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Chethan Jayalal | |
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| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Parent(s) | Jayalal Manuja |
Chethan Jayalal is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. [1] He is known for Guppy (2016), Iyobinte Pusthakam (2014) and Oppam (2016). He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist in 2016 for portraying the character Guppy in the film Guppy . [2]
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