Jayaprakash
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Jayaprakash is an India
n film actor and producer
. He ventured into film business in the early 2000s as a producer, making several films under his banner GJ Cinema and later turned actor, with Cheran's
2007 film, Mayakannadi. Subsequently performing a variety of supporting roles, he found more success as a character actor
, with his most notable performances featuring in Pasanga
, Naadodigal
and Naan Mahaan Alla,Mankatha
.
is considered his breakthrough performance, for which he received accolades and several awards. Apart from Pasanga, he essayed notable supporting roles in other commercially successful ventures such as Naadodigal
, Vamsam, Naan Mahaan Alla,Bale Pandiya and Yudham Sei and Mankatha
.
, April Maadhathil, Thavasi
and many more under his GJ Cinema banner. He hasn't starred in any of the film that he had produced. Before starting GJ Cinema banner he produced films like Porkaalam
and Gopala Gopala with M. Kajamaideen under Roja Combines. Both GJ cinema and Roja Combines have been closed down for long time.
by birth. He has two sons, Niranjan and Dushyanth, who turned actors with the 2010 M. Sasikumar
film Easan
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n film actor and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. He ventured into film business in the early 2000s as a producer, making several films under his banner GJ Cinema and later turned actor, with Cheran's
Cheran (director)
Cheran is a Tamil film director from Tamil Nadu, India. He has won the Indian National Film Award thrice for Vetri Kodi Kattu , Autograph , and Thavamai Thavamirundhu . Besides he is three-time Filmfare Award winner as well....
2007 film, Mayakannadi. Subsequently performing a variety of supporting roles, he found more success as a character actor
Character actor
A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
, with his most notable performances featuring in Pasanga
Pasanga
Pasanga is a 2009 Tamil film directed by debutant Pandiraj, who worked as an erstwhile assistant to Cheran. It stars numerous debutant child artists in the lead roles along with newcomer Vimal and Saroja fame Vega Tamotia in supporting roles...
, Naadodigal
Naadodigal
Naadodigal is a 2009 Indian drama film written and directed by Samuthirakani. The film stars Sasikumar along with Chennai 600028 fame Vijay Vasanth and Kallori fame Bharani in lead roles, with newcomers Ananya, Abhinaya and Malaysia-based Shanthini Deva enacting the lead female roles and Ganja...
and Naan Mahaan Alla,Mankatha
Mankatha
Mankatha is a 2011 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. It features Ajith Kumar in the lead role, starring in his 50th film, along with an ensemble cast including Arjun, Trisha Krishnan, Vaibhav Reddy, Lakshmi Rai, Andrea Jeremiah, Premji Amaren and Anjali...
.
Acting
He made his acting debut in 2007 with the film Mayakannadi, following which he received more acting assignments. His role as the village school teacher, Chokkalingam, in Company Production's critically acclaimed PasangaPasanga
Pasanga is a 2009 Tamil film directed by debutant Pandiraj, who worked as an erstwhile assistant to Cheran. It stars numerous debutant child artists in the lead roles along with newcomer Vimal and Saroja fame Vega Tamotia in supporting roles...
is considered his breakthrough performance, for which he received accolades and several awards. Apart from Pasanga, he essayed notable supporting roles in other commercially successful ventures such as Naadodigal
Naadodigal
Naadodigal is a 2009 Indian drama film written and directed by Samuthirakani. The film stars Sasikumar along with Chennai 600028 fame Vijay Vasanth and Kallori fame Bharani in lead roles, with newcomers Ananya, Abhinaya and Malaysia-based Shanthini Deva enacting the lead female roles and Ganja...
, Vamsam, Naan Mahaan Alla,Bale Pandiya and Yudham Sei and Mankatha
Mankatha
Mankatha is a 2011 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. It features Ajith Kumar in the lead role, starring in his 50th film, along with an ensemble cast including Arjun, Trisha Krishnan, Vaibhav Reddy, Lakshmi Rai, Andrea Jeremiah, Premji Amaren and Anjali...
.
Producer
As a producer he has produced several films like ChellamaeChellamae
Chellamae is a Tamil film directed by Gandhi Krishna, who directed the critically acclaimed Nila Kaalam. The film stars Vishal, Reema Sen, Bharath, Bhanupriya and Vivek. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Harris Jayaraj. The film became one of the highest grossing Tamil films of 2004...
, April Maadhathil, Thavasi
Thavasi
Thavasi is a 2001 Tamil action film directed by Udaya Shankar and produced by Jayaprakash. The film features Vijayakanth in dual lead roles as father and son, with Soundarya, Jayasudha and Pratyksha in other pivotal roles...
and many more under his GJ Cinema banner. He hasn't starred in any of the film that he had produced. Before starting GJ Cinema banner he produced films like Porkaalam
Porkaalam
Porkaalam is a Tamil-language film directed by Cheran starring the late Murali, Meena, Sangahvi, Rajeshwari and Vadivelu in key roles. It was released in 1997.-Plot:...
and Gopala Gopala with M. Kajamaideen under Roja Combines. Both GJ cinema and Roja Combines have been closed down for long time.
Personal life
Jayaprakash is MaharashtrianMaharashtrian
Maharashtrian may refer to:*Maharashtrians or Marathi people*Relating to Maharashtra, India*A speaker of the Marathi language...
by birth. He has two sons, Niranjan and Dushyanth, who turned actors with the 2010 M. Sasikumar
M. Sasikumar
M. Sasikumar is a Tamil film director, actor and producer. He is best known in the Tamil film industry for his debut film Subramaniapuram...
film Easan
Easan
-Trivia:Earlier Vikram announced his own production company Reel Life Entertainment in July 2009 and announced that Sasikumar would direct his first film, the action thriller Easan, featuring Samudrakani, Vaibhav, Abhinaya and Aparnaa Bajpai...
.
As actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Mayakannadi | ||
| 2008 | Vellithirai | ||
| 2009 | Pasanga Pasanga Pasanga is a 2009 Tamil film directed by debutant Pandiraj, who worked as an erstwhile assistant to Cheran. It stars numerous debutant child artists in the lead roles along with newcomer Vimal and Saroja fame Vega Tamotia in supporting roles... |
Chokkalingam | Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award (Tamil) Winner, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor The Vijay for Best Supporting Actor is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:... |
| Laadam Laadam Laadam is a Tamil film starring Charmy Kaur and debutant Aravindhan, directed by Prabu Solomon. Kota Srinivasa Rao, Dheeraj Kher and Babu Antony also play prominent roles in the gangster-orientated thriller... |
Vembuli | ||
| Naadodigal Naadodigal Naadodigal is a 2009 Indian drama film written and directed by Samuthirakani. The film stars Sasikumar along with Chennai 600028 fame Vijay Vasanth and Kallori fame Bharani in lead roles, with newcomers Ananya, Abhinaya and Malaysia-based Shanthini Deva enacting the lead female roles and Ganja... |
Pazhanivelraman | ||
| 2010 | Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai is a 2010 Tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by Thiru Krishnamoorthy. The film, produced by Vikram Krishna, stars his brother Vishal Krishna in the lead role along with Neetu Chandra, former Miss India Universe Tanushree Dutta making her debut in Tamil... |
Ranganathan | |
| Thillalangadi Thillalangadi The Thillalangadi soundtrack is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, working together with director M. Raja for the first time. The soundtrack album features 7 songs, two of which have been reused from the original version, composed by Thaman, as per Raja's wish. The lyrics are penned by Na. Muthukumar... |
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| Vamsam | Seenikannu Devar | ||
| Naan Mahaan Alla | Pragasam | Winner, Edison Award for Best Character Artist Edison Awards (Tamil) Edison Awards is grand annual award presenting ceremony for people in Tamil film industry, who have made landmarks and milestones for the History of Tamil Cinema since 2009. "Edison Awards" is mainly named after the Inventor of Cinema "Thomas Alva Edison"... |
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| Bale Pandiya | Vannaiyar | ||
| Ayyanar Ayyanar (film) Film score and the soundtrack are composed by Thaman. "Aathadi Aathadi" received a high response from audience.... |
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| 2011 | Yuddham Sei Yuddham Sei Yuddham Sei is a 2011 Indian Tamil crime thriller film written and directed by Myshkin. It stars director Cheran in the lead role along with debutant Dipa Shah, Y. Gee. Mahendra, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan and Jayaprakash. The film was released on 4 February 2011.-Plot:J.K. , a brooding CB-CID officer,... |
Dr. Judas | |
| Vaanam Vaanam Vaanam is an Indian Tamil drama film written and directed by Krish. A remake of his 2010 Telugu film Vedam, the film features an ensemble cast of Silambarasan, Bharath, Anushka Shetty, Prakash Raj and Saranya... |
Mansoor Khan | ||
| Eththan Eththan Ethan is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by L. K. Suresh starring Vimal, Sanusha in the lead roles, with Jayaprakash, Singampuli, Mayilsamy and Manobala in supporting roles, while featuring music composed by Taj Noor... |
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| Pillaiyar Theru Kadaisi Veedu Pillaiyar Theru Kadaisi Veedu Pillaiyar Theru Kadaisi Veedu is a Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film written and directed by newcomer Thirumalai Kishore, starring Githan Ramesh in the lead role as a T... |
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| Rowthiram | |||
| Sagakkal | |||
| Uyarthiru 420 | Jagan Pattabhiraman | ||
| Mankatha Mankatha Mankatha is a 2011 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. It features Ajith Kumar in the lead role, starring in his 50th film, along with an ensemble cast including Arjun, Trisha Krishnan, Vaibhav Reddy, Lakshmi Rai, Andrea Jeremiah, Premji Amaren and Anjali... |
Arumuga Chettiyar | ||
| Muran Muran (film) Muran is a 2011 Indian Tamil drama thriller film written and directed by debutant Rajjan Madhav. It stars Cheran alongside Prasanna, with Haripriya, Nikita Thukral and Jayaprakash in pivotal roles. Launched in September 2010, the film's shooting was completed by July 2011... |
Devarajan | ||
| Pesu Pesu The soundtrack to the film is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, which was released on February 02, 2011. Though earlier reports claimed Yuvan Shankar Raja had composed six songs, the album featured only five songs, with four of them being duets.... |
completed | ||
| Amali Thumali Amali Thumali Amali Thumali is an upcoming Tamil comedy film directed by K. S. Adhiyaman and produced by Jeevagan. The film features Nakul and Shanthnu in the lead roles, while Swati Reddy plays a pivotal role. The film has been described as a tale about two college students who are academically poor and it is... |
Filming | ||
| Muppozhuthum Un Karpanaigal Muppozhudhum Un Karpanai -External links:**... |
Filming | ||
| Kazhugu Kazhugu (2011 film) The soundtrack of Kazhugu was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, a close friend of Krishna. It features five tracks, which were sung Yuvan Shankar Raja himself, his brother Karthik Raja and noted folk music artists Pushpavanam Kuppusamy and Velmurugan among others. The lyrics were penned by Na.... |
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| Ethiri En 3 Ethiri En 3 Ethiri En 3 is an upcoming Indian Tamil action thriller film directed by Ramkumar. It stars Srikanth, Poonam Bajwa, Sampath Raj and Prabhu Ganesan in lead roles. The story revolves around a software engineer who falsely becomes accused of committing a crime and gets intricated into a gang war.... |
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| Marina Marina (film) Marina is an upcoming Tamil movie directed by Pandiraj of pasanga fame which is expected to release on February 15, 2012. The film stars Siva Karthikeyan, who is a popular TV host debuting as hero with this film, and Oviya as the lead lady.-Cast:... |
Filming | ||
| Poraali Poraali Poraali is an Indian Tamil film written and directed by Samuthirakani, starring M. Sasikumar in the lead role. The film, also featuring Telugu actors Allari Naresh and Swati Reddy, Vasundhara and Ganja Karuppu in pivotal roles, released on December 1st, 2011. The Telugu dubbed version of this... |
filming | ||
| Muriyadi Muriyadi Muriyadi is an upcoming Tamil thriller film directed by Selva featuring Sathyaraj, Ganesh Venkatraman and Remya Nambeeshan in the lead roles. The film, produced by K... |
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As producer
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Gopala Gopala |
| 1997 | Porkkaalam |
| 2001 | Thavasi Thavasi Thavasi is a 2001 Tamil action film directed by Udaya Shankar and produced by Jayaprakash. The film features Vijayakanth in dual lead roles as father and son, with Soundarya, Jayasudha and Pratyksha in other pivotal roles... |
| 2002 | April Maadhathil |
| 2003 | Julie Ganapathi Julie Ganapathi Julie Ganapathi is a 2003 South Indian motion picture. It is a remake of the 1990 American film Misery, itself an adaptation of the Stephen King novel.-Plot:... |
| 2004 | Neranja Manasu |
| Chellamae Chellamae Chellamae is a Tamil film directed by Gandhi Krishna, who directed the critically acclaimed Nila Kaalam. The film stars Vishal, Reema Sen, Bharath, Bhanupriya and Vivek. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Harris Jayaraj. The film became one of the highest grossing Tamil films of 2004... |
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| Varnajaalam Varnajaalam Varnajalam is a 2004 Tamil film starring Srikanth and Sada in the lead roles. It is loosely based on the Malayalam film Aagathan, later dubbed into Hindi as Aankhein.-Plot:... |