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{{short description|Indian Malayali filmmaker}}
{{For|the name (and list of people with the name)|Jayaraj (name)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair
| image = Jayaraj.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birthname = Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|08|04|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = Director, screenwriter, producer
| yearsactive = 1990–present
| spouse = [[Sabitha Jayaraj]]
| children = 2
}}

'''Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair''', professionally credited as '''Jayaraj''', is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in [[Malayalam film industry]]. He is the founder of the Birds Club International and is actively involved in philanthropic work. Jayaraj is a recipient of the Crystal Bear Award at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]], the Golden Peacock award at the [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] , the Golden Crow Pheasant award at the [[International Film Festival of Kerala|IFFK]] , the FIPRESCI Award from the [[International Federation of Film Critics]], the Don Quijote Award from the International Federation of Film Societies, [[The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema]] (NETPAC) award and a special mention award at the [[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival]]. He is also a 7 time recipient of the [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] and several [[Kerala State Film Awards]]. His notable films include [[Paithrukam]] (1993), ''[[Desadanam]]'' (1996), ''[[Kaliyattam]]'' (1997), ''[[Karunam]]'' (2000), ''[[Shantham]]'' (2001), ''[[Daivanamathil]]'' (2005), ''Vellapokkathil'' (2007), ''[[Ottaal]]'' (2015), [[Veeram (2016 film)|''Veeram'']] (2017), and ''[[Bhayanakam]]'' (2018).

==Early life==
Jayaraj was born on 4 August 1960 to a middle-class family in [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India. His father was N. Rajasekharan Nair and mother, Savithri R. Nair.He studied at CMS college kottayam. He completed his Bachelor of Technology in [[Electronics and Communication]] from College of Engineering Trivandrum [CET]. During his stay at [[Thiruvananthapuram]], he attended film festivals including the [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] and watched many world classics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinemaofmalayalam.net/jayaraj.html |title=cinemaofmalayalam.net: Profile |access-date=4 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426203320/http://www.cinemaofmalayalam.net/jayaraj.html |archive-date=26 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Akira Kurosawa|Kurosawa]]'s ''[[Rashomon (film)|Rashomon]]'' and [[DeSica]]'s ''[[Bicycle Thieves]]'' were among them, and they influenced him immensely.<ref>{{cite web | title = Jayaraj: A director's profile |work=Rediff.com movies| url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/20jay.htm |date=December 20, 2005| access-date = 2014-08-14 }}</ref> After his studies in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], he met noted director [[Bharathan]] who was a neighbour of his sister in [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]].

==Career==

Bharathan was impressed by Jayaraj and made him his assistant director for ''Chilambu''(1986). Jayaraj then went on to be the assistant to Bharathan in six more films including the critically acclaimed ''[[Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam]]'' (1987) and ''[[Vaishali (film)|Vaishali]]'' (1988). Jayaraj debuted as director with ''Vidyarambham'' (1990). His early career mainly produced commercially oriented films like ''[[Aakasha Kottayile Sultan]]'' (1991), ''Johnnie Walker'' (1992), ''High Way'' (1995), ''Thumboli Kadappuram'' (1995) and ''Arabia'' (1995).

Notable in his early career were ''Kudumbasametham'' (1992), ''[[Paithrukam]]'' (1993) and ''Sopanam'' (1993). ''[[Paithrukam]]'' was critically acclaimed and got widespread recognition for its theme and script.''[[Desadanam]]'' (1997) was a milestone in his career. With the film, he was considered a serious film-maker by the critics. It was followed by another critically acclaimed film, ''[[Kaliyattam]]'' (1997) which was an adaptation of [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Othello]]''. It won him the [[National Film Award for Best Direction]].

In 1999 Jayaraj started his nine-film series project ''Navarasa'' with ''[[Karunam]]'', followed by ''[[Shantham]]''(2001). ''[[Shantham]]'' won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]]. The third in the ''Navarasa'' series was ''Bheebhatsa'', a [[Hindi]] film followed by ''Adbutham'' and [[Veeram (2016 film)|''Veeram'']]. In 2018, the sixth film in the series ''[[Bhayanakam]]'' was released and had won awards for [[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]], [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] and [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] at the 2017 [[National Film Awards]]. On 10 June 2019, [[Tovino Thomas]] officially announced and shared the poster of ''Roudram 2018'', the seventh film in the series. While sharing the poster on Facebook Tovino wrote, "The movie is based on real-life incidents that occurred in central Travancore, during the devastating floods that Kerala survived. ''Roudram 2018'' portrays the tempestuous ferocity of nature, and the utter helplessness of humankind before that might."

Of late he has been doing commercial and art films and is successful in both genres. While ''[[Thilakkam (film)|Thilakkam]]'' (2003) and ''[[4 The People]]'' (2004) were huge commercial successes ''[[Kannaki]]'' (2002), ''Makalkku'' (2005), ''[[Daivanamathil]]'' (2005) and ''[[Ottaal]]'' (2015) were critically acclaimed. ''[[Ottaal]]'' made history, becoming the first ever Malayalam movie to have swept all the top awards in the 20-year history of the International Film Festival of Kerala. The film was one of four Malayalam films selected to be a part of the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India in Goa in November 2015.

==Personal life==
Jayaraj is married to Sabitha Jayaraj, a [[Kerala State Film Awards|Kerala State Film Award]] winning costume designer and actress. They have two children together.

==Philanthropy==
In an earnest effort towards conserving nature and strengthening people’s welfare, Jayaraj founded the Jayaraj Foundation in 2010 and officially launched it on 6 June 2014. World Organisation of Hope’s (WOH) ambitious programme 'SMART'[Sports, Music, Art and Recreation Therapy (Yoga and Meditation)]and "Birds Club international" are the two projects initiated by the foundation.

Word Organisation of Hope (WOH) is an organisation aimed at building children’s awareness of their rights and to protect them. The programme SMART [Sports, Music, Art and Recreation Therapy (Yoga and Meditation)] is an offshoot of WOH. It supports children and adolescents in their own struggle to secure and defend their dreams.

Birds Club International (BCI) aims at creating miniature rain forests in schools and colleges, to make a better environment both for birds and humans. It plans to bring together the [[future generation]] and integrating more of society towards nature conservation activities. Several units of BCI have been started in many schools and colleges in Kerala, with the help of the Government of Kerala, to achieve this.

==Awards==

;International awards
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film
! Year
! Award (s)
|-
| ''[[Ottaal]]''
| 2015
| Crystal Bear, Suvarna Chakoram, FIPRESCI award, NETPAC award, Rajatha Chakoram
|-
|-
| ''[[Daivanamathil]]''
| 2005
| Best Film Award in Spain, Madrid International Film Festival
|-
| ''Karunam''
| 2000
| Golden Peacock Award, International Film Festival of India- Awards from Federation of International Film Societies, Berlin International Film Fest, Special Mention in Kerala International Film Festival.
|-
| ''[[Shantham]]''
| 2001
| Best Cinematography in Festival De 3 Continents, France
|-
| ''[[Desadanam]]''
| 1996
| Special Mention at [[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival]] in competition section.
|}

;[[National Film Awards]]
[[File:Noted Filmmaker Jayaraj being felicitated at the 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2015), in Panaji, Goa on November 26, 2015.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Jayaraj being felicitated at [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] ([[46th International Film Festival of India|2015]]) ]]
*1996 : [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|Best Feature Film in Malayalam]] - ''[[Desadanam]]''
*1997 : [[National Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]] - ''[[Kaliyattam]]''
*2001 : [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]] - ''[[Shantham]]''
*2005 : [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Film on National Integration]] - ''[[Daivanamathil]]''
*2007 : [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Direction|Best Non-Feature Film Direction]] - ''Vellapokkathil - The Deluge''
*2014 : [[National Film Award for Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation|Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation]] - ''[[Ottaal]]''
*2017 : Best Director - ''[[Bhayanakam]]''
*2017 : [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] - ''Bhayanakam''
*2017 : Special Jury mention - Rebirth

;[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
*1992 : [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film]] - ''[[Kudumbasametham]]''
*1996 : [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Director]] - ''[[Deshadanam]]''
*1997 : [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film|Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value]] - ''[[Kaliyattam]]''
*1999 : [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film]] - ''[[Karunam]]''
*2015 : [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film]] - ''[[Ottaal]]''

;Filmfare Awards South
* 1997 : [[Filmfare Award for Best Director (Malayalam)|Best Director]] : ''[[Kaliyattam]]''
* 2000 : [[Filmfare Award for Best Director (Malayalam)|Best Director]] : ''[[Karunam]]''
* 2000 : [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam]] : ''[[Karunam]]''

;V. Shantharam Awards
*1997 : ''[[Kaliyattam]]''
*2001 : ''[[Shantham]]''

;John Abraham Awards
*2000 : ''[[Karunam]]''
*2012 : ''Vellapokkathil - The Deluge''

;[[Asianet Film Awards]]
* 2002: Asianet Film Award for Best Director for [[Kannaki]]

;Ramu Karyatt Awards
*1996 : ''[[Desadanam]]''

;P. Padmarajan Awards
*1996 : ''[[Desadanam]]''
*2000 : ''[[Karunam]]''

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title
! Year
! Notes
!Cast
! {{abbr|Ref(s)|references}}
|-
|''Backpackers''
|2021
|
|[[Kalidas Jayaram]], [[Karthika Nair]]
|
|-
|''Haasyam''
|2020
| Part 8, Navarasa series.
|[[Harisree ashokan]]
|
|-
|''Roudram 2018''
|2019
|Part 7, Navarasa series. Also writer
|[[Renji Panicker]], K P A C Leela, Nisa NP
|
|-
|-
|''[[Bhayanakam]]''
|2017
|Part 6, Navarasa series. Also writer
|[[Renji Panicker]], [[Asha Sarath]]
|
|-
| ''[[Veeram (2016 film)|Veeram]]''
| 2016
|Part 5, Navarasa series. Also writer.
Released also in Hindi & English
|[[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977)|Kunal Kapoor]], [[Himarsha Venkatsamy]], [[Ketaki Narayan]]
|
|-
| ''[[Ottaal]]''
| 2015
|
|Master Ashanth K Sha, Kumarakaom Vasudevan, [[Shine Tom Chacko]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title='Ottal' is more than an environmental film: Jayaraj|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/interview/jayaraj-national-award-film-ottal-is-more-than-an-environmental-film.html|publisher=Manorama Online}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Camel Safari]]''
| 2013
|
|Arun Shankar, [[Sekhar Menon]], Pankaja Menon
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Love in the sands of Pushkar|url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Love-in-the-sands-of-Pushkar/2013/05/30/article1611903.ece|publisher=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Pakarnnattam]]''
| 2012
|
|[[Jayaram]], [[Sabitha Jayaraj]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/01/14/stories/2011011450890200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108165806/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/01/14/stories/2011011450890200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2012|title=Lambs to the sacrifice |author=P.K.Ajith Kumar|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 January 2011}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Naayika]]''
| 2011
|
|[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]], [[Jayaram]], [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]], [[Mamta Mohandas]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://expressbuzz.com/entertainment/news/another-new-film-on-shrividhya/241312.html|title=Another new film on Shrividhya|date=21 January 2011|work=[[The Indian Express]]}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Train (2011 film)|The Train]]''
| 2011
|Writer credits
|[[Mammootty]], [[Jayasurya]], [[Sabitha Jayaraj]], [[Sheena Chohan]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2010/jayaraj-mammootty-rahman-050710.html|title=Jayaraj ropes in Mammootty for Track With Rahman|access-date=5 July 2010|publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709190712/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2010/jayaraj-mammootty-rahman-050710.html|archive-date=9 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| [[Loudspeaker (film)|''Loudspeaker'']]
| 2009
|Writer and producer credits
|[[Mammootty]], [[K. Sasikumar|Sasi Kumar]], [[Gracy Singh]]
|
|-
| ''Gulmohar''
| 2008
|
|[[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]], Meenu Mathew, [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]
|
|-
| ''Vellapokkathil''
| 2008
|
|
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/films-on-hope-and-rebuilding/article25650003.ece|title=Films on hope and rebuilding|author=Staff Reporter|date=2018-12-03|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-24|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Of The People]]''
| 2008
|Writer and producer credits
|Arun, Arjun Bose, Padmakumar
|
|-
| ''[[Sila Nerangalil]]''
| 2008
|Tamil film
|[[Vincent Asokan]], [[Navya Nair]], [[Vineeth]]
|
|-
| [[Anandabhairavi (2007 film)|''Anandabhairavi'']]
| 2007
|
|[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]], Master Devadas
|
|-
| ''[[Aanachandam]]''
| 2006
|
|[[Jayaram]], [[Remya Nambeeshan]]
|
|-
| ''[[Adbutham]]''
| 2006
|Part 4, Navarasa series
Released on Rootsvideo OTT Platform in 2021 April 14
|[[Suresh Gopi]], [[Mamta Mohandas]]
|
|-
| ''[[Ashwaroodan]]''
| 2006
|
|[[Suresh Gopi]], [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]]
|
|-
| ''[[Daivanamathil]]''
| 2005
|
|[[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]], [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]]
|
|-
| ''[[By the People]]''
| 2005
|
|[[Narain (actor)|Narain]], Arun, [[Mangala]], [[Vinayakan]]
|
|-
| ''[[Makalkku]]''
| 2005
|
|[[Suresh Gopi]], [[Shobana]]
|
|-
| ''[[Rain Rain Come Again]]''
| 2004
|
|Ajay Jose, Reji V Nair, Divya Lakshmi
|
|-
| ''[[4 the People]]''
| 2004
|
|[[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]], [[Narain (actor)|Narrain]], Arun, [[Gopika]]
|
|-
| [[Thilakkam (film)|''Thilakkam'']]
| 2003
|
|[[Dileep]], [[Kavya Madhavan]], [[Nedumudi Venu]]
|
|-
| ''[[Kannaki (film)|Kannaki]]''
| 2002
|
|[[Lal (actor)|Lal]], [[Nandita Das|Nanditha Das]], [[Geetu Mohandas|Geethu Mohandas]], [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]
|
|-
| ''Bhibatsa''
| 2002
|Part 3, Navarasa series
Hindi Language
|[[Atul Kulkarni]], [[Seema Biswas]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/Bibhatsa/articleshow/853027.cms|title=Bibhatsa - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-12-24}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Millennium Stars]]''
| 2000
|
|[[Jayaram]], [[Biju Menon]], [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]]
|
|-
| ''[[Karunam]]''
| 2000
|Part 2, Navarasa series.
Also producer
|[[Biju Menon]], Vavachan, Eliyamma, [[Madambu Kunjukuttan]]
|
|-
| ''[[Shantham]]''
| 2000
|Part 1, Navarasa series
|[[Seema Biswas]], [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]], [[I. M. Vijayan]], [[M. G. Sasi|M G Sasi]]
|
|-
| ''[[Sneham (1998 film)|''Sneham'']]''
| 1998
|
|[[Jayaram]], [[Biju Menon]], [[Jomol]], [[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]]
|
|-
| ''[[Thalolam (movie)|Thalolam]]''
| 1998
|
|[[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]], [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Sreelakshmi]]
|
|-
| ''[[Kaliyattam]]''
| 1997
|
|[[Suresh Gopi]], [[Manju Warrier]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], [[Biju Menon]]
|
|-
| ''[[Desadanam]]''
| 1997
|Also Producer
|[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]], Master Kumar, Mini Nair
|
|-
| ''Arabia''
| 1995
|
|[[Babu Antony]], [[Charmila]]
|
|-
| ''[[Highway (1995 film)|High Way]]''
| 1995
|
|[[Suresh Gopi]], [[Bhanupriya]]
|
|-
| ''[[Thumboli Kadappuram]]''
| 1995
|
|[[Manoj K. Jayan]], [[Priya Raman]], [[Vijayaraghavan]]
|
|-
| ''[[Paithrukam]]''
| 1993
|
|[[Jayaram]], [[Narendra Prasad]], [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]]
|
|-
| ''[[Sopanam (film)|Sopanam]]''
| 1993
|
|[[Manoj K. Jayan]], [[J. V. Somayajulu]], [[Chippy (actress)|Chippy]]
|
|-
| ''[[Johnnie Walker (film)|Johnnie Walker]]''
| 1992
|
|[[Mammooty]], [[Jeet Upendra]], [[Ranjitha]]
|
|-
| ''[[Kudumbasametham]]''
| 1992
|
|[[Manoj K. Jayan]], [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], [[Monisha Unni]]
|
|-
| ''[[Aakasha Kottayile Sultan]]''
| 1991
|Story credits
|[[Sreenivasan]], [[Saranya Ponvannan]]
|
|-
| ''[[Vidhyarambham]]''
| 1990
|
|[[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]], [[Gouthami]]
|
|}

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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0419687|name=Jayaraj}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070309103715/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/06/stories/2005070602080200.htm All in the name of God] [[The Hindu]] - 5 July 2005

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