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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Karthik Jayaram
| image = Karthik Jayaram.jpg
| height =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 01 May 1979 (43 years) 
| birth_place = [[Koppa, India|Koppa]], [[Karnataka]]
| occupation = Actor, model, engineer
| yearsactive = 2010–present

}}

'''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 actor Jay "JK" Krishna. He also acted in ''[[Siya Ke Ram]]'' as Raavana in [[Star Plus]].<ref>{{cite news|author=A. Sharadhaa|title=The small screen's big rewards|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/television/The-small-screens-big-rewards/2013/11/20/article1900555.ece|accessdate=26 September 2015|work=The New Indian Express|date=20 November 2013}}</ref> His first role as a lead actor came in ''Just Love''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Joy|first1=Prathibha|title=Hectic Ashwini Nakshatra schedule for J Karthik|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/J-Karthik-busy-shooting-for-Ashwini-Nakshatra/articleshow/29302718.cms|accessdate=26 September 2015|work=The Times of India|date=24 January 2014}}</ref> He was second runner-up in the 2017 reality show ''[[Bigg Boss Kannada 5]]''.

==Television==
Karthik appeared in a television soap, ''Ashwini Nakshatra''. In 2015, he was signed to play the role of [[Ravana]] in the mythological [[Hindi language|Hindi]] television series ''[[Siya Ke Ram]]'' that would be aired on [[Star Plus]]. He entered the reality show ''[[Bigg Boss Kannada 5]]''. He finished as second runner-up.

{| class="sortable" class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Channel
! Notes
! Ref
|-
| 2013–2015 || ''Ashwini Nakshatra'' || Jay Krishna "JK" || [[Colors Kannada]] ||Main Lead|| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{IMDb title|3437520|Ashwini Nakshtra}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Agnisakshi (TV series)|Agnisakshi]]'' || Superstar Jk || [[Colors Kannada]] ||Guest for some episodes||

|-
| 2015- 2016|| ''[[Siya Ke Ram]]'' || [[Ravana]] || [[Star Plus]] || Voiced by [[Manoj Pandey (actor)|Manoj Pandey]] ||
|-
| 2017-2018 || ''[[Bigg Boss Kannada 5]]'' || Contestant || [[Colors Super]] ||Second Runner up ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Naagini 2]]'' || Aadishesha ||[[Zee Kannada]]|| First Episode ||
|-
| 2022-present || ''[[Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul]]'' || Iblis || [[Sony SAB]]|| Main Antagonist || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/exclusive-jayaram-karthik-returns-to-hindi-tv-with-new-soap/articleshow/91916829.cms|title=Exclusive: Jayaram Karthik returns to Hindi TV with new soap - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Filmography==

{| class="sortable" class="wikitable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
! Ref
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2011 || ''[[Kempe Gowda (film)|Kempe Gowda]]'' || Vaikunta || || style="text-align: center;"|
|-
| ''[[Vishnuvardhana (film)|Vishnuvardhana]]'' || Dr. Surya Prakash || || style="text-align: center;"|
|-
| ''[[Jarasandha (film)|Jarasandha]]'' || Ravi Poojary || ||
|-
| ''[[Fighter (2011 film)|Fighter]]'' || || Bengali film||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2012 || ''[[Eega]]'' || rowspan="2"| Sudeep's friend || rowspan="2"| Uncredited role<br/>Bilingual (Tamil, Telugu) || rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|
|-
| ''[[Naan Ee]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"|2013 || ''[[Varadanayaka]]'' || Siddu || || style="text-align: center;"|
|-
| ''[[Padhe Padhe]]'' || || || style="text-align: center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/its-cricket-over-celebrations-for-karthik/articleshow/19833991.cms|title=It’s cricket over celebrations for Karthik|last=Joy|first=Prathibha|date=2 May 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2014 || ''Just Love'' || Surya || || style="text-align: center;"|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015 || ''Chandrika'' || Arjun || Bilingual (Kannada, Telugu) ||
|-
| ''[[Bangalore 560023|Bengaluru 560023]]'' || Karthik || ||style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/bengaluru-560023.html|title=Bengaluru 560023 releasing on Nov 20th |publisher=FilmiBeat|accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Care of Footpath 2]]'' || Inspector Karthik || || style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kannadamovieswall.blogspot.in/2013/11/karthik-jayaram-playing-cop-in-care-of.html|title=Karthik jayaram Playing a Cop in Care Of Footpath 2 |publisher=kannadamovieswall.blogspot.in|date=14 November 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Sa (film)|Sa]]'' ||Zakir Hussain || ||
|-
| 2017 ||''[[Nibunan|Vismaya]]'' ||Christopher|| ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2018||''Kuchiku Kuchiku''|| || ||
|-
|''[[Aa Karaala Ratri]]''||Chenna Keshava||
Nominated - [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) - Kannada]]
|
|-
|''May 1st''|| Ravaana|| Also scriptwriter<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-10-01 |title=Karthik Jayaram turns scriptwriter with May 1st |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/karthik-jayaram-turns-scriptwriter-with-may-1st/articleshow/60892402.cms |access-date=2023-07-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>||
|-
|''[[Puta 109]]''|| Inspector JK || ||
|-
|2020||''[[O Pushpa I Hate Tears]]''|| Adhitya || Hindi film ||
|-
|2023
|''[[Iravan (film)|Iravan]]''
|
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title=JK’s IRavan gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/kannada/news/2023/jun/03/jks-iravan-gets-a-release-date-44198.html |access-date=6 June 2023 |work=The New Indian Express |date=3 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|5668195|Karthik Jayaram}}

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Karthik Jayaram - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 04:47, 20 August 2023