Janakiram

Janakiram
Born
Narayanan Janakiram

Other nameT. N. Janakiram
OccupationSkull base surgeon

Janakiram is an Indian doctor and former actor, who has worked on Tamil language films.

Career

Medical career

Janakiram is known for his work on endoscopic management of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) and for his work in skull base surgery. He is currently the managing director of Royal Pearl Hospital in Tiruchirapally, India.

He started his academic career in India, then got trained in several countries before he started his own chain of hospitals. He is an entrepreneur now.

Film career

Janakiram worked on his first film Kattuviriyan co-starring Malavika in early 2007, starring as one of the heroes alongside newcomer Raj. He later played the lead role in Brahmadeva (2009), where he played dual roles as a mentally-challenged person and a happy-go-lucky youngster. He also produced the film under his studio of The Royal Pentagon and worked with the director to write the script.

Published works

References

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  8. ↑ "On the seventh sense". The New Indian Express. 28 January 2009.