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| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|11|28|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = Balekudru, [[South Canara]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<br/>{{small|(in present-day [[Udupi district|Udupi]], [[Karnataka]], India)}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|10|13|1929|11|28|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Chennai]], India<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
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| occupation = Choreographer<br />
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| spouse = {{marriage|Saroja|1954}}<br />
| children = 4<br />
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'''Udupi Jayaram''' (28 November 1929 – 13 October 2004) was an Indian [[choreographer]] known for his work in [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada cinema]]. He choreographed in dance sequences for over 500 films which included Kannada, [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Tulu cinema|Tulu]] films.<ref>{{cite web |title=Udupi Jayaram - an acclaimed choreographer of yesteryear passed away |url=http://www.viggy.com/english/current_udupi_jayaram.asp |website=viggy.com |accessdate=9 October 2020}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Jayaram was born on 28 November 1929 in Balekudru, a village in the erstwhile [[South Canara]] region of [[Madras Presidency]] in [[British India]] (in present-day [[Udupi district]] of India's [[Karnataka]] State), to Ananda Bhat and Jalajamma. Alongside music, he learnt most forms of [[Indian classical dance]]s as a child which included [[Bharatanatyam]], [[Kathakali]], [[Kathak]], [[Manipuri dance|Manipuri]], [[Kuchipudi]] and [[Bhangra (dance)|Bhangra]].<ref name="chitraloka">{{cite news |title=Udupi Jayaram Dead |url=https://www.chitraloka.com/flash-back/3233-udupi-jayaram-dead.html |accessdate=9 October 2020 |work=chitraloka.com |date=14 October 2004 |archiveurl=http://web-old.archive.org/web/20140716221650/http://chitraloka.com/flash-back/3233-udupi-jayaram-dead.html |archivedate=16 July 2014}}</ref> He was a classmate of seer [[Vishwesha Tirtha]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thrasi |first1=Nagendra |title=ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ನಟರಿಗೆ "ಡ್ಯಾನ್ಸ್" ಕಲಿಸಿದ್ದ ನೃತ್ಯ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಉಡುಪಿ ಜಯರಾಂ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಾ? |url=https://www.udayavani.com/cinema/balcony-sandalwood-news/dance-brahma-udupi-jayaram-who-taught-dance-for-star-actors |website=Udayavani |accessdate=9 October 2020 |archiveurl=http://web-old.archive.org/web/20190425121947/https://www.udayavani.com/cinema/balcony-sandalwood-news/dance-brahma-udupi-jayaram-who-taught-dance-for-star-actors |archivedate=25 April 2019 |language=kn |date=25 April 2019}}</ref><br />
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Aged 17, he left for [[Madras]] (now Chennai) and got his first appointment on the sets of the [[Tamil-language]] film, ''[[Chandralekha (1948 film)|Chandralekha]]'' (1948), where he worked as a [[bandmaster]]. As a choreographer, he made his debut in Kannada films with ''[[Bedara Kannappa]]'' (1954), in which he worked as an assistant; the film was actor [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]'s first in a lead role. He became an independent choreographer in 1956 with ''[[Bhagyodaya]]'' which was the debut movie of [[Udaykumar]]. He went on to choreograph dance sequences for popular Tamil actors such as [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[M. G. Ramachandran]] in ''[[Karnan (1964 film)|Karnan]]'' (1964) and ''[[Naalai Namadhe]]'' (1975) respectively. Rajkumar's last film ''[[Shabdavedhi]]'' was one of the last movies he worked on.<ref name="chitraloka"/><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
* ''[[Bedara Kannappa]]'' (1954)<br />
* ''Makkala Rajya'' (1960)<br />
* ''[[Kittur Chennamma (film)|Kittur Chennamma]]'' (1961)<br />
* ''[[Naandi (film)|Naandi]]'' (1964)<br />
* ''[[Karnan (1964 film)|Karnan]]'' (1964)<br />
* ''[[Bangaarada Manushya]]'' (1972)<br />
* ''Cow Boy Kulla'' (1973)<br />
* ''[[Naalai Namadhe]]'' (1975)<br />
* ''[[Kalla Kulla]]'' (1975)<br />
* ''Baduku Bangaravayithu'' (1976)<br />
* ''[[Premada Kanike]]'' (1976)<br />
* ''[[Sanaadi Appanna]]'' (1977)<br />
* ''[[Babruvahana (1977 film)|Babruvahana]]'' (1977)<br />
* ''[[Giri Kanye]]'' (1977)<br />
* ''[[Sose Tanda Soubhagya]]'' (1977)<br />
* ''[[Putani Agent 123]]'' (1979)<br />
* ''[[Bhoomige Banda Bhagavantha]]'' (1981)<br />
* ''[[Geetha (1981 film)|Geetha]]'' (1981)<br />
* ''[[Kaviratna Kalidasa ]]'' (1983)<br />
* ''Chandi Chamundi'' (1983)<br />
* ''[[Nodi Swamy Navirodu Heege]]'' (1983)<br />
* ''[[Malaya Marutha]]'' (1986)<br />
* ''[[Muthina Haara]]'' (1990)<br />
* ''[[Jeevana Chaitra]]'' (1992)<br />
* ''[[Thayavva]]'' (1997)<br />
* ''[[Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga]]'' (1998)<br />
* ''[[Shabdavedhi]]'' (2000)<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb name|6497496}}<br />
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