Jayiram Samal

{{Short description|Odia actor}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}

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| name = Jairam Samal (Jayee)

| image = Jairam Samal (Jayee).jpg

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1948}}

| birth_place = Mahanga, Orissa, India

| nationality = Indian

| occupation = Actor, Model

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| yearsactive = 1975-present

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Jayiram Samal{{ref|1|[Note]}} (born 1948), also known as Jayee, is an India actor known for his comic roles in Odia cinema (Ollywood). He is accredited in over 300 works, including films, television serials, and plays. He started his career in the 1970s as a comic actor. He was known for his trademark laugh.{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article598548.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116221701/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article598548.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=16 January 2014 | title=Jayiram Samal: Ace comedian and character actor | newspaper=The Indian Express | date=31 August 2012 | accessdate=16 January 2014 | author=Sahu, Diana}}{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/article1285826.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015125744/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/article1285826.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 October 2012 | title=Ollywood's funny business gets serious | newspaper=The Indian Express | date=7 October 2010 | accessdate=16 January 2014}} He has also appeared in negative roles in some films.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

In 2008, Samal was presented with a Lifetime Achievement award at the 40th Banichitra Awards presented by the Banichitra film magazine along with singer Raghunath Panigrahi.{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/banichitra-awards-presented/article1234345.ece | title=Banichitra awards presented | newspaper=The Hindu | date=7 April 2008 |place=Bhubaneshwar | accessdate=16 January 2014}}