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Jayasurya
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| Born | Jayasurya Maradu 30 August 1978 (age 39)[1] Thrippunithura, Kochi, India |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | All Saints College, Ernakulam(B.Com) |
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| Years active | 1999 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Saritha Jayasurya (m. 2004) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | National Film Award-Special Mention (2015) |
Jayasurya (born Jayasurya Maradu on 31 August 1978[2]) is an Indian film actor, producer, mimicry artist, and playback singer. He has starred in over 80 Malayalam films.[3]
Jayasurya began his career as a mimicry artist and hosted a few television shows on Malayalam channels. He made his acting debut as a background actor in the 1999 film Pathram. His break-through was playing a mute in Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan (2002).[4] In the 2000s, Jayasurya was known for his comic-oriented roles in Swapnakkoodu (2003), Pulival Kalyanam (2003), and Chathikkatha Chanthu (2004), and villain roles in Classmates (2006), Arabikkatha (2007) and Kangaroo (2007).[5] By the 2010s, Jayasurya gained critical acclaim for his roles, in films such as Cocktail (2010), Janapriyan (2011), Beautiful (2011), Trivandrum Lodge (2012), Punyalan Agarbattis(2013), Apothecary (2014), Iyobinte Pusthakam (2014), Lukka Chuppi (2015), and Su.. Su… Sudhi Vathmeekam (2015). Jayasurya made his debut as a producer by co-producing the film Punyalan Agarbattis and is also credited as playback singer in a few films.[6]
Jayasurya won the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in Apothecary at the 62nd Filmfare Awards South.[7] In 2016, Jayasurya won the Special Jury Award at the 46th Kerala State Film Awards and the Special Mention at the 63rd National Film Awards for his performances in the films Su.. Su… Sudhi Vathmeekam and Lukka Chuppi.[8]
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