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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jayaraj Warrier
| image = Jayaraj warrier.jpg
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| birth_date = 1963
| birth_place = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India
| education =
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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|stand-up comedian|Ottamthullal performer}}
| years_active = 1984–present
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| spouse =
| children = [[Indulekha Warrier]]
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'''Jayaraj Warrier''' is an Indian actor, stand-up comedian, [[Ottamthullal]] performer, and [[caricaturist]]. He appears in [[Malayalam film]]s in supporting and comedic roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/mbifl2019/speakers/jayaraj-warrierjayaraj-warrier-mbifl-2019-1.3475272|title=Jayaraj Warrier|website=Mathrubhumi|date=12 January 2019 }}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Warrier hails from [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]]. He attended S.N. Boys High School, [[Kanimangalam]], [[Thrissur]]. He then studied at [[Chinmaya Mission College]], [[Thrissur]], and [[St. Aloysius College, Thrissur]].<ref>{{cite news |title=മെഡിക്കൽ ഷോപ്പിലെ ചെറിയ മുറിയല്ല, അരങ്ങുകളുടെ വിശാലലോകമാണ് എന്റെ തട്ടകമെന്ന് അന്ന് മനസ്സിലാക്കി: ജയരാജ് വാരിയർ |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/education/career-guru/2021/09/24/ente-adya-joli-column-jayaraj-warrier-first-job-experience.html |language=ml}}</ref>

Warrier began his career as an amateur theater artist in 1982 after studying [[Ottamthullal]]. He was part of the Root Theater Group led by Jose Chirammel for seven years from 1984. His daughter [[Indulekha Warrier]] is also a stage performer and playback singer. She made her debut as a music composer in ''Duniyavinte Orattathu''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/music/indulekha-warrier-song-paatupettikkara-out-from-duniyavinte-orattathu-new-movie-1.5011467|title = ചിത്രം ദുനിയാവിന്റെ ഒരറ്റത്ത്, സംഗീതവും ആലാപനവും ഇന്ദുലേഖ വാര്യര്‍| date=28 August 2020 }}</ref> Head played noted roles in many stage performances such as ''Mudrarakshasam'', ''Bhomaolpadanathinte Sooryavetta'', ''Chathuppil Parkkunnavar'' and ''Shavaghoshayathra''.

Warrier is also an eminent [[caricaturist]] and conducted many caricature shows inside and abroad the country. He performed a [[caricature]] show for the members in the [[Kerala Assembly]] in July 2003, which was the first time ever in the history of the Assembly.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.justdial.com/entertainment/artist/Jayaraj-Warrier/A588529 |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617173812/https://www.justdial.com/entertainment/artist/Jayaraj-Warrier/A588529 |archive-date=17 June 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/mbifl2019/speakers/jayaraj-warrierjayaraj-warrier-mbifl-2019-1.3475272 |title=Jayaraj Warrier |publisher=English.mathrubhumi.com |date= 12 January 2019|accessdate=2019-06-17}}</ref> In 2010, he received the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] for his contributions to Drama and Caricature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/drama-a-ksna/465 |title=Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Drama |publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Oru Yathramozhi]]'' || ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal]]'' || ||
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| 2010 || ''[[Pranchiyettan and the Saint]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2012 || ''[[Thiruvambadi Thamban]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Spirit (2012 film)|Spirit]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2013 || ''[[Housefull (2013 film)|Housefull]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Punyalan Agarbattis]]'' || Kaattalan Jose ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2014 || ''[[Onnum Mindathe]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Apothecary (film)|Apothecary]]'' || Varkkichan ||
|-
|| ''[[Names Unknown]]'' || Truck driver ||
|-
|| ''[[Mathai Kuzhappakkaranalla]]'' || Suneesh ||
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2015 || ''[[Utopiayile Rajavu]]'' || Markkandeyan ||
|-
|| ''[[Anarkali (2015 film)|Anarkali]]'' || Chettuva Shahjahan ||
|-
|| ''[[Charlie (2015 Malayalam film)|Charlie]]'' || 'Vaattu' Jose || Cameo
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2016 || ''[[Kattumakkan]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Marubhoomiyile Aana]]'' || Porinchu ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2017 || ''[[Georgettan's Pooram]]'' || Merlin's father ||
|-
|| ''[[Varnyathil Aashanka]]'' || Pratheesh's uncle ||
|-
|| ''[[Pullikkaran Staraa]]'' || Car passenger ||
|-
|| ''[[Punyalan Private Limited]]'' || Thomas Kattalan ||
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2018 || ''[[Aami]]'' || Sukumaran ||
|-
|| ''[[Vikadakumaran]]'' || School teacher ||
|-
|| ''[[Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha]]'' || Patient ||
|-
|| ''[[Drama (2018 film)|Drama]]'' || M.R. Balachandran ||
|-
|| ''[[Pretham 2]]'' || Unni ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2019 || ''[[The Gambler (2019 film)|The Gambler]]'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Porinju Mariam Jose]]'' || Tinto || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/specials/porinju-mariam-jose/porinju-mariam-jose-jayaraj-warrier-joshiy-1.4065484|title='നിർബന്ധിച്ചാൽ ഞാനെന്തും പറയും, എന്റെ അപ്പനും അങ്ങിനെയായിരുന്നു'|access-date=24 August 2019|archive-date=24 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824153202/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/specials/porinju-mariam-jose/porinju-mariam-jose-jayaraj-warrier-joshiy-1.4065484|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || ''[[One (2021 film)|One]]'' || Kuttikrishnan ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Naaradan]]'' || Bhrahmav ||
|-
| 2024 || ''Aaro'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-04-25 |title=Joju George and Anumol's Aaro gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Apr/25/joju-george-and-anumols-aaro-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Television ===
{|Class="wikitable"
!Date!!Show name!!Role!!Channel
|-
|2015||''Comedy Festival 2''||Host||[[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|-
|2020–present||''[[Ruchiyathra]]''||[[Talk show host|Host]]||[[Surya TV]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|3646658}}

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[[Category:Indian caricaturists]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Indian impressionists (entertainers)]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Indian male comedians]]
[[Category:Malayalam comedians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam television]]
[[Category:Male actors from Thrissur]]
[[Category:1963 births]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]]

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