Manoj
K.
Jayan,
ex-husband
of
actress
Urvasi,
is
well-known
for
his
villainous
roles
in
South
Indian
films.
His
first
appearance
on
screen
was
in
1988
for
the
Malayalam
tele-serial
'Kumilakal'.
Then
he
debuted
into
films
with
Maamalakkapurathu,
followed
by
Perunthachan
and
Sargam,
for
which
he
won
the
Kerala
State
Film
Award
(best
actor)
in
1992.
He
has
acted
in
more
than
70
movies
so
far.
Lying
low
for
almost
a
decade,
Manoj
K.
Jayan
bounced
back
into
an
exciting
career
in
Mollywood
and
Tollywood
with
his
scintillating
performance
as
the
wily,
ruthless
tantric
Digambaran
in
director
Santosh
Sivan's
Ananthabhadram
(2005),
which
earned
him
praise
and
accolades
along
with
the
best
actor
award
from
the
Film
Critics
Association
of
Kerala.
Today,
he
is
acting
in
most
of
the
Southern
languages.
Now,
Manoj
K.
Jayan
has
a
meaty
role
in
Chilambattam
(Malayalam),
directed
by
Aneesh
Varma.
Produced
by
Jithesh
and
Nitheesh
under
the
banner
of
Click
Media
Arts,
Chilambattam
is
scripted
by
Sudamsu.
Music
is
scored
by
Kaithapram
Visvwnathan.
Sasi
Rama
Krishnan
wields
the
camera.
Cast
members
include
Jagathy,
Sai
Kumar,
Salim
Kumar,
T.G.
Ravi,
Kunchan,
Meera
Vasudev,
Archana
Menon,
Meena
Ganesh,
Jeejo
Surendran
and
others.
The
shoot
will
begin
in
Tenkasi
soon.