<div>It’s not an easy task to manage a regular, successful career while pursuing your passion. But actor Jayaram Karthik, fondly called J Karthik or JK, has been juggling both to perfection. <br /><div> </div><div>Jayaram Karthik, a structural engineer by profession, is the lead star of the popular TV series Ashwini Nakshatra and when he’s not acting, he’s busy doing a regular job. </div><div> </div><div>Jayaram confesses that his transition from a small screen to a big one wasn’t as tough as he thought it would be. <br /><br />“My stint in television and my negative role in Ashwini Nakshatra taught me a great deal about acting itself. It’s tougher to shoot for the small screen. You don’t have the luxury of time when you are working for television,” says Jayaram.<br /><br /></div><div>He has almost completed his next project in Kannada titled ‘Just Love’. In the film, he plays an ordinary guy who is disinterested in love but coincidently bumps into a girl while travelling and the two hit it off really well. <br /><br />“It’s a transformation of sorts of a tough guy who softens with passage of time. The role did well to tap the versatility in me,” he says.<br /><br /></div><div>He thinks beyond comedy or romance and is best suited for tough roles. <br /></div><div><br />His tough appearances in Varadhanayaka and the role of a cop in ‘Care of Foothpath’ have been appreciated. <br /></div><div><br />“Negative and tough roles really test your nerves and it gives me a high to slip into a cop’s uniform. I would like to experiment with as many roles and characters as possible. I don’t believe in getting stuck with a particular kind of role,” he notes. <br /><br /></div><div>In another project titled, ‘Bangalore 23’, a remake of Tamil film, ‘Chennai 28’, Jayaram Karthik dons a funny character.</div><div> </div><div>The project features all the players of ‘Karnataka Bulldozers’ team of the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) and the number 23 signifies the area code. <br /></div><div> </div><div>The film captures all the happenings in that area. He will also start work on another project called, ‘Alex’ in Kannada, “I have some interesting projects and a few challenging roles to look forward to in Kannada,” he adds. <br /><br /></div><div>Karthik is waiting for his next release, ‘Just Love’, where he was asked to shed a lot of weight. <br /></div><div> </div><div>“I was asked to lose weight for a song that expected me to go bare-chested. For that, I switched to a complete fruit diet for a few weeks and that really worked. I don’t like to go bare-chested unless absolutely necessary,” he signs off. </div><div><br /></div></div>
<div>It’s not an easy task to manage a regular, successful career while pursuing your passion. But actor Jayaram Karthik, fondly called J Karthik or JK, has been juggling both to perfection. <br /><div> </div><div>Jayaram Karthik, a structural engineer by profession, is the lead star of the popular TV series Ashwini Nakshatra and when he’s not acting, he’s busy doing a regular job. </div><div> </div><div>Jayaram confesses that his transition from a small screen to a big one wasn’t as tough as he thought it would be. <br /><br />“My stint in television and my negative role in Ashwini Nakshatra taught me a great deal about acting itself. It’s tougher to shoot for the small screen. You don’t have the luxury of time when you are working for television,” says Jayaram.<br /><br /></div><div>He has almost completed his next project in Kannada titled ‘Just Love’. In the film, he plays an ordinary guy who is disinterested in love but coincidently bumps into a girl while travelling and the two hit it off really well. <br /><br />“It’s a transformation of sorts of a tough guy who softens with passage of time. The role did well to tap the versatility in me,” he says.<br /><br /></div><div>He thinks beyond comedy or romance and is best suited for tough roles. <br /></div><div><br />His tough appearances in Varadhanayaka and the role of a cop in ‘Care of Foothpath’ have been appreciated. <br /></div><div><br />“Negative and tough roles really test your nerves and it gives me a high to slip into a cop’s uniform. I would like to experiment with as many roles and characters as possible. I don’t believe in getting stuck with a particular kind of role,” he notes. <br /><br /></div><div>In another project titled, ‘Bangalore 23’, a remake of Tamil film, ‘Chennai 28’, Jayaram Karthik dons a funny character.</div><div> </div><div>The project features all the players of ‘Karnataka Bulldozers’ team of the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) and the number 23 signifies the area code. <br /></div><div> </div><div>The film captures all the happenings in that area. He will also start work on another project called, ‘Alex’ in Kannada, “I have some interesting projects and a few challenging roles to look forward to in Kannada,” he adds. <br /><br /></div><div>Karthik is waiting for his next release, ‘Just Love’, where he was asked to shed a lot of weight. <br /></div><div> </div><div>“I was asked to lose weight for a song that expected me to go bare-chested. For that, I switched to a complete fruit diet for a few weeks and that really worked. I don’t like to go bare-chested unless absolutely necessary,” he signs off. </div><div><br /></div></div>