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He is the youngest of three siblings, and has an elder sister named Manjula and an elder brother named Venkit Ram (late).įollowing his schooling at Government Boys High School, Perumbavoor, Jayaram joined Sree Sankara College, Kalady, from where he graduated with a degree in economics. While his mother is from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, Jayaram`s father hails from a Tamil Iyyer family settled in Kerala. Jayaram was born in Perumbavoor, Kerala, to Subramaniyam Iyer and Thankam. Besides acting, he is also an accomplished percussionist and mimicry artist.įor his contributions towards art, the actor was awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian Government in 2011. Since his debut in the 1988 mystery thriller Aparan, Jayaram has appeared in over 200 films and has won two Kerala State Film Awards, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award and four Filmfare Awards (South) in the course of his career. Jayaram Subramaniam, known mononymously as Jayaram, is an Indian film actor who appears primarily in Malayalam and Tamil films.
