In Kerala filmdom Jayram is known as the safest bet and his films rarely flop at the box office. Having started out in late Padmarajan's Aparan he went to be the favourite of the family audience and his recent films like Friends and Kochu Kochu Santoshangal were big hits. He is married to actress Parvathi and is proud father of a son who  acted in Kochu Kochu Santoshangal. He was also acted in Tamil movies.