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Manoj K. Jayan
Manoj in 2016
Born	Manoj Kadampoothramadam Jayan (1966-03-15) 15 March 1966 (age 58) Kottayam, Kerala, India
Alma mater	Southern Film Institute, Trivandrum
Years active	1988–present
Spouses	Urvashi ​ ​(m. 2000; div. 2008)​ Asha ​(m. 2011)​
Children	2
Father	K. G. Jayan

Manoj Kadampoothramadam Jayan, also known as Manoj K. Jayan is an Indian actor who acts in Malayalam films in addition to a few Tamil films. Manoj has won three Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor for his portrayals 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).

Early life and career

Manoj K. Jayan was born on 15 March 1966 to carnatic musician K. G. Jayan and V. K. Sarojini in Kottayam, Kerala, India. He has an elder brother Biju K Jayan, a musician. He completed his graduation from Government College, Kottayam. After completing his studies, he joined the Southern Film Institute in Trivandrum to learn acting. Although Manoj debuted with a small role in 1987 movie Ente Sonia, he was roped as a lead man in Mamalakalkkappurathu (1988). But the film Ente Sonia never hit the screens.

Personal life

Manoj was married to actress Urvashi, whom he divorced in 2008. Together, they had one daughter. In 2011, he married Asha, and together they have a son.

Filmography

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Malayalam

Tamil

Telugu

Television

Awards

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Other awards

• 2020 - Abraham Lincoln Paramount Literary Award by The International Peace Council United States for his contributions towards cinema, cultural and social works.

Playback singer

References

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16. ""Pranayamalhar" Music Album Releasing on Ramzan". Movieparadiso.in. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

External links

• Manoj K. Jayan at IMDb
• "Profile of Malayalam Actor Manoj K Jayan". En.msidb.org. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

• 20th-century Indian male actors
• 21st-century Indian male actors
• Filmfare Awards South winners
• Indian male film actors
• Indian male playback singers
• Indian male television actors
• Kerala Film Critics Awards winners
• Kerala State Film Award winners
• Living people
• Malayalam playback singers
• Male actors from Kochi
• Male actors from Kottayam
• Male actors in Hindi cinema
• Male actors in Kannada cinema
• Male actors in Malayalam cinema
• Male actors in Telugu cinema
• Singers from Kochi