Karthik Jayaram
Jayaram Karthik is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. He is known for his work in the Colors Kannada television soap opera Ashwini Nakshatra, in which he played superstar actor Jay "JK" Krishna. 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 the 2017 reality show Bigg Boss Kannada 5.
Jayaram Karthik | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor, model, engineer |
Years active | 2010–present |
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Early life
Karthik was born in Koppa, India. His father is veterinarian. He has engineering degree from BIT, with a specialization in Mechanical 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.
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 a 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 the reality show Bigg Boss Kannada 5. He was one of the strong contenders, but eventually finished as second runner-up.
Television | |||||
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Year | Title | Role | Channel | Notes | Ref |
2013–2015 | Ashwini Nakshatra | Jay Krishna "JK" | Colors Kannada | [3] | |
2013 | Agnisakshi | Superstar Jk | Colors Kannada | Guest for some episodes | |
2015- 2016 | Siya Ke Ram | Ravana | Star Plus | Voiced by Manoj Pandey | |
2017-2018 | Bigg Boss Kannada 5 | Contestant | Colors Super | Second Runner up | |
2020 | Naagini 2 | Aadishesha | Zee Kannada | First Episode |
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2011 | Kempe Gowda | Vaikunta | Supporting Role | [4] |
Vishnuvardhana | Dr. Surya Prakash | Supporting Role | [5] | |
Jarasandha | Ravi Poojary | Villain | ||
Fighter | Bengali film | |||
2012 | Eega | Himself | Uncredited role (Telugu Movie) | [6] |
2013 | Varadanayaka | Siddu | Villain | [7] |
2014 | Just Love | Surya | Lead role | [8] |
2015 | Chandrika | Arjun | Bilingual (Kannada, Telugu) | |
Bengaluru 560023 | Karthik | Lead Role | [9] | |
Care of Footpath 2 | Inspector Karthik | [10] | ||
2016 | Sa | Zakir Hussain | ||
2017 | Vismaya | Christopher | Cameo | |
2018 | Kuchiku Kuchiku | |||
Aa Karaala Ratri | Chenna Keshava | Nominated - Filmibeat Award for Best Actor - Kannada
Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) - Kannada |
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May 1st | Ravaana | |||
Puta 109 | Inspector JK | Nomitaed Asian best actor in New Vision International Film Festival | ||
2020 | O Pushpa I Hate Tears | Adhitya | Bilingual Hindi Movie |
Television
Year | Serial | Role | Langauge | Notes | Ref |
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2013-2015 | Ashwini Nakshatra | Superstar JK | Kannada | Colours Kannada | [11] |
2015-2016 | Siya Ke Ram | Ravana | Hindi | [12] | |
Awards
Year | Award | Role | Category | Result | Ref |
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2016 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Ravana | Best actor negative role | Nominated | |
2016 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Ravana | Best actor | Nominated | |
2016 | Boroplus Gold Awards | Ravana | Best actor negative role | Nominated | |
2016 | Boroplus Gold Awards | Ravana | Gold Debut | Nominated | |
2019 | 8th South Indian International Movie Awards | Channa Keshava | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated | |
2019 | New Vision International Film Festival | Inspector JK (Puta 109) | Best Actor in Asia | Nominated |
References
- A. Sharadhaa (20 November 2013). "The small screen's big rewards". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- Joy, Prathibha (24 January 2014). "Hectic Ashwini Nakshatra schedule for J Karthik". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- Ashwini Nakshtra on IMDb
- Kempe Gowda on IMDb
- Vishnuvardhana on IMDb
- Eega on IMDb
- Varadanayaka on IMDb
- Just Love on IMDb
- "Bengaluru 560023 releasing on Nov 20th". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- "Karthik jayaram Playing a Cop in Care Of Footpath 2". kannadamovieswall.blogspot.in. 14 November 2013.
- Ashwini Nakshtra on IMDb
- "Five mythological shows based on Ramayana". Republic World.