Jayaram Subramaniam is an Indian actor. He was born on December 10, 1965, in Perumbavoor, Kerala, India. Jayaram made his feature film debut with Padmarajan`s mystery thriller Aparan (1988), where he played dual roles – that of the protagonist and the antagonist.
The film was a critical and commercial success and has since been widely hailed as a classic. In his second outing as an actor, Jayaram reunited with Padmarajan for the drama film Moonnam Pakkam (1988), which is still considered one of the best films in both their careers.
The actor had three more releases in his debut year: the romantic drama Dhwani, the thriller film Witness, and the comedy-drama Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu. The critical and commercial success of these films quickly turned Jayaram into one of the most sought-after young actors in Mollywood, with him appearing in as many as 16 films in the following year.
While supporting roles alongside Kamal Haasan in Chanakyan (1989), Mohanlal in Ulsavapittennu (1989), and Mammootty in Artham (1989) earned him critical acclaim, leading roles in Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal (1989), Mazhavil Kavadi (1989) and Innale (1989) reaffirmed his credentials as a bankable name in the industry.
In the third decade of his career, Jayaram was seen foraying into multi-starrer projects in Mollywood and supporting roles in Kollywood, both of which paid off for the actor. Ensemble movies like Happy Husbands (2010), Chinatown (2011), and Seniors (2011) turned out to be huge commercial hits, while his supporting roles in the Tamil films Kola Kolaya Mundhirika (2009), Thuppakki (2012) and Uttama Villain (2015) were well-received.
Jayaram continued to produce memorable performances in films like Swapna Sanchari (2011), Nadan (2013) and Swapaanam (2014). The ensemble comedy film Achayans and the Telugu film Bhagmathi are some of the actor`s projects in 2017.
Jayaram’s mother is from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, and Jayaram`s father hails from a Tamil Iyyer family settled in Kerala. He is the youngest of three siblings and has an elder sister named Manjula and an elder brother named Venkit Ram (late).
Jayaram married actress Parvathy in 1992. They have two children together: a daughter named Malavika and a son named Kalidas Jayaram, who is also an actor.