Manoj Kadampoothramadam Jayan (born 15 March 1966) is an Indian actor popularly knows as Manoj K Jayan who mainly acts in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. Manoj won three Kerala State Second Best Actor awards, respectively for his portrayals of Hariharan’s ’Kuttan Thampuran’ in Sargam (1992), ’Thalakkal Chandu’ in Pazhassi Raja (2009) and ’Kunjiraman’ in Farook Abdul Rahiman’s Kaliyachan. His most critically acclaimed characters are "Kuttan Thampuran"(Sargam), "Digambaran"(Anandabhadram), "Thalakkal Chandu"(Keravarma Pazhassi Raja).