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". He is the son of singer Jayan of Jaya-Vijaya combo. He is also a singer.
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.
| Country | India |
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| Current City | Kochi |
| Birth Place | Kottayam district |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Reference | IMDB |
| Spouses | Urvashi |
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