Kalidas Jayaram
Kalidas Jayaram is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. The son of film actors Jayaram and Parvathy, Kalidas made his debut in the Malayalam film Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal at the age of six. Later, he starred in Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum, which won him the National [Film Award for Best Child Artist].
Early and personal life
Kalidas was born the elder of two children, to actors Jayaram and Parvathy in Perumbavoor, Kerala, India. He has a younger sister Malavika Jayaram. He did his schooling from Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai and his plus-two from Choice School, Cochin, Kerala. He received his bachelor's degree in visual communication from Loyola College, Chennai.Like his father, he is good at imitating actors, and the mimicry performed during a Vijay TV award show and an advertisement for a chocolate brand made him familiar to people.
He married Tarini Kalingarayar, who was third runner up of Miss Diva 2021, on December 8 2024.
Career
At the age of 7, he made his debut in Sathyan Anthikad's Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal. He received the National Award for Best Child Artist for his second film Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum.In 2016, he made his debut in Tamil cinema with Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum.
He made his debut as a lead actor in Malayalam cinema in Poomaram. Next, Kalidas had 3 releases: Mr. & Ms. Rowdy, Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu and Happy Sardar.
His work on OTT, especially in Paava Kadhaigal have brought him critical acclaim. His role as Sathar in Sudha Kongara's short, Thangam, saw him portray the role of a trans woman. Kalidas played the lead in Balaji Tharaneetharan's second directorial venture Oru Pakka Kathai.
He has since played supporting roles in the action films Vikram and Raayan.
Filmography
Films
;Web series| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | |
| 2022 | Paper Rocket | Jeeva | Tamil | Released on ZEE5 |
;Discography
| Year | Song | Film | Co-singer | Language | Music director |
| 2003 | "Thappo Thappo" | Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum | Jayaram | Malayalam | Ouseppachan |
| 2005 | "Angethala" | Udayon | Shankar Mahadevan and Mohanlal | Malayalam | Ouseppachan |
;As voice artist
| Year | Title | Language | Character | Director |
| 2005 | Udayon | Malayalam | Ponnan | Bhadran |
;Short films and Music Videos
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
| 2020 | Did You Sleep With Her | Akku | Malayalam | Short film |
| 2021 | Thappu Panniten | Male lead | Tamil | Music album |