Kalidas Jayaram

Kalidas Jayaram is an Indian film actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam cinema as well as in a few Tamil films.[1] The son of film actors Jayaram and Parvathy, Kalidas made his debut in the Malayalam film Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (2000) at the age of seven. Later, he starred in Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003), which won him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.[2] In 2016, he made his debut in Tamil cinema with Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum (2016)[3] and returned to Malayalam with Poomaram (2018), written, co-produced and directed by Abrid Shine.[4][5][6][7]

Kalidas Jayaram
Kalidas Jayaram at a function
NationalityIndian
Alma materLoyola College, Chennai
OccupationActor
Years active2000; 2003
2016–present
Parent(s)
Awards

Early life

Kalidas was born the eldest of two children, to actors Jayaram and Parvathy in Perumbavoor, Kerala, India.[8] He has a younger sister Malavika Jayaram. He had his primary education until tenth grade at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai[9] and his plus-two at Choice School, Cochin, Kerala. He received his bachelor's degree in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai.[10]

Film career
Kalidas receiving the Best Child Artist award from President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

At the age of 7, he made his debut in Sathyan Anthikad's Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (2000), which won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. He received the National Award for Best Child Artist for his second film Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003), directed by Siby Malayil. In 2014, he performed impressions of Surya, Ajith, and Vijay at the 8th Vijay Awards.[11] Kalidas played the lead in Balaji Tharaneetharan's[12] second directorial venture[13] Oru Pakka Kathai.[14][15] Begun in 2014,[16] the film is slated for a 2016 release. He made his debut as a lead actor in Malayalam cinema in Poomaram (2018). In 2019, Kalidas had 3 releases: Mr. & Ms. Rowdy and Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu.

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2000Kochu Kochu SanthoshangalAshokMalayalamDebut film as child artist
2002Yathrakkarude SradhakkuPassenger on TrainMalayalamUncredited role
2003Ente Veedu AppuvinteyumVasudevMalayalamChild artist
2016Meen Kuzhambum Mann PaanaiyumKarthikTamilDebut in lead role, Tamil debut
2018PoomaramGauthamanMalayalamMalayalam debut
2019Mr. & Ms. RowdyAppuMalayalam
Argentina Fans KaattoorkadavuVipinanMalayalam
Happy SardarHappy SinghMalayalam
2020 Putham Pudhu Kaalai Younger Rajiv Padmanabhan Tamil Amazon Prime Video anthology film; segment Ilamai Idho Idho
Paava Kadhaigal Sathaar Tamil Netflix anthology series; segment Thangam
Oru Pakka KathaiSaravananTamilZee5 film
2021 Jack and Jill KeshMalayalamPost-production
Backpackers TBAMalayalamPost-production[17]
Discography
Year Song Film Co-singer Language Music director
2003"Thappo Thappo"Ente Veedu AppuvinteyumJayaramMalayalamOuseppachan
2005"Angethala"UdayonShankar Mahadevan and MohanlalMalayalamOuseppachan
As a voice artist
Year Film Language Character Director
2005UdayonMalayalam PonnanBhadran

Awards
Year Award Category Film Result
2001 Asianet Film Awards Best Child Artist (Male) Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal Won
2003 National Film Awards Best Child Artist Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum
Kerala State Film Awards Best Child Artist
Asianet Film Awards Best Child Artist
2017 6th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actor (Tamil) Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum
2019 21st Asianet Film Awards Best New Face Actor Poomaram
2019 Vanitha Film Awards Best New Face Actor

References
  1. "Jayaram's son Kalidas bubbles up in ad". manoramaonline.com.
  2. "Kalidas Jayaram wins National Award for Best Child Artist". Times of India.
  3. http://www.ibtimes.co.in/meen-kuzhambum-mann-paanaiyum-movie-review-what-critics-say-about-prabhu-kalidas-jayaram-starrer-703639
  4. Gopalakrishnan, Aswathy. "Poomaram Review: A Half-Hearted Yet Charming Tribute To Adolescence". Silver Screen India. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. "Poomaram". Movies of the Soul. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. "Poomaram Movie Review". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  7. "Kalidas to debut as hero in 'Oru Pakka Kathai'". mathrubhuminews.in.
  8. Prakash, Asha (4 September 2017). "Onam is the best excuse for the four of us to spend time together: Kalidas Jayaram". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  9. "തെന്നിന്ത്യ കീഴടക്കാന്‍ കാളിദാസ്‌" [To Conquer the South – Kalidas] (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  10. Gupta, Rinku (3 September 2014). "Another Star Son in Kollywood". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  11. "Kalidas Jayaram performs at Vijay Awards". Filmibeat.
  12. "Kalidas Jayaram to star in Balaji Tharaneetharan's movie". The New Indian Express.
  13. "Balaji Tharaneetharan's second movie". Only Kollywood.
  14. "Kalidas Jayaram's debut tamil movie". The New Indian Express.
  15. "Kalidas Jayaram to start his career as lead hero in Oru Pakka Kathai". Mathrubhumi News.
  16. "Kalidas Jayaram's debut movie will start rolling in October 2014". The New Indian Express.
  17. https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2020/mar/03/kalidas-jayaram-miya-george-to-share-the-screen-in-new-film-2111223.html
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