|-Star of the Week-| ~'Jayasurya'~

Jayasurya has acted in several films in Malayalam and Tamil. Jayasurya became popular among family audiences as an anchor in musical programs on Malayalam television. He also played minor roles in films.Notable one among this was the comedy artist in Aparanmar Nagarathil. He entered the Malayalam film industry through the movie Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan, directed by Vinayan in 2002.^[2] The film launched two newcomers: Jayasurya and Indrajith. The film's advertisements featured the young actors as replacements to reigning superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal. Jayasurya played the role of a deaf and mute young man falling in love with a rich but mute girl played by Kavya Madhavan. The film did fairly well in the box office and was remade in other South Indian languages with Jayasurya in the lead role.

The years 2002 and 2003 were the age of newcomers when the superstars seemed to be fading. Though he acted in flops like Pranaya Mani Thooval and Kattu Chembakam, he was considered a promising talent for the coming years. In 2003, he acted in Swapnakkoodu along with Prithviraj and Kunchacko Boban. The film, which featured Malayali students studying in Pondicherry, became one of the rare campus hits in Malayalam. This film marked the beginning of Jayasurya's long-term pairing with Prithviraj. The duo went on to act together in a number of films. Jayasurya's next appearances were in the back-to-back mega hits Pulival Kalyanam and Chathikatha Chanthu, directed by Shafi and Rafi-Mekartin respectively. It was very rare in Malayalam industry to have back-to-back hits, and it seemed Jayasurya was set to be the next big star. However, the success of the films worked more for the comedian Salim Kumar.

By 2005, superstar movies came back to prominence and fewer opportunities were given to young actors. In 2006, Jayasurya and Kunchako Boban appeared together in Kilukkam Kilukilukkam, a sequel to the historic hit Kilukkam. Mohanlal also made a guest appearance in the film. Jayasurya acted with Mammootty in Bus Conductor. In 2007, he again played relatively minor roles with Suresh Gopi in Smart City and Kichamani MBA. Then, in the mega hit Classmates, he played the role of Satheesan Kanjikkuzhi, an aspiring student leader. The slightly negative character role opposite Prithviraj helped to rebuild his image.

Again, he was cast as a villain opposite Sreenivasan in Lal Jose's Arabikkatha, which was a hit. This followed villain roles in Hareendran Oru Nishkalankan and Kangaroo. He played a variety of roles in a number of films 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 in LollyPop, the supporting role in Love in Singapore, and the young politician in Balachandra Menon's forgettable film De Ingottu Nokkiye.

In 2009, Currency portrayed him in a completely new look but was a failure at the box office. His other releases, Ivar Vivahitharayal, Oru Black and White Kudumbam, Gulumal and Happy Husbands were hits at the box office.

In 2011, he appeared in twenty different get-ups in T. V. Chandran's comedy-fantasy film Sankaranum Mohananum.^[4][5][6]

Television Awards

• 2010 - Asianet Film Awards - Youth Icon of the Year
• 2009 - Asianet Film Awards - Best Star Pair Award with actress Roma for Utharaswayamvaram
• 2008 - Asianet Film Awards - Best Star Pair Award with actress Roma for Minnaminnikoottam
• 2009 - Amrita Film Awards - Best Star Pair Award with actress Bhama for Ivar Vivahitharayal

Other awards

• 2010 – NANA Awards - 2nd Best Actor for Cocktail^[9]
• 2009 - Annual Malayalam Movie Award - Special Jury Award^[10]

Filmography

[edit] In production