Remembering Jayan on his 41st death anniversary: Must-watch action movies of the actor

Krishnan Nair AKA Jayan could be termed as the macho man of the Malayalam film industry. From his unique acting style to heart-pounding action scenes Jayan has created a separate fan base among the audience. Although Jayan did his acting debut in the film ‘Postmane Kanmanilla’, the first film that was credited in his filmography was the 1974 film ‘Shapa Moksham’ which was directed by Jeassy and was the first film where he made the first appearance with the name ‘Jayan’. From there on he rose to fame with a reputation of having a macho appeal and being involved in performing stunts of a dangerous nature on his own. At a time when Hollywood had Clint Eastwood, we had this iconic man Jayan who represented the epitome of stardom. On his 41st death anniversary, let’s take a look into some of his nail-biting action movies.

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This 1981 Malayalam film which was directed by P.Venu, has one of the most unique and nail-biting action sequences that even today’s films haven’t achieved yet. There is an unbelievable action sequence between Jayan and an elephant near a hilltop. This is one of the best examples to prove how dedicated the actor was in executing a scene with near perfection. The Film Ariyappedatha Rahasyam has several notable stars such as Prem Nazir, Jayan, Jayabharathi, Jose Prakash, etc.

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Another action film from Jayan’s filmography which was written and directed by Hassan and had A-list actors such as Seema, Jayan, Sankaradi, Pattom Sadan, Sreelatha Namboodhiri, etc. Flexibility shown by Jayan while performing stunt scenes is just magnificent. The editing of ‘Benz Vasu’ was done by K. Sankunni, which was done with near perfection, giving full justice to Jayan’s action scenes.

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This 1980 action thriller film which was written by Hassan and directed by Joshiy really gave a career boost to Jayan’s stardom as the film was a complete one-man show of the legendary actor and nevertheless to say, Jayan completely nailed each action scene in the film.

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The 1979 Malayalam movie Kazhukan, which was directed by A.B Raj and written by K. Balachander has one of the most iconic and memorable action sequences, where Jayan fights a group of thugs with his pants belt. This iconic action style is still imitated by many comedians during stage performances. The unique style that Jayan showcases while performing these stunts is one of the reasons why he is beloved by many of us.

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The horse riding scene of Jayan from the 1977 Malayalam film ‘Sarapancharam’ is one of the most unique scenes that people still remember. The macho style that he portrays while riding the horse is spectacular and entertaining to watch. The film had Sheela, Sathaar, Latha on the cast list

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Another action thriller movie from Jayan, that could literally give you goosebumps, seeing how stupendously Jayan performs those action scenes. The film was directed by Vijay Anand and could be termed as one of the films which proved that Jayan is a real bankable star. And rest of the cast consisted of Seema, Sathaar, M.N. Nambiar, Ravikumar etc.

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