Jayaram (Malayalam:ജയറാം)is a famous Malayalam film actor, mimicry artist and an able chenda percussionist in Kerala, India. Jayaram been active in films since the 1980s. He is quite widely appreciated for his easiness in handling comedy, being the hero of the film. There was some criticism towards him being stereotyped in comic roles. Jayaram despite the criticism has managed to hold on to the top list of Malayalam film actors.he is going through a rough patch in his career.he had plenty of flops in the last 8 years,but he had continous hits in early stages of his career to 2001.he acted in many super hit family comedy entertainers which had decent comedy without any doble meanings or crude comedy which is a trade mark of malayalam cinema.it was appreciated by family audiences and made him a family hero.he and directorrajasenan delivered 13 super maga hit films which ran for mare than 100 days.but their recent film kanaka simhasanam was a miserable flop
Within few years since his debut, He acted in several critically acclaimed films like Moonnampakkam (1988),Mazhavilkavadi (1989), Thooval Sparsham (1990), Keli (1991),Thooval Kottaram (1996), Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal(1999) and Sesham (2002). His association with directors Sathyan Anthikkad, Rajasenan created many commercilly successful movies.
He forayed into Tamil film industry as well, and was moderately successful there. A pick of Tamil films he did are Gokulam, Purushalakshanam, Priyanka, Kolangal, Murai Mamman and Pathini . His friendship with Kamal Haasan is also famous. His role as Dr. Kailash in Kamal Haasan starrer Thenali was well-appreciated.
Till date, he has done nearly 200 films.
Jayaram lives with his family in Chennai.


| Year | Title | Role | Cast | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Aegan | Ajith Kumar | Yet to release | |
| 2008 | Parthan Kanda Paralokam | Parthan | Sreedevika | Yet to release |
| 2008 | Saroja | ACP Ravichandran | Shiva, Vega Tamotia, Vaibhav, Kajal Aggarwal | Super Hit |
| 2008 | Dhaam Dhoom | Raghavan Nambiar | Jayam Ravi, Lakshmi Rai | Super Hit |
| 2008 | Veruthe Oru Bharya | Sugunan | Gopika | Hit |
| 2008 | Novel | Sada | Flop | |
| Magic Lamp | Nandakumar | Meena | Flop | |
| 2007 | Sooryan | Suryan | Vimala Raman | Flop |
| 2007 | Anchil Oral Arjunan | Sudheendran | Samvrutha Sunil, Padmapriya | Flop |
| 2006 | Kanaka Simhasanam | Kasargode Kanakambaran | Karthika, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy | Flop |
| 2006 | Moonnamathoral | Chandra | Samvrutha Sunil, Jyothirmayi, Sherin | Flop |
| 2006 | Aanachandam | Krishnaprasad | Remya Nabeeshan | Below Average |
| 2006 | Madhuchandralekha | Madhavan | Urvashi, Mamta Mohandas | Above Average |
| 2006 | Paramasivan | Nair | Ajithkumar, Laila, Prakash Raj | Above Average |
| 2005 | Sarkar Dada | Mukundan Menon | Navya Nair | Flop |
| 2005 | Pauran | Divakaran | Geethu Mohandas | Below Average |
| 2005 | Alice in Wonderland | Alby | Laya, Sandhya | Flop |
| 2005 | Finger Print | Vivek Varma | Gopika, Indrajith | Flop |
| 2004 | Amrutham | Gopinathan Nair | Padmapriya, Bhavana Balachandran | Average |
| 2004 | Mayilattam | Devan, Pazhani | Rambha, Indraja | Average |
| 2004 | Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty | Ramankutty | Gayatri Jayaram, Karthika | Flop |
| 2003 | Manassinakkare | Reji | Nayantara | Super Hit |
| 2003 | Ivar | Ragahva Menon | Bhavana Balachandran | Flop |
| 2003 | Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum | Vishwanathan | Jyothirmayi | Hit |
| 2003 | Julie Ganapathi | Unknown | Ramya Krishnan | |
| 2002 | Yathrakarude Sradhakku | Ramanujan | Soundarya | Hit |
| 2002 | Malayalimamanu Vanakkam | Anandakuttan | Roja, Prabhu Ganesan | Average |
| 2002 | Panchatanthiram | Nair | Kamal Hassan, Simran Bagga, Ramya Krishnan | Hit |
| 2002 | Sesham | Kaliyappan | Geethu Mohandas | Below Average |
| 2001 | One Man Show | Jayakrishnan | Samyuktha Varma | Flop |
| 2001 | Theerthadanam | Karunakaran | Flop | |
| 2001 | Uthaman | Uthaman | Sangeetha | Flop |
| 2001 | Naranathu Thamburan | Thamburan | Nandini | Hit |
| 2001 | Sharja To Sharja | Nandagopalan Vishwanathan | Aishwarya | FLOP |
| 2001 | Vakkalathu Narayanankutty | Narayanankutty | Mukesh, Manya | Below Average |
| 2000 | Thenali | Dr. Kailash | Jyothika, Devayani, Kamal Hassan | Super Hit |
| 2000 | Daivathinte Makan | Sunny | Pooja Batra | Average |
| 2000 | Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal | Gopan | Kavya Madhavan, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy | Super Hit |
| 2000 | Millennium Stars | Sunny | Abhirami | FLOP |
| 2000 | Nadan Pennum Natupramaniyum | Samyuktha Varma | Flop | |
| 2000 | Swayamvarapandhal | Ramadasan | Samyuktha Varma | Average |
| 1999 | Friends | Aravindan | Mukesh, Meena, Divya Unni | Super Hit. Remade into Tamil under same title |
| 1999 | Njangal Santhushtaranu | Sanjeevan I.P.S | Abhirami | Hit |
| 1999 | Pattabishekom | Mukundan | Mohini | Hit |
| 1999 | Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal | Roy K Thomas | Samyuktha Varma | Hit |
| 1998 | Ayushman Bhava | Sunny | Divya Unni | Flop |
| 1998 | Chitrashalabham | Devan | Jomol | Average |
| 1998 | Kaikudunna Nilavu | Vasudevan | Dileep, Ranjitha, Shalini Kumar | Average |
| 1998 | Kottaram Veettile Apputtan | Apputtan | Indu | Hit |
| 1998 | Kusruthi Kuruppu | Meena | Average | |
| 1998 | Sneham | Jomol | Average. Won Critical Accolades | |
| 1998 | Summer in Bethlahem | Dennis | Suresh Gopi, Manju Warrier, Sangeetha, Mayoori | Mega Hit |
| 1997 | The Car | Sunil | Sree Lekshmi | Average |
| 1997 | Irattakuttikalude Achan | Manju Warrier | Hit | |
| 1997 | Kadhanayakan | Ramanathan | Divya Unni | Hit |
| 1997 | Karunyam | Satheeshan | Divya Unni, Rahna Navas | Hit |
| 1997 | Kilukil Pambaram | Vani Vishwanathan | Hit | |
| 1997 | Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu | Giri Menon | Biju Menon, Manju Warrier | Hit |
| 1997 | Superman | Hareendran | Shobana | Hit |
| 1996 | Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum | Shobana | Super Hit | |
| 1996 | Dilliwala Rajakumaran | Appu | Manju Warrier | Average |
| 1996 | Kaliveedu | Mahesh Sivan | Manju Warrier, Vani Vishwanathan | Hit |
| 1996 | Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran | Balabhaskaran | Dileep, Annie | Hit |
| 1996 | Thooval Kottaram | Mohanachandran Pothuval | Suganya, Manju Warrier | Super Hit |
| 1995 | Aadyathe Kanmani | Balachandran Unnithan | Sudharani | Super Hit |
| 1995 | Aniyan Bava Chetan Bava | Premachandran | Kasthuri, Sangeetha | Super Hit |
| 1995 | Kusruthikaatu | Nandagopal | Kanaka | Average |
| 1995 | Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta | Jayadevan | Vani Vishwanathan | Average |
| 1995 | Minnaminuginum Minnukettu | Hari | Shobana, Heera Rajgopal | Hit |
| 1995 | Puthukottyile Puthu Manavalan | Ganabhooshanam Girish Cochin | Annie | Hit |
| 1995 | Sreeragam | Venkiteswaran | Geetha | |
| 1995 | Thumboli Kadappuram | Priya Raman | ||
| 1995 | Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka | Vijay Krishnan | Dileep, Khusbhoo | |
| 1994 | CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed. | Unnikrishnan | Chippy, Rohini | Hit |
| 1994 | Sudhinam | Madhavi | ||
| 1994 | Vadhu Doctoranu | Sidharthan | Nadiya Moidu | Hit |
| 1993 | Dhruvam | Veerasimha Mannadiyar | Mammootty | Mega Hit |
| 1993 | Aagneyam | Madhavan Kutty | Gouthami | Flop |
| 1993 | Bandhukkal Sathrukkal | Sajeevan | Mukesh, Rohini | Hit |
| 1993 | Customs Diary | Ananthakrishnan | Renjini | Hit |
| 1993 | Kavadiyattam | Unni | Suchitra | Flop |
| 1993 | Meleparambil Aanveedu | Harikrishen | Shobhana | Mega Hit |
| 1993 | Oru Kadankatha Pole | Ravindran | Geetha | Hit |
| 1993 | Paithrukam | Suresh Gopi | Hit | |
| 1993 | Samagamam | Johnson | Rohini | below Average |
| 1993 | Vakkeel Vasudev | Venu | Sunitha | hit |
| 1992 | Aayushkalam | Aby Mathew | Madhoo | Hit |
| 1992 | Ayalathe Addeham | Premachandran | Gouthami | Hit |
| 1992 | Ezhara Ponnana | Balan/Vikraman | Hit | |
| 1992 | First Bell | Pirappankodu Prahakaran | Hit | |
| 1992 | Malootty | Unnikrishnan | Urvashi | Hit |
| 1992 | My Dear Muthachan | Parthasarathi | Thilakan | Hit |
| 1992 | Ootty Pattanam | Pavithran | Hit | |
| 1991 | Kanalkkattu | Hit | ||
| 1991 | Advaitham | Vasu | Mohanlal | Super Hit |
| 1991 | Bhoomika | Hit | ||
| 1991 | Chanchattam | Mohan | Hit | |
| 1991 | Ennum Nanmakal | Hit | ||
| 1991 | Ezhunnallathu | Mukesh | Hit | |
| 1991 | Georgekutty C/O Georgekutty | Georgekutty | Thilakan | Super Hit |
| 1991 | Kadinjool Kalyanam | Sudhakaran | ||
| 1991 | Kankettu | Raju | Hit | |
| 1991 | Keli | Narayanankutty | Charmila | Hit |
| 1991 | Kilukkampetti | Prakash Menon | Suchitra Krishna Murthy | |
| 1991 | Koodikazhca | Sunny | ||
| 1991 | Mukha Chithram | Mathukutty/Sethumadhavan/Vareechan | ||
| 1991 | Pookkalam Varavayi | Nandan | ||
| 1991 | Sandesham | Prakash | Sreenivasan | Hit |
| 1990 | Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom | Shanthan | Average | |
| 1990 | Maala Yogam | Rameshan | ||
| 1990 | Marupuram | |||
| 1990 | Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam | Ramachandran | Sreenivasan | Hit |
| 1990 | Nanma Niranjavan Srinivasan | Srinivasan | Urvashi, Mukesh | Hit |
| 1990 | Pavakkoothu | |||
| 1990 | Radha Madhavam | Geetha, Thilakan | ||
| 1990 | Randam Varavu | Jayakumar | ||
| 1990 | Shubha Yathra | Parvathy | Hit | |
| 1990 | Thalayanamanthram | Mohanan | Sreenivasan, Urvashi, Parvathy | Hit |
| 1990 | Thooval Sparsam | Hit | ||
| 1990 | Varthamana Kalam | Brahmadattan | ||
| 1989 | Ardham | Janardanan | Hit | |
| 1989 | Chakkikotha Chankaran | Pradeep Thampi | ||
| 1989 | Innale | Sarath Menon | Shobhana, Suresh Gopi | Super Hit |
| 1989 | Jaathakam | Madhavanunni | ||
| 1989 | Kaalal Pada | |||
| 1989 | Mazhavil Kavadi | Velayudhankutty | Sithara, Urvashi | Super Hit |
| 1989 | Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal | Sivasankaran | Parvathy | Super Hit |
| 1989 | Puthiya Karukkal | Vinod | ||
| 1989 | Swagatham | Hit | ||
| 1989 | Ulsavapittennu | Rajan | Mohanlal, Parvathy | Hit |
| 1989 | Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas | Unnikrishnan | ||
| 1989 | Vachanam | |||
| 1989 | Chanakyan | as Jayaram | Kamal Hassan | Super Hit |
| 1989 | Varnam | Haridas | Renjini, Suresh Gopi | Average |
| 1988 | Ponn Muttyidunna Tharavu | Sreenivasan, Urvashi | Super Hit | |
| 1988 | Witness | Balagopalan | ||
| 1988 | Oothikachiya Ponnu | |||
| 1988 | Dhwani | Sabari | Prem Nazir, Shobhana | Super Hit |
| 1988 | Moonnam Pakkam | Bhasi | Thilakan, Ashokan | Super Hit |
| 1988 | Aparan | Vishwanathan/Uthaman | Shobhana, Mukesh | Super Hit |