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. His first role as a lead actor came in Just Love. He was second runner-up in the 2017 reality show Bigg Boss Kannada 5.

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.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotesRef
2011Kempe GowdaVaikunta
2011VishnuvardhanaDr. Surya Prakash
2011JarasandhaRavi Poojary
2011FighterBengali film
2012EegaSudeep's friendUncredited role
Bilingual
2012Naan EeSudeep's friendUncredited role
Bilingual
2013VaradanayakaSiddu
2014Just LoveSurya
2015ChandrikaArjunBilingual
2015Bengaluru 560023Karthik
2015Care of Footpath 2Inspector Karthik
2016SaZakir Hussain
2017VismayaChristopher
2018Kuchiku Kuchiku
2018Aa Karaala RatriChenna Keshava
Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Kannada
2018May 1stRavaana
2018Puta 109Inspector JK
2020O Pushpa I Hate TearsAdhityaHindi film
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Awards

YearAwardWorkCategoryResultRef
2016Indian Television Academy AwardsSiya Ke RamBest actor negative role
2016Indian Television Academy AwardsSiya Ke RamBest actor
2016Boroplus Gold AwardsSiya Ke RamBest actor negative role
2016Boroplus Gold AwardsSiya Ke RamGold Debut
20198th South Indian International Movie AwardsAa Karaala RatriBest Actor in a Supporting Role
2019New Vision International Film FestivalPuta 109Best Actor in Asia