Janakiram

Janakiram
Born
Narayanan Janakiram

Other nameT. N. Janakiram[1]
OccupationSkull base surgeon
Years active2007-present

Janakiram is an Indian doctor and former actor, who has worked on Tamil language films.[2]

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.[3]

Janakiram 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.[4][5]

Film career

Janaki Ram worked on his first film Kattuviriyan in early 2007, starring as the love interest of one of Malavika's characters.[6] Janaki Ram later played the lead role in Brahmadeva (2009), where he played dual roles as a mentally-challenged person and a happy-go-lucky youngster.[7] He also produced the film under his studio of The Royal Pentagon and worked with the director to write the script.[8] His last film Moondram Pournami was released after a fourteen year delay in 2023. For the latter two films, he also worked as a playback singer.[9][10]

Published works

  • Janakiram, Narayanan; Rao, Sampath Prasad, eds. (2023). Invasive Skull Base Mucormycosis: New Perspectives. Uttar Pradesh: Thieme Medical Publishers. ISBN 9789395390347.
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  • His work has also been published in the International Journal of Otolaryngology.

References

  1. ↑ "New surgeries give patients a chance to speak again, say experts at Mentcon 2025". The Times of India. 13 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Endoscopic brain surgery much safer than open brain surgery". The Times of India. 25 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "TN resumes cochlear implant surgery after three-month gap". The Times of India. 7 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Professor Narayanan Janakiram to win the award for excellence in teaching at ME OTO 2020". Omnia Health Insights. March 10, 2020. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Tiruchi surgeons treat Pakistan national for pituitary tumour". The Hindu. 12 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dailynews - Malavika – from glamour to khaki!". Cinesouth. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Maudgalyan (17 May 2009). "'Brahma Deva' a drab reincarnation-revenge drama (Tamil Film Review)". IANS. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023 – via India Forums.
  8. ↑ "On the seventh sense". The New Indian Express. 28 January 2009.
  9. ↑ "Bramadeva- Full movie | Dr. Ram, Tejashree, Sanjay | Muthu Raja". April 12, 2024 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ "Moondram Pournami" – via music.youtube.com.