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Jayaraj

Jayaraj

Director and writer · Born August 4, 1960 (66) · Kottayam, Kerala, India

Jayaraj Rajasekharan, often credited as Jayaraj, is an Indian Malayali filmmaker known for directing mainstream as well as art house films.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 4, 1960 (66)
From
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 2% in 30 days

What are Jayaraj's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
57%
Self
43%
Betrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
1
Contemplative
1
Warm
1
Dread
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jayaraj's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jayaraj's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

56 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Mehfil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Shanthamee Raathriyil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Manorathangal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Kadhikan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • One Man Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Tree Full of Parrots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • The Rebirth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Writer

  • The Talking Plow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Backpackers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Humour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Roudram 2018 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer

  • Bhayanakam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Crossroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • Veeram(2017)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Ottaal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Camel Safari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Story

  • Pakarnnattam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Naayika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • The Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • Loudspeaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Gulmohar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Sila Nerangalil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Of the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Producer

  • Anandabhairavi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • The Deluge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Adbutham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Story

  • Aanachandam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Ashwaroodan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • By The People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Daivanamathil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Makalkku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Yuvasena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Screenplay

  • 4 The People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Story

  • Rain, Rain .. Come Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Thilakkam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Kannaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Bibhatsa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Shantham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Pathos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Millennium Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Sneham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Thalolam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Producer

  • The Play of God(1997)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Desadanam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Producer

  • Thumboli Kadappuram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Writer

  • Arabia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Writer

  • Sopanam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Paithrukam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Kudumbasametham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Johnnie Walker(1992)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Aakasha Kottayile Sultan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Story

  • Vidhyarambham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Highway 2 - The Untitled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Oru Perumgaliyattam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Pramadavanam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 56 titles, 53 of them dated from 1990 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Veeram (2017)

$30K worldwide

Most popular right now

Veeram (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing55 of 56: 33 only directing, 22 with another roleWriting20 of 56: 1 only writing, 19 with another roleProducing6 of 56: 0 only producing, 6 with another role

56 titles, 22 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 19 of them.

By decade

1990s13 · crew2000s21 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s10 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Jayaraj's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 3 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2

Most divisive · director, writer

Veeram (2017)

79th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

The Play of God (1997)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jayaraj work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jayaraj's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; S. Kumar shares the most, 2.

Cinematographers and editors