Manoj K. Jayan

Manoj Kadampoothramadam 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

Kottayam, Kerala, India
Alma materSouthern Film Institute, Trivandrum
Years active1988–present
Spouses
  • (m. 2000; div. 2008)
  • Asha
    (m. 2011)
Children2
Parent
  • K. G. Jayan (father)

Early life and career

He was born 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.[3][4] Later, he married Asha on 2 March 2011, and they have a son.[5]

Filmography

Malayalam

List of Malayalam film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1988MamalakalkkappurathuNaxalite
1990Anantha VruthanthamKishore
PerumthachanThirumagalathu Neelakandan Namboothiri
ProsecutionRajendran
1991MarupuramAlbey
ChanchattamBabu
NettippattamFreddy
Kadalora KattuBabychan
ChakravarthyThampi
Sundhari KakkaGang leader
1992KudumbasamethamSivashankaran
Pandu Pandoru RajakumariVishnu
SargamKuttan Thampuran
SnehasagaramMuthu
Utsava MelamSinger
ValayamRavi
Kallanum PolisumKallan
1993GhazalVandikaran Khadar
ChamayamAnto
SamoohamMajeed
Ethu Manju KaalamGopi
O' FabySI Siby
SopanamAnanthakrishna Warrior
VenkalamUnnikrishnan
1994SukruthamRajendran
PalayamNoble
Pidakkozhi Koovunna NoottanduSachidanandan
BheesmacharyaDilip
ParinayamKunjunniNamboodiri
PrathakshinamUnni
Vardhakya PuranamJayan
1995EzharakoottamC I Viswanathan
Thumboli KadappuramWillams
AgrajanAravindhan
1996KanchanamJames Antony
KumkumacheppuJayadevan
Mookkilla Rajyathu Murimookkan RajavuMukundan
SallapamDivakaran
Manthrika KuthiraAdvocate
Pallivathuckal ThommichanDharmaraj
SwarnakireedamAchutty
1997AsuravamsamPalayam Murukan
ChuramKunjunni
KannurKarivalloor Sivankutty
ShibiramKochu Varkey/Sajan
VaachalamSekharankutty
SammanamViswanathan
1998PanchalohamParamu
Ilamura ThamburanAnanthapadmanabhan
KalapamBharathan
AaghoshamRex Isaac
Manjukalavum KazhinjuReghu
1999SparshamMahi
Aayiram MeniBabu
PrempujariSingerGuest role
2000PunaradhivasamAgricultural Officer
ValliettanDasan
2001PrajaDavid IPS
Saivar ThirumeniMithran
UnnathangalilMicheal
RavanaprabhuSivadasan MLA
2002KannakiGounder
PhantomSub Inspector Sebastian
Krishna GopalakrishnaDr. Jacob
ThandavamDasappan Gaunder
KattuchembakamS. P. Rajendra Varma
2003Mayamohithachandran
SaphalamGovind Shankar
2004VajramDracula
KoottuHameed Khan
KaazhchaVallakaaran Joy
NatturajavuAntappan
2005UdayonPottan Pathru
AnanthabhadramDigambaran
RajamanikyamRaja Selvam
ArunamAchuthan
Deepangal SakshiVinod
2006PhotographerCircle Inspector
EnnittumProf. Jayadevan
Smart CitySharath Chandran
Bada DosthZakir Ali
PathakaHari Narayanan IPS
2007Rock & RollSaidapet Giri
EkanthamDr. Sunny
Naalu PennungalOuseppu
TimeDurgadasan
MayaviBalan
Big BEddy John Kurishinkal
2008JubileeCBI Officer
Kanichukulangarayil CBICBI officer Arjun
Crazy GopalanBabu John
Twenty:20Mahindran
Akasha GopuramAlex
Mizhikal SakshiAditya Varma
Oru Pennum RandaanumRaman Pillai
Rathri MazhaVivek
2009KavyamAnanthakrishna Bhagavathar
MadhyavenalSakhavu Kumaran
ChemistryBhadran Namboodhiri
Pazhassi RajaThalakkal Chanthu
Sagar Alias Jackie ReloadedManu
ChattambinaduMallanchira Chandramohan
WinterPsychiatrist
Moz & CatPanickar Das
2010Dhrona 2010Maniyankottu Girishan
KayamChoonda
24 HoursUnderworld Don, Ikhthar
NirakazhchaSreekuttan
ThoovalkattuSundaran
Paattinte PalazhyAmeer
2011SeniorsRashid Munna
Vellaripravinte ChangathiKrishnan
2012Njanum Ente FamiliyumJohn Paileykunnel
Mallu SinghPappan
Thattathin MarayathuSub-Inspector Premkumar
ArdhanariManjula
2013LokpalS P Vijayan
Ladies & GentlemanAnoop
6 B ParadiseAadhithyan[6]
KaliyachanKunjiraman
Kadal Kadannu Oru MaathukuttyHimself
NeramRayban / M. Dhandapaani (Tamil version)
CleopatraNovelist Ramdas
KadhaveeduQadir
2014Black ForestEx Military Man
Konthayum PoonoolumSethu
Onnum MindathePanchara Jose
Homely MealsSarath Chandran
Asha BlackSenthil
Nagara Varidhi Naduvil NjanSuresh
2015Mariyam MukkuMariyanasan
Samrajyam II: Son of AlexanderStephen Antony
Namasthe BaliSunny
Chirakodinja KinavukalDirector Raghoouthaman
NegalukalDarappan
Vishwasam Athallae EllaamA.C.P Prithyraj Singh I.P.S
KukkiliyarWanderer
Beware of DogsBaptist
ThilothamaCI Rana
2016Sahapadi 1975Narikkodu Narayanan
Valleem Thetti Pulleem ThettiNeer
2017SoloBhadhran
TharangamAntony Gonsalvez
Zacharia Pothen JeevichirippunduZacharia Pothen
CrossroadDriver
Sadrishya VakyamIssac Antony
VilakkumaramGireesh
2018BonsaiMadhusoodhanan Nair
My StoryWilliams
MazhayathuCircle Inspector
2019Irupathiyonnaam NoottaanduBaba
An International Local StoryShivan
Vishudha PusthakamRaj Subramaniam
ThottappanFr. Peter
EvideySymphony Zacaria
Pathinettaam PadiStanlin Moore
GanagandharvanKalasadhan Titto
2021AahaGee Varghese Ashan
Vidhi: The Verdict
2022SaluteDy.S.P. Ajith Karunakaran[7]
Louis
Ente Mazha
Shefeekkinte SanthoshamAyurveda Doctor
MalikappuramSI Haneef
2023Higuita[8]
JailerPolice Superintendent[9]
2024ThankamaniMani Peter[10]

Tamil

List of Tamil-language film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1991ThalapathiManoharan
2002GameLenin
2003DhoolInspector Karunakaran
ThirumalaiArasu
2004Vishwa ThulasiShiva
AzhagesanLandlord's son
JanaDCP Rajasekhar
2005ThirupaachiACP Rajaguru
Mannin MaindhanBhairavamoorthy
AanaiJayaram
2006SudesiPrivate Detective Thilak
Thiruttu PayaleBusinessman Sivaraj
ThimiruPeriya Karuppu
2007SringaramMirasdar Sukumar
DhandayuthapaniThamizharasu
2008Sadhu MirandaRowdy Davidraj
KoRaghavan
Ellam Avan SeyalDoctor
2009VilluInspector Joseph
TheeACP Jayan
RagavanLakshmipathi
2012Billa IIKoti aka Koteeswara Rao
2014Nee Naan NizhalSenthil
2016Meendum Oru Kadhal KadhaiS.I
2017SoloBhadran
2018PattinapakkamJames Thomas

Telugu

List of Telugu-language film credits
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Sarigamalu Kittappa
2003 Veede Venkiteshwara Rao
2006 Naidu LLB
2008 Souryam Shivaram Gowd

Kannada

Year Title Role Notes
2004 UgraNarasimha Intelligence officer

Hindi

List of Hindi-language film credits
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Bheebhatsa Hijada

Television

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

Awards

List of awards received by Manoj K. Jayan
Year Title 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.[11]

Playback singer

List of film playback singer credits
Year Film/Album Song(s) Co-Singer(s) Lyricist Music Director
1993AyyappatheerthamPamba Ganapathiye, Deepam Kandu, Malamukalundoru swamy, AzhuthanadiyozhukkuSoloMD Rajendran, PC AravindanKalarathnam K G Jayan (Jaya vijaya)
2001Saiver ThirumeniAllikkallilu Vellam KoottiSoloGireesh PuthencheryRaveendran
2011MazhanruthamMazhayil NinSoloSohanlalPradeep Somasundaram
2013Pranavamalhar[12]Melle, Husbi RubbiSoloJaleelSidharth Vijayan
2014Onnum MindatheThathinanthaSoloV R SanthoshAnil 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. "Urvasi and Manoj K Jayan submit consent letter for separation". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. "Court gives daughter's custody to Manoj K Jayan". Mathrubhumi. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  5. "ഭര്‍ത്താവിനെ അനുസരിക്കുന്നവളാണ് നല്ല ഭാര്യ". Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  6. "Manoj K. Jayan and Mia in 6B Paradise". Metromatinee. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  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. "Suraj Venjaramoodu's Higuita gets release date". The Indian Express. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  9. Ramachandran, Arjun (18 August 2023). "Review: Dhyan Sreenivasan's 'Jailer' works only in parts". The South First. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  10. "First look of Dileep's Thankamani out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  11. "Abraham Lincoln award for Manoj K Jayan". Madhyamam Daily. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  12. ""Pranayamalhar" Music Album Releasing on Ramzan". Movieparadiso.in. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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