Jayasurya

Jayasurya was born on 31 August 1978 to Mani and Thankam at Tripunithura, Kochi. He did his schooling at St. George U. P. School, Chambakkara, and at Government Sanskrit High School, Tripunithura.{{cite news |title=Jayasurya: Lesser known facts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/photo-features/jayasurya-lesser-known-facts/photostory/48912359.cms |work=The Times of India}} He then pursued a Bachelor of Commerce degree at All Saints College, Ernakulam.

After his studies he joined mimicry troupes like Crown of Cochin and Kottayam Nazeer's Cochin Discovery.[http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=21&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter= Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518194549/http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=21&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter= |date=18 May 2015 }}, cinidiary.com; accessed 10 January 2015.

He married his longtime girlfriend, Saritha on 25 January 2004. The couple have two children.[http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/06/07/stories/2004060701540200.htm Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081105142404/http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/06/07/stories/2004060701540200.htm |date=5 November 2008 }}, hindu.com, 7 June 2004; accessed 10 January 2016.

Jayasurya currently lives with his family in Kochi between his houses in Kadavanthra{{cite web | url=https://www.onmanorama.com/lifestyle/decor/2022/04/07/the-buddha-themed-interiors-actor-jayasurya-kadavanthra-house-surreal.html| title=The Buddha themed interiors of actor Jayasurya's Kadavanthra house is surreal}} and Marine Drive, Kochi.{{cite web | url=https://www.onmanorama.com/lifestyle/decor/2019/04/04/actor-jayasurya-new-idyllic-flat.html| title=Actor Jayasurya's new idyllic flat is ready to welcome his state award}}

Jaysasurya first started as a mimicry artist.

In 2006, Jayasurya appeared in Kilukkam Kilukilukkam, a sequel to Kilukkam. Jayasurya appeared in Bus Conductor.{{cite web | url=https://www.manoramamax.com/details/_6138297155001 | title=Watch Movies, TV Shows & Live News Online - ManoramaMAX }} In Classmates, he played the role of Satheesan Kanjikkuzhi,{{cite web | url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/classmates/cast-crew.html | title=Classmates Cast & Crew, Classmates Malayalam Movie Cast, Actors, Actress }} an aspiring student leader, which was considered one of his breakthrough performances. He was then cast in a negative role in Lal Jose's Arabikkatha.{{cite web | url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/arabikatha/cast-crew.html | title=Arabikatha Cast & Crew, Arabikatha Malayalam Movie Cast, Actors, Actress }} This followed villain roles in Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan and Kangaroo. He played a variety of roles in 2007–2008: the romantic lover with a comic touch in Chocolate, the serious police officer in Positive, the humorous drama scriptwriter in Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam, the small-time thief and antagonist in LollyPop, the supporting role in Love in Singapore, and the young politician in Balachandra Menon's De Ingottu Nokkiye.{{cite web | url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/de-ingottu-nokkiye/cast-crew.html | title=De Ingottu Nokkiye Cast & Crew, de Ingottu Nokkiye Malayalam Movie Cast, Actors, Actress }}

In 2010 he acted in Nallavan directed by debut director Aji John, in which he played three stages of a person born and brought up on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border. The film Cocktail in 2010 was what established a new phase to his career as his performance was critically acclaimed.{{Cite news| url = http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7785/malayalam/cocktail/2780/review.htm| title = Cocktail:New face for Jayasurya| via = Nowrunning| archive-date = 5 March 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305183113/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7785/malayalam/cocktail/2780/review.htm| url-status = live}}

In 2011, he appeared in 20 get-ups in T. V. Chandran's fantasy film Sankaranum Mohananum.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/03/25/stories/2011032550740200.htm|title=My brother and I|author=Vijay George|work=The Hindu|publisher=hindu.com|date=25 March 2011|access-date=4 April 2011|location=Chennai, India|archive-date=30 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130085535/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/03/25/stories/2011032550740200.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/jayasurya-in-20-characters-shankaranum-mohananum/773039/|title=Jayasurya in 20 characters Shankaranum Mohananum|author=Unni R. Nair|work=Screen India|publisher=Screen|date=8 April 2011|access-date=26 April 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909192859/http://www.screenindia.com/news/jayasurya-in-20-characters-shankaranum-mohananum/773039/|archive-date=9 September 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/others/jayasurya%E2%80%99s-double-dhamaka-095|title=Jayasurya's double dhamaka|author=Keerthy Ramachandran|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=21 April 2011|access-date=29 April 2011|archive-date=30 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130062354/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/others/jayasurya%E2%80%99s-double-dhamaka-095|url-status=dead}} The same year, he played the lead role in Beautiful which went on to become a critical and commercial success. He played the role of a paraplegic named Stephen and was well received by audiences and critics alike, all saying he has shown the best performance till date and he was one of the main contenders for best actor nominations in several film awards. The film is noted for its earliest development of new generation movies that originated in the 2010s and eventually became known as New Wave Malayalam Cinema. Janapriyan and Beautiful were his most commercially successful films of the year. In a year-end report on Malayalam cinema, Deepika newspaper applauded Jayasurya for choosing the right roles and chose him as the Star of the Year 2011.

In 2012 he appeared in Trivandrum Lodge and Husbands in Goa which were released on the same day, and were both box office successes. His role as a shady introverted pervert in Trivandrum Lodge was well received by critics and garnered more recognition for him as an established actor. In 2013 he appeared in a crucial role in one of Roshan Andrews best films Mumbai Police and played the lead role of a don in Hotel California directed by Aji John, in which his role as Airport Jimmy was well favoured by the audience and was recognized as a style statement for the youth of the time. The same year his performance in Shyamaprasad's English: An Autumn in London as a Kathakali artiste-turned-waiter who is an illegal immigrant in the United Kingdom won immense critical praise.{{cite news|author=Saraswathy Nagarajan|date=23 May 2013|title=English autumn|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/english-autumn/article4742669.ece|access-date=9 June 2013|location=Chennai, India|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220214600/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/english-autumn/article4742669.ece|url-status=live}}{{cite news|author=Jisha G. Nair|date=25 May 2013|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=14141195&tabId=1&programId=11565555&channelId=-1073865026|title=English: A brave attempt by Shyamaprasad|newspaper=Malayala Manorama|location=Kottayam, India|publisher=Manoramaonline.com|access-date=9 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615181631/http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=14141195&tabId=1&programId=11565555&channelId=-1073865026|archive-date=15 June 2013}}

Jayasurya turned producer in 2013 with Punyalan Agarbattis, which turned out to be a successful film.{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/I-am-reinventing-myself-with-each-character-Says-Jayasurya/articleshow/27604027.cms | work=The Times of India | title=I am reinventing myself with each character : Says Jayasurya - The Times of India | access-date=19 December 2013 | archive-date=19 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219134813/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/I-am-reinventing-myself-with-each-character-Says-Jayasurya/articleshow/27604027.cms | url-status=live }}

In 2014 his first release was the movie Happy Journey which was directed by Bobban Samuel, though an average grosser his performance in the role of a blind cricket player garnered praise from both critics and audiences alike. In August of the same year Apothecary with the director Madhav Ramadasan was released, in which he played the major role apart from Suresh Gopi's role as Dr. Vijay Nambiar, as Subin Joseph a poverty-driven man who suffers from a neurological disorder. The actor lost more than 10 kilos for the role, and his portrayal of the character was immensely praised by critics and the audience, adding to Jayasurya's credibility and his list of notable roles.{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2014/suresh-gopi-asif-ali-jayasurya-movie-apothecary-131456.html|title=Suresh Gopi, Jayasurya, Asif Ali in Apothecary|website=Filmibeat.com|date=6 February 2014 |access-date=11 January 2016|archive-date=25 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525201439/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2014/suresh-gopi-asif-ali-jayasurya-movie-apothecary-131456.html|url-status=live}} In the same year Seconds with director Aneesh Upasana,{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2013/jayasurya-vinay-forrt-to-romance-aparna-nair-123207.html|title=Jayasurya And Vinay Forrt To Romance Aparna Nair|website=Filmibeat.com|date=24 October 2013 |access-date=11 January 2016|archive-date=21 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721050254/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2013/jayasurya-vinay-forrt-to-romance-aparna-nair-123207.html|url-status=live}} as the villain in Iyobinte Pusthakam with director Amal Neerad,{{cite web |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/fahad-in-iyobinte-pusthakam-malayalam-news-106991 |title=Fahad in Iyobinte Pusthakam - Malayalam Movie News |website=Indiaglitz.com |date=2014-05-03 |access-date=2016-01-11 |archive-date=11 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511043940/http://www.indiaglitz.com/fahad-in-iyobinte-pusthakam-malayalam-news-106991 |url-status=live }} Lal Bahadur Shastri with debutant director Rejishh Midhila's, Akku Akbar's Mathai Kuzhappakkaranalla and Priyadarsan's Aamayum Muyalum{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/ace-act/article6295767.ece|title=Ace act|author=Nita Sathyendran|work=The Hindu|date=8 August 2014 |access-date=11 January 2016|archive-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116124501/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/ace-act/article6295767.ece|url-status=live}} were released.

In 2015, he played the character Shaji Pappan in Aadu. Despite being a box office failure, the movie and his character developed a cult following after the movie's DVD version was released.{{Cite web|title=A movie biz maverick|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/jan/07/a-movie-biz-maverick-1747267.html|access-date=2021-07-03|website=The New Indian Express|date=8 January 2018 }}{{Cite web|last=Sreenivasan|first=Deepthi|date=2017-12-15|title=Shaji Pappan comes back|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/151217/shaji-pappan-comes-back.html|access-date=2021-07-03|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}} The same year, he acted alongside Prithviraj and Indrajith in Nadirshah's comedy movie Amar Akbar Anthony which was successful at the box office.{{Cite web|title=The Sweet Taste of Success|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2015/oct/22/the-sweet-taste-of-success-832912.html|access-date=2021-07-03|website=The New Indian Express|date=22 October 2015 }} His performance in Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam as a stammering person was also appreciated.{{Citation|title=Su...Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Su...Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam by Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/su-su-sudhi-vathmeekam/movie-review/49879621.cms|access-date=2021-07-04}}

Jaysurya's successful movies in 2016 were the comedy horror Pretham and the action comedy Inspector Dawood Ibrahim.{{Cite web|last=James|first=Anu|date=2016-08-16|title=Kerala box office: Jayasurya's 'Pretham' and 'IDI' cross Rs. 2 crore mark in 3 days|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kerala-box-office-jayasuryas-pretham-idi-cross-rs-2-crore-mark-3-days-690038|access-date=2021-07-03|website=www.ibtimes.co.in|language=en}} However, the film received mostly negative reviews from critics.{{Cite web|last=Ipe|first=Ann|date=2016-07-10|title=A big bang 'Inspector Dawood Ibrahim'|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/100716/a-big-bang-inspector-dawood-ibrahim.html|access-date=2021-07-04|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}} His other movies of the year were Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum and School Bus.

In 2019, he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performances in Captain and Njan Marykutty.{{Cite magazine|date=July 28, 2019 |title=Kerala State Film Awards 2019: Jayasurya, Nimisha Sajayan and others win big|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kerala-state-film-awards-2019-jayasurya-nimisha-sajayan-and-other-win-big-1574504-2019-07-28|access-date=2021-07-04|magazine=India Today|language=en}}

He won his third Kerala State Film Award in 2021 as well as the second in the Best Actor category for his performance in Vellam. Jayasurya won the best actor award at the 20th Dhaka International Film festival for Sunny{{Cite web|title=Jayasurya bags best actor award at Dhaka International Film Festival|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/jayasurya-bags-best-actor-award-at-dhaka-international-film-festival-mollywood-1.6387625|access-date=2022-01-30|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en|archive-date=30 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130164755/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/jayasurya-bags-best-actor-award-at-dhaka-international-film-festival-mollywood-1.6387625|url-status=dead}}

In 2022, he starred in the investigative thriller John Luther which was directed by debutant Abhijith Joseph. It hit the big screens on 27 May 2022. Later, he acted in Eesho which was directed by Nadirshah.{{Cite news |title=John Luther release date: Jayasurya's investigation thriller to release on THIS date - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/john-luther-release-date-jayasuryas-investigation-thriller-to-release-on-this-date/articleshow/91117288.cms |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=The Times of India |date=27 April 2022 |language=en}}

His next appearance will be in Enthaada Saji, directed by Godfy Babu.{{Cite news |title=Enthada Saji |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-details/enthada-saji/movieshow/95360494.cms |access-date=2023-03-31 |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |title=Enthada Saji teaser promises a feel-good romantic movie |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/enthada-saji-teaser-kunchacko-boban-jayasurya-nivetha-thomas-promise-a-feel-good-romantic-movie/033988ff5e765 |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}

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