Jayaraj or Jeyaraj ( ta, ஜெயராஜ்' ml, ജയരാജ്) is a

South India South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and T ...

n male given name. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The name literally translates to "king of victory / victory king".

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Jayaraj Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair, professionally credited as Jayaraj, is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He has won many awards, including Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Golde ...

(born 1960), Indian filmmaker * Jeyaraj Fernandopulle (1953–2008), Sri Lankan politician *

E. P. Jayarajan E. P. Jayarajan (born 28 May 1950) is an Indian politician from the state of Kerala. He was the Minister for Industries and Sports in the Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Mattanur constituency ...

, Indian politician *

M. P. Jayaraj Mysore Puttaswamaiah Jayaraj, known as M. P. Jayaraj (1944/1946–1989) was an Indian mafia gangster who operated in Bangalore during the 1970s and 1980s. He was a hobbyist wrestler from his childhood who seriously practiced at Annayappa Garadi ...

(1946–1989), Indian criminal *

M. V. Jayarajan M. V. Jayarajan (born 24 May 1960) is an Indian politician and a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist )Kerala State Committee and secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist )Kannur District Committee. Personal Life He was b ...

, Indian politician *

P. Jayarajan P. Jayarajan (born 27 November 1952) is a member of the CPI(M) Kerala state committee and former member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly who represented Koothuparamba constituency from 2001 to 2011. He served as the secretary of CPI(M) Kann ...

, Indian politician *

Jayaraj Warrier Jayaraj Warrier is an Indian actor, stand-up comedian, Ottamthullal performer, and caricaturist. He appears in Malayalam films in supporting and comedic roles. Personal life He hails from Thrissur, began his career as an amateur theater arti ...

, Indian (Malayalam) stand-up comedian

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Ajitha Jayarajan Ajitha Jayarajan is a Communist Party of India (Marxist) politician from Thrissur city, India. In November 2015, she became the sixth mayor of Thrissur Municipal Corporation The Thrissur Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs t ...

, Indian politician *

Harris Jayaraj Harris Jayaraj (born 8 January 1975) is an Indian composer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He composes soundtracks predominantly for Tamil films, while also having composed for a few films in Telugu and two films in Hindi. He has been honoured with ...

(born 1975), Indian composer

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