Jai Varma

Jai Varma (or Jayavarma) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil and Telugu films. He is credited as Jayaram in Telugu films.^[1]

Jai Varma
Other names	Jayaram (in Telugu),[1] Jayavarma,[2] Jaya Varman[3]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999-2008 2019-present
Parent	C. L. Anandan
Relatives	Disco Shanti (sister) Lalitha Kumari (sister)

Personal life and career

Jai Varma is the son of C. L. Anandan and brother of Disco Shanti and Lalitha Kumari.^[4][5][6] He made his debut with the Telugu films Sambayya (1999) and Ide Naa Modati Premalekha (2001) with the stage name Jayaram, both of which feature his brother-in-law Srihari. Regarding his performance in the latter film, Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu wrote that he "displays ease in drama and dance".^[1] He made his Tamil debut with Naam (2003), which featured his then brother-in-law Prakash Raj (through Lalitha Kumari) and four other newcomers.^[6] Regarding his performance, a critic from The Hindu wrote that "Jayavarma, with a robust physique, piercing eyes and convincing expressions, is impressive" and added that "But there is an underlying sincerity about the role, in which Jayavarma shows promise".^[2] During the shooting of his next film Image (2004), he slipped and fell when trying to save Abhinayashree and was saved by the director and producer.^[3] Regarding his performance, a critic wrote that he "acquits himself creditably here too, despite the script not aiding him in any way".^[7] He played the antagonist in Seshadri Naidu starring his brother-in-law Srihari and produced by Disco Shanthi. A critic from Idlebrain.com wrote that "Being short and slim, he did not look competitive enough to face Srihari's screen presence".^[8] Theekuchi, which had a delayed release, released to negative reviews with a critic noting that "Hero Jaivarma has struggled to carry the burden and it shows".^[9]

After a more than ten year hiatus, he played one of Vijay Sethupathi's friends in Laabam (2019) and one of his family members in Vikram (2022).^[10]

Filmography

• Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1999	Sambayya		Telugu
2001	Ide Naa Modati Premalekha		Telugu
2003	Naam	Ramesh	Tamil
2004	Image	Satish	Tamil
	Seshadri Naidu	MLA's son	Telugu
	Azhagiya Theeye	Moorthy	Tamil
2005	Oru Kalluriyin Kathai	Moorthy
2008	Theekuchi	Sakthi
2019	Laabam	Pakkiri's friend
2022	Vikram	Sandhanam's family member