Kurishinkal
	Mayavi	Balan
	Time	Durgadasan
	Naalu Pennungal	Ouseppu
	Ekantham	Dr. Sunny
	Rock & Roll	Saidapet Giri
2006	Pathaka	Hari Narayanan IPS
	Bada Dosth	Zakir Ali
	Smart City	Sharath Chandran
	Ennittum	Prof Jayadevan
	Photographer	Circle Inspector
2005	Deepangal Sakshi	Vinod
	Arunam	Achuthan
	Rajamanikyam	Raja Selvam
	Ananthabhadram	Digambaran
	Udayon	PottanPathro
2004	Natturajavu	Antappan
	Kaazhcha	Vallakaaran Joy
	Koottu	Hameed Khan
	Vajram	Dracula
2003	Saphalam	Govind Shankar
	Mayamohithachandran
2002	Kattuchembakam	S. P. Rajendra Varma
	Thandavam	Dasappan Gaunder
	Krishna Gopalakrishna	Dr. Jacob
	Phantom	Sub Inspector Sebastian
	Kannaki	Gounder
2001	Ravanaprabhu	Sivadasan MLA
	Unnathangalil	Micheal
	Saivar Thirumeni	Mithran
	Praja	David IPS
2000	Valliettan	Dasan
	Punaradhivasam	Agricultural Officer
1999	Prempujari	Singer guest role
	Aayiram Meni	Babu
	Sparsham	Mahi
1998	Manjukalavum Kazhinju	Reghu
	Aaghosham	Rex Isaac
	Kalapam	Bharathan
	Ilamura Thamburan	Ananthapadmanabhan
	Panchaloham	Paramu
1997	Sammanam	Viswanathan
	Vaachalam	Sekharankutty
	Shibiram	Kochu Varkey/Sajan
	Kannur	Karivalloor Sivankutty
	Churam	Kunjunni
	Asuravamsam	Palayam Murukan
1996	Swarnakireedam	Achutty
	Pallivathuckal Thommichan	Dharmaraj
	Manthrika Kuthira	Adovacate
	Sallapam	Divakaran
	Mookkilla Rajyathu Murimookkan Rajavu	Mukundan
	Kumkumacheppu	Jayadevan
	Kanchanam	James Antony
1995	Agrajan	Aravindhan
	Thumboli Kadappuram	Willams
	Ezharakoottam	C I Viswanathan
1994	Vardhakya Puranam	Jayan
	Prathakshinam	Unni
	Parinayam	KunjunniNamboodiri
	Bheesmacharya	Dilip
	Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu	Sachidanandan
	Palayam	Noble
	Sukrutham	Rajendran
1993	Venkalam	Unnikrishnan
	Sopanam	Ananthakrishna Warrior
	O' Faby	SI Siby
	Ethu Manju Kaalam	Gopi
	Samooham	Majeed
	Chamayam	Anto
	Ghazal	Vandikaran Khadar
1992	Kallanum Polisum	Kallan
	Valayam	Ravi
	Utsava Melam	Singer
	Snehasagaram	Muthu
	Sargam	Kuttan Thampuran
	Pandu Pandoru Rajakumari	Vishnu
	Kudumbasametham	Sivashankaran
1991	Sundhari Kakka	Gang leader
	Chakravarthy	Thampi
	Kadalora Kattu	Babychan
	Nettippattam	Freddy
	Chanchattam	Babu
	Marupuram	Albey
1990	Prosecution	Rajendran
	Perumthachan	Thirumagalathu Neelakandan Namboothiri
	Anantha Vruthantham	Kishore
1988	Mamalakalkkappurathu	Naxalite
1987	Ente Sonia	Man at drink party

Tamil

Year	Film	Role
2018	Pattinapakkam	James Thomas
2017	Solo	Bhadran
2016	Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai	S.I
2014	Nee Naan Nizhal	Senthil
2012	Billa II	Koti aka Koteeswara Rao
2009	Ragavan	Lakshmipathi
2009	Thee	ACP Jayan
2009	Villu	Inspector Joseph
2008	Ellam Avan Seyal	Doctor
2008	Ko	Raghavan
2008	Sadhu Miranda	Rowdy Davidraj
2007	Dhandayuthapani	Thamizharasu
2007	Sringaram	Mirasdar Sukumar
2006	Thimiru	Periya Karuppu
2006	Thiruttu Payale	Businessman Sivaraj
2006	Sudesi	Private Detective Thilak
2005	Aanai	Jayaram
2005	Mannin Maindhan	Bhairavamoorthy
2005	Thirupaachi	ACP Rajaguru
2004	Jana	DCP Rajasekhar
2004	Azhagesan	Landlord's son
2004	Vishwa Thulasi	Shiva
2003	Thirumalai	Arasu
2003	Dhool	Inspector Karunakaran
2002	Game	Lenin
1991	Thalapathi	Manoharan

Telugu

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1993	Sarigamalu	Kittappa
2003	Veede	Venkiteshwara Rao
2006	Naidu LLB
2008	Souryam	Shivaram Gowd

Kannada

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004	UgraNarasimha	Intelligence officer

Hindi

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Bheebhatsa	Hijada

Television

Year	Title	Director
1988	Kumilakal	Adam Ayub
1989	Devamanohari Nee	Shajiyem
1989	Vaitharani	P.Bhaskaran
1990	Samaganam	N. Sankaran Nair
1990	Pankiyamma

Awards

Year	Film	Award
1992	Perumthachan	Film Artsclub Award
1993	Sargam	Kerala State Film Award (Second Best Actor) Film Critics Award Film Chamber Award Madras Lion's Club Award
1994	Chamayam, Sopanam	Film Critics Award
1994	Chamayam	Film Artsclub Award
2004	Thirumalai (Tamil)	Variety Cinema Award (Best Villain)
2006	Ananthabhadram	Film Critics Award (Best Actor) Amritha Award (Second Best Actor) Sathyan Smaraka Award (Best Supporting Actor)
2010	Pazhassi Raja	Kerala State Film Award (Second Best Actor) Film Fare Award (Best Supporting Actor) Ujala Asianet Award (Special Jury Award) The Exo Mathrubhumi Amrita Film Award (Best Supporting Actor) SathyanSmaraka Award (Best Actor) Amma Award Dubai (Best Supporting Actor) The Mumbai Malayalam Film Awards (Best Supporting Actor) JaiHind TV Award (Best Supporting Actor) South Scope Cine Awards (Best Supporting Actor) Bharath Murali Award (Best Actor)
2010	Madhyavenal, Thoovalkattu	Film Critics Award (Special Jury Award)
2012	Vellaripravinte Changathi	Asia vision award (Special Jury Award)
2012	Ardhanari	Jaycey Foundation Award 2012(Second Best Actor) Ujala Asianet Award (Special Jury Award) Sreekrishna Natya Sangeetha Academy Award(Chalachitra Prathibha Puraskaram) Padmasree Thilakan Puraskaram at Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
2012	Kaliyachan	Kerala State Film Award (Second Best Actor) Mumbai Malayali Award (Special Jury Award)
2012	Various films	JaiHind TV Award (Versatile Actor) IMAQ Award (Versatile Actor)
2015	Various Films	Bharath gopi Award (Life Time Achievement)
2016	Various Films	Lions Club International Calicut (Abhinaya Sreshta Puraskaram)
2016	Negalukal,Kukkiliyar	Film Critics Award (Best Actor)
2016	Various Films	Kairali TV BAHU MUGHA Prathibha Puraskaram (QATAR)
2016	Kaliyachan	Outstanding Performer of the year (ANAND TV Film Award London)

Other awards

• 2020 - Abraham Lincoln Paramount Literary Award by The International Peace Council United States for his contributions towards cinema, cultural and social works.^[9]

Playback singer

Year	Film/Album	Song(s)	Co-Singer(s)	Lyricist	Music Director
1993	Ayyappatheertham	Pamba Ganapathiye,Deepam Kandu,Malamukalundoru swamy,Azhuthanadiyozhukku	Solo	MD Rajendran, PC Aravindan	Kalarathnam K G Jayan (Jaya vijaya)
2001	Saiver Thirumeni	Allikkallilu Vellam Kootti	Solo	Gireesh Puthenchery	Raveendran
2011	Mazhanrutham	Mazhayil Nin	Solo	Sohanlal	Pradeep Somasundaram
2013	Pranavamalhar^[10]	Melle, Husbi Rubbi	Solo	Jaleel	Sidharth Vijayan
2014	Onnum Mindathe	Thathinantha	Solo	V R Santhosh	Anil Johnson

References

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2. "malayalamcinema.com, Official website of AMMA, Malayalam Film news, Malayalam Movie Actors & Actress, Upcoming Malayalam movies". www.malayalamcinema.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
3. . Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
4. . Mathrubhumi. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
5. . Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
6. "Suraj Venjaramoodu's Higuita gets release date". The Indian Express. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
7. "An actor opens up: Manoj K Jayan on his many roles and why he doesn't chase films". The News Minute. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
8. . Metromatinee. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
9. "Abraham Lincoln award for Manoj K Jayan". Madhyamam Daily. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
10. . Movieparadiso.in. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

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