Karthik Jayaram

Jayaram Karthik
Born (1980-05-01) 1 May 1980
Koppa, India
Residence Bangalore, India
Other names Superstar Jk
Occupation Actor, model, engineer
Years active 2010–present
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)

Jayaram Karthik is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He is known for his work in the television soap opera Ashwini Nakshatra, in which he played the role of a "superstar" actor Jay Krishna ("JK"), that was aired on Colors Kannada. He also acted in Siya Ke Ram as Raavana in Star Plus.[1] His first role as a lead actor came in Just Love.[2] He was second runner up in popular reality show Bigg Boss Kannada 5 in 2017.

Early life

Karthik was born in Koppa, India on 1 May 1980. His father is veterinary doctor. He has engineering degree from BIT, with a specialization in civil engineering. He later pursued his Masters in structural engineering and worked for Praxair in Dubai as a structural engineer and then moved back to Bangalore while he was still at the peak of his career. While working with Praxair his instincts in modeling and movies led him to quit the job. He started looking for some opportunity to be an actor and faced a lot of humiliation. He got chance to appear in soap opera Ashwini Nakshatra. The serial not only gave him wide recognition but also attracted the directors of Mumbai, who chose him to play the role of Ravana in the famous series Siya Ke Ram.

Television

Karthik appeared in a television soap, Ashwini Nakshatra, portraying the role of an actor Super star "JK", that was aired on Colors Kannada. Ashwini Nakshatra had the highest TRP and was most loved show . In 2015, he was signed to play the role of Ravana in the mythological Hindi television series Siya Ke Ram that would be aired on Star Plus. He was praised for his performance. Times now named him the best onscreen performance as Ravana. He entered reality show Bigg Boss Kannada 5. He was one of the strong contenders, but eventually finished as second runner up.

Television
Year Title Role Channel Notes Ref
2013–2015Ashwini NakshatraJay Krishna "JK"Colors Kannada[3]
2013–presentAgnisakshi (TV series)Superstar JkColors KannadaGuest for some episodes
2015- 2016Siya Ke RamRavanaStar PlusCritically acclaimed
2017-2018Bigg Boss Kannada 5ContestantColors SuperSecond Runner up

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes Ref
2011Kempe GowdaVaikuntaSupporting Role[4]
VishnuvardhanaDr. Surya PrakashSupporting Role[5]
Jarasandha (film)Villain
Fighter (2011 film)Bengali film
2012EegaHimselfUncredited role
(Telugu Movie)		[6]
2013VaradanayakaSidduVillain[7]
2014Just LoveSuryaLead role[8]
2015ChandrikaArjunBilingual (Kannada, Telugu)
Bengaluru 560023KarthikLead Role[9]
Care of Footpath 2Inspector Karthik[10]
2016Sa (film)Zakir Hussain
2017VismayaChristopherCameo
2018 Kuchiku Kuchiku
Aa Karaala Ratri
May 1st Ravaana
Puta 109 Filming

Awards

Year Award Role Category Result Ref
2016Indian Television Academy AwardsRavanaBest actor negative roleNominated
2016Indian Television Academy AwardsRavanaBest actorNominated
2016Star Parivaar AwardsRavanaFavourite Naya Sadasya (Male)Nominated
2016Boroplus Gold AwardsRavanaBest actor negative roleNominated
2016Boroplus Gold AwardsRavanaGold DebutNominated

References

  1. ↑ A. Sharadhaa (20 November 2013). "The small screen's big rewards". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Joy, Prathibha (24 January 2014). "Hectic Ashwini Nakshatra schedule for J Karthik". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Ashwini Nakshtra on IMDb
  4. ↑ Kempe Gowda on IMDb
  5. ↑ Vishnuvardhana on IMDb
  6. ↑ Eega on IMDb
  7. ↑ Varadanayaka on IMDb
  8. ↑ Just Love on IMDb
  9. ↑ "Bengaluru 560023 releasing on Nov 20th". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Karthik jayaram Playing a Cop in Care Of Footpath 2". kannadamovieswall.blogspot.in. 14 November 2013.
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