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.
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.[citation needed] 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]
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]