Karthik Jayaram is an Indian actor in the

Kannada film industry Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

. He is known for his work in the

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television

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''Ashwini Nakshatra'', in which he played superstar actor Jay "JK" Krishna. He also acted in ''

Siya Ke Ram ''Siya Ke Ram'' ( Sita's Ram) is an Indian TV series on Star Plus produced by Nikhil Sinha under the banner of Triangle Film Company. This show presents the epic ''Ramayana'', the story of Rama and Devi Sita from Sita's perspective. The show fea ...

'' as Raavana in Star Plus. His first role as a lead actor came in ''Just Love''. He was second runner-up in the 2017 reality show ''

Bigg Boss Kannada 5 The fifth season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series ''Bigg Boss'' premiered on 15 October 2017. Sudeep reprised his role as the host of the show. The finale of the season took place 28 January 2018, and rappe ...

''.

Early life

Karthik was born in

Koppa, India Koppa is a panchayat town in Chikkamagaluru district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Koppa sub-district. Koppa is located at . Demographics India census, Koppa town had a population 4,993. Males constituted 49.2% ...

. His father is veterinarian. He has engineering degree from BIT, with a specialization in Civil engineering. He later pursued his Masters in structural engineering and worked for Praxair in Dubai as a structural engineer and then moved back to Bangalore while he was still at the peak of his career. While working with Praxair his instincts in modeling and movies led him to quit the job.

Television

Karthik appeared in a television soap, ''Ashwini Nakshatra'', portraying the role of an actor Super star "JK", that was aired on

. ''Ashwini Nakshatra'' had the highest TRP and was a most loved show. In 2015, he was signed to play the role of

Ravana Ravana (; , , ) is a rakshasa king of the island of Lanka, and the chief antagonist of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'' and its adaptations. In the ''Ramayana'', Ravana is described to be the eldest son of sage Vishrava and rakshasi Kaikesi. ...

in the mythological

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television series ''

'' that would be aired on Star Plus. He was praised for his performance. Times now named him the best onscreen performance as Ravana. He entered the reality show ''

''. He finished as second runner-up.

Filmography

Awards

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