Kalidas Jayaram (born 16 December 1993) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films.[2]
The son of film actors Jayaram and Parvathy, Kalidas made his debut in the Malayalam film Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal (2000) at the age of seven.[3][4] Later, he starred in Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (2003), which won him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.[5] In 2016, he made his debut in Tamil cinema with Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum (2016) and returned to Malayalam with Poomaram (2018), written, co-produced and directed by Abrid Shine.[6][7]
Like his father, he is good at imitating actors, and the mimicry performed during a Vijay TV award show and an advertisement for a chocolate brand made him familiar to people.[11]
^"Happy Birthday Kalidas Jayaram: Lesser known facts about the charming actor that will make you his fan". The Times of India. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^"Jayaram's son Kalidas bubbles up in ad". manoramaonline.com.
^"Kalidas Jayaram shares still from first film as child". The News Minute. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^"Kalidas in nostalgic mood; shares stills from his first film". Times of India. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^"Kalidas Jayaram takes trolls about Poomaram's release in good stride". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
^"Kalidas Jayaram's 'Poomaram' with Abrid Shine starts rolling". Malayala Manorama. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^Prakash, Asha (4 September 2017). "Onam is the best excuse for the four of us to spend time together: Kalidas Jayaram". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
^"തെന്നിന്ത്യ കീഴടക്കാന് കാളിദാസ്" [To Conquer the South – Kalidas] (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
^Gupta, Rinku (3 September 2014). "Another Star Son in Kollywood". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
^George, Vijay (11 October 2018). "'I hope to work in realistic movies that are entertaining'". thehindu.com.
^George, Anjana (27 January 2017). "Mollywood stars recall their stint as child artistes". Times of India. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^"Pic of the day: When Achu from 'Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal' met his mom!". Times of India. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^"Alphonse Puthren to direct Kalidas Jayaram". The News Minute. 26 May 2017.
^"In the limelight". The Hindu. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^"Kalidas Jayaram to star in Balaji Tharaneetharan's movie". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014.
^"പാട്ടിൽ പൂത്ത പൂമരം; റിവ്യു". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^"Jeethu Joseph's Kalidas Jayaram film is titled 'Mr. & Ms. Rowdy'". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018.
^"കാളിദാസിൻ്റെ 'മിസ്റ്റര് ആന്ഡ് മിസ് റൗഡി' റിലീസിന്". Samayam (in Malayalam). The Times of India.
^"First look poster of Kalidas Jayaram's 'Argentina Fans Kattoorkadavu' is out". The News Minute. 27 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^"Kalidas to play lead in Midhun Manuel Thomas' 'Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu'". The News Minute. 7 September 2018.
^"Kalidas Jayaram's next is 'Happy Sardar'". The News Minute. 2 August 2019.
^"Happy Sardar brings another Mallu sardar on screen soon". The Times of India. 19 September 2019.
^"Kalidas Jayaram shares a cute Vishu memory". Sify. 15 April 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^"Remake season down south!". Rediff.com. 23 February 2003.
^"Prabhu in Tamil Fantasy Flick". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015.
^"Mr. & Ms. Rowdy Movie Review {3.5/5}: Critic Review of Mr. & Ms. Rowdy by Times of India", The Times of India, retrieved 6 October 2019
^Soman, Deepa, "Happy Sardar Movie Review: A tale of romance sans chemistry", The Times of India, retrieved 22 June 2020
^Sunder, Gautam (15 October 2020). "Putham Pudhu Kaalai- Jayaram and Kalidas on acting in the anthology". thehindu.
^Ramanujam, Srinivasa (1 October 2020). "'Paava Kadhaigal' interview: How Vetri Maaran, Gautham Menon, Vignesh Shivan and Sudha Kongara joined the Netflix anthology". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
^Soman, Deepa. "Kalidasan starts shooting on Jayaram's birthday". The Times of India.
^George, Anjana (10 March 2020). "Kalidas' Backpackers is inspired by a true story". Entertainment Times. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^"Kalidas-Santhosh Sivan movie titled as Jack and Jill". www.mangalam.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
^"It's official: Kalidas Jayaram in Kamal Haasan's Vikram". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^"It's a wrap for 'Natchathiram Nagargirathu'". Entertainment Times. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^"Rajni / Aval Peyar Rajni Movie Review: A decent murder mystery that misses the mark by an inch". Cinema Express. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
^"Por Teaser: War brews between Arjun Das and Kalidas Jayaram". The New Indian Express. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.