Kalidas Jayaram (born 16 December 1993) 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 (2000) at the age of six. Later, he starred in Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003), 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 skilled 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 8 December 2024.
Career
He made his debut in Sathyan Anthikad's Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (2000). He received the National Award for Best Child Artist for his second film Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003).
In 2016, he made his debut in Tamil cinema with Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum (2016).
He made his debut as a lead actor in Malayalam cinema in Poomaram (2018). Next, Kalidas had 3 releases: Mr. & Ms. Rowdy (2019), Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu (2019) and Happy Sardar (2019).
His work on OTT, especially in Paava Kadhaigal (2020) 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 (2020).
He has played supporting roles in the action films Vikram (2022) and Raayan (2024).
Filmography
Films + List of Kalidas Jayaram film credits Year Title Role Language Notes 2000 Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal Ashok Malayalam Child artist 2003 Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum Vasudev 2016 Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum Karthik Tamil 2018 Poomaram Gauthaman Malayalam 2019 Mr. & Ms. Rowdy Appu Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu Vipinan Happy Sardar Happy Singh 2020Putham Pudhu KaalaiYounger Rajiv PadmanabhanTamilAnthology film; segment Ilamai Idho IdhoPaava KadhaigalSathaarAnthology film; segment ThangamOru Pakka Kathai Saravanan 2021Backpackers Khalil Malayalam 2022 Jack N' Jill Kesh Vikram Prabhanjan Tamil Natchathiram Nagargiradhu Iniyan 2023 Rajni Naveen Malayalam Bilingual film Aval Peyar Rajni Tamil 2024 Por Yuvaraj Indian 2 Nilesh Krishnaa Cameo appearance Raayan Manickavelraayan 2026 Ashakal Aayiram Ajeesh Hariharan Malayalam
Web series + List of Kalidas Jayaram web series credits Year Title Role Language Notes 2022Paper Rocket JeevaTamilReleased on ZEE5
Discography + List of Kalidas Jayaram film credits for music Year Song Film Co-singer Language Music director2003 "Thappo Thappo" Ente Veedu AppuvinteyumJayaram MalayalamOuseppachan2005 "Angethala" Udayon Shankar Mahadevan and Mohanlal
As voice artist + List of Kalidas Jayaram film credits as voice artist Year Title Language Character Director2005Udayon MalayalamPonnan Bhadran
Short films and Music Videos + List of Kalidas Jayaram short film and music video credits Year Film Role Language Notes 2020Did You Sleep With HerAkkuMalayalamShort film2021 Thappu PannitenMale leadTamilMusic album
Awards + List of awards and nominations received by Kalidas Jayaram Year Award Category Film Result 2001 Asianet Film Awards Best Child Artist (Male) Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal rowspan="11" 2003 National Film Awards Best Child ArtistEnte Veedu Appuvinteyum Kerala State Film Awards Best Child Artist Asianet Film Awards Best Child Artist 2017 6th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Actor (Tamil) Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum 2019 21st Asianet Film Awards Best New Face ActorPoomaram Vanitha Film Awards Best New Face Actor 2021Blacksheep Digital AwardsBest Actor OTTPaava Kadhaigal Behindwoods Gold Icon Best Actor (Critics) JFW Movie AwardsSpecial Recognition OTT 10th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actor (Male) - Tamil
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