Manoj K. Jayan

Manoj Kadampoothramadam Jayan, popularly known as Manoj K. Jayan, is an Indian film actor who predominantly acts in Mollywood and Kollywood films in addition to a few Tollywood, Sandalwood films he also acted in a Bollywood film. Manoj has won three Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor, respectively for his portrayals of Hariharan's "Kuttan Thampuran" in Sargam (1992), "Thalakkal Chandu" in Pazhassi Raja (2009) and "Kunjiraman" in Farook Abdul Rahiman's Kaliyachan. His most critically acclaimed characters are "Kuttan Thampuran" (Sargam),"Thirumangalath Neelakandan Namboothiri" in (Perumthachan),"Kunjunni Namboothiri" in Parinayam, "Unnikrishnan" in Venkalam, "Ananthakrishna Warrier" in (Sopanam), "Digambaran" (Anandabhadram) and "Thalakkal Chandu" (Pazhassi Raja) and many more. He is known for his polished acting skills and style quotient.

Early life and career
He was born on 15 March 1966, in Kottayam District, Kerala to the famous Carnatic musician and Padma Shri awardee K. G. Jayan and V. K. Sarojini, a teacher. He has an elder brother Biju K Jayan. He had his primary education from St. Joseph Convent UPS Kottayam and Sacred Heart Mount High School and pre-university degree from Government college, Nattakam (Kottayam). Then he joined at Southern Film Institute, Trivandrum to learn acting, but discontinued later.

Personal life
Manoj married film actress Urvashi on 2 May 1998, which ended in divorce in 2008. They have a daughter Tejalakshmi, born in 1999. Later, he married Asha on 2 March 2011, and they have a son Amrit, born on 30 December 2012.

Other awards

 * 2020 - Abraham Lincoln Paramount Literary Award by The International Peace Council United States for his contributions towards cinema, cultural and social works.