Karthik Jayaram

Karthik Jayaram 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.

Karthik Jayaram
Born
Koppa, Karnataka
OccupationActor, model, engineer
Years active2010–present
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 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 finished as second runner-up.

Television
Year Title Role Channel Notes Ref
2013–2015Ashwini NakshatraJay Krishna "JK"Colors Kannada[3]
2013AgnisakshiSuperstar JkColors KannadaGuest for some episodes
2015- 2016Siya Ke RamRavanaStar PlusVoiced by Manoj Pandey
2017-2018Bigg Boss Kannada 5ContestantColors SuperSecond Runner up
2020Naagini 2AadisheshaZee KannadaFirst Episode

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes Ref
2011Kempe GowdaVaikunta
VishnuvardhanaDr. Surya Prakash
JarasandhaRavi Poojary
FighterBengali film
2012EegaSudeep's friendUncredited role
Bilingual (Tamil, Telugu)
Naan Ee
2013VaradanayakaSiddu
2014Just LoveSurya
2015ChandrikaArjunBilingual (Kannada, Telugu)
Bengaluru 560023Karthik[4]
Care of Footpath 2Inspector Karthik[5]
2016SaZakir Hussain
2017VismayaChristopher
2018Kuchiku Kuchiku
Aa Karaala RatriChenna Keshava

Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) - Kannada
May 1stRavaana
Puta 109Inspector JK
2020O Pushpa I Hate TearsAdhityaHindi film

Awards
Year Award Work Category Result Ref
2016Indian Television Academy AwardsSiya Ke RamBest actor negative roleNominated
2016Indian Television Academy AwardsBest actorNominated
2016Boroplus Gold AwardsBest actor negative roleNominated
2016Boroplus Gold AwardsGold DebutNominated
20198th South Indian International Movie AwardsAa Karaala RatriBest Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated
2019New Vision International Film FestivalPuta 109Best Actor in AsiaNominated
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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. "Bengaluru 560023 releasing on Nov 20th". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  5. "Karthik jayaram Playing a Cop in Care Of Footpath 2". kannadamovieswall.blogspot.in. 14 November 2013.
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