Jayaprakash

Jayaprakash
Jayaprakash
Born	Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Film actor, film producer
Years active	2007–present

V. Jayaprakash is an Indian actor and producer who works in Tamil and Telugu-language films. 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

Mayakannadi. Subsequently, performing a variety of supporting roles, he found more success as a character actor, with his most notable performances in Pasanga (2009), Naadodigal (2009), Naan Mahaan Alla (2010), Yuddham Sei (2011), Mankatha (2011), Moodar Koodam (2013) and Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014).^[1]

Career

Jayaprakash hails from Sirkazhi, Tamil Nadu, India. Before entering the film industry, he had worked in various fields such as dairy farming, petrol business, transport and billiards parlour.^[2]

He started acting aged 45.

Yudham Sei and Mankatha. He also appeared in Pandiraj's Marina.^[5] He made his Telugu debut with Karthikeya (2014) and appeared in several Telugu films such as Sarrainodu (2016) and Waltair Veerayya (2023).^[6]^[7]^[8]

Producer

As a producer he has produced several 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.

Personal life

Jayaprakash has two sons, Niranjan and Dushyanth, who turned actors with the 2010

Eesan.^[9]

Filmography

Tamil films

List of Tamil film credits
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1995	Thondan		Uncredited role^{[citation needed]}
2007	Maya Kannadi
2008	Velli Thirai	Producer
2009	Pasanga	Chokkalingam	Won—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil Won—Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor
	Laadam	Vembuli
	Naadodigal	Pazhanivel Raman
2010	Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai	Ranganathan
	Thillalangadi	Nisha's father
	Vamsam	Seenikannu Devar
	Naan Mahaan Alla	Prakasam	Won—Edison Award for Best Character Artist
	Vandae Maatharam	Dr. Nayem
	Ayyanar	Prabha's father
	Bale Pandiya	Vannaiyar
2011	Aadukalam	Irene's relative
	Yuddham Sei	Dr. Judas
	Vaanam	Mansoor Khan
	Eththan	DK
	Pillaiyar Theru Kadaisi Veedu	Ganesh's father
	Rowthiram	Udaya Murthy
	Sagakkal	Varadhan
	Uyarthiru 420	Jagan Pattabhiraman
	Mankatha	Arumuga Chettiyar
	Muran	Devarajan
	Poraali	Doctor
	Rajapattai		Special appearance
2012	Marina	School Owner	Guest appearance
	Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal	Dr. Rudhran
	Kazhugu	Ayya
	Mye
	Aarohanam	MLA
	Yaarukku Theriyum	Vishwanath
2013	Samar	Joseph Kuriyan
	Vatthikuchi	Gangariya
	Chennaiyil Oru Naal	Vishwanathan
	Ethir Neechal	J. Prakash
	Thulli Vilayadu	Samipillai
	Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer	Shwetha's father
	Moodar Koodam	Bhakthavatsalam
	Thagaraaru	Kandhuvatti Rajendran
	Biriyani	Sampath
2014	Pannaiyarum Padminiyum	Pannaiyar	Won—Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste (Male)
	Bramman	JK
	Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal	Pavithra's father
	Vallinam	Krishnamurthy
	Thegidi	Raghuram
	Naan Sigappu Manithan	Meera's father
	Thalaivan
	Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum	Dr. Subhash
	Pongadi Neengalum Unga Kadhalum	Police commissioner
	Nalanum Nandhiniyum	Duraipandi
	Megha	Jayakumar
	Vanavarayan Vallavarayan	Anjali's father
	Yaan	Anwar Ali
	Poojai	Ramaswamy
	Lingaa	Corrupt government officer
2015	Kanchana 2	Marudhu
	JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai	Padmanabhan
	Aivarattam
	Masss	Kothandaram Reddy
	Orange Mittai
	Indru Netru Naalai	Rajarathinam
	Thani Oruvan	Mahima's father
	Paayum Puli	Lakshmi Narayanan
	Eetti	Subramaniam
	Thanga Magan	Prakash Kumar
	Vellaiya Irukiravan Poi Solla Maatan	Ramalingam
	Pasanga 2		Guest appearance
2016	Kathakali	Textile mill owner
	Navarasa Thilagam	Thangadurai
	Mapla Singam	Sailaja's father
	Aagam	Sriram
	Adida Melam
	Vaaliba Raja	Ramachandran
	Idhu Namma Aalu	Shiva's father
	Muthina Kathirika
	Nambiar	Ramachandran's father
	Nayagi	Gayatri's father
	Kaththi Sandai	Union Minister
2017	Singam 3	Ramakrishna
	Shivalinga	Sathya's father
	Ivan Yarendru Therikiratha	Arivu's father
	Thiri	Jeeva's father
	Enbathettu	Raghuvaran
	Paakanum Pola Irukku
	Thupparivaalan	Ram Prasad
	Spyder	Shiva's father
	En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom	Sandhya's father
	Maayavan	Velayudham
	En Magan Magizhvan	Dr Ram
2018	Mannar Vagaiyara	Rajangam
	Kaali	Father John
	Tik Tik Tik	Mahendran
	Maniyaar Kudumbam	Magizhampoo's father
	Kalari	Siddique
	Genius	Doctor
2019	Thirumanam	Vijayakumar
	Airaa	Yamuna's father
	Nerkonda Paarvai	Ramajayam
	Magamuni	Jayaraman
2021	Kabadadaari	Kumar / Rayudu
	Vanakkam Da Mappilei	Natraj
	Iruvar Ullam	Parvathy's father
	Vinodhaya Sitham	Parasuram's MD
	Jai Bhim	DGP Radhakrishnan
	Raajavamsam	Sivanesan
	Kasada Thapara	Judge
2022	Veerapandiyapuram	Chelladurai
	Etharkkum Thunindhavan	Thiraviya Pandian
	Maaran	Kesavan
	Manmadha Leelai	Mohan
	The Warriorr	Robert
	Gargi	Banuprakash
	Diary	Gunasekharan
	Lilly Rani	Michael's father
	Pattathu Arasan	Thavamani
2023	Rudhran	Police Inspector
2023	Custody	Verghese
2024	Captain Miller	King Rajadhipathi
	Aranmanai 4	TBA	Completed April 2024 release
	Indian 2 †			^[10]

Telugu films

List of Telugu film credits
Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2014	Karthikeya	Dr. Prakash
2014	Run Raja Run	Prakash
2016	Sarrainodu	Umapati "U. P."
	Okka Ammayi Thappa
	Rajadhi Raja	Padmanabham
	Babu Bangaram	Sastry
	Nayaki	Gayatri's father
	Nandini Nursing Home	Nandini's father
	A Aa	Satyawada Krishnamoorthy
2017	Luckunnodu	Bhakthavatsalam
	Jaya Janaki Nayaka	JP
	Spyder	Shiva's father
	Meda Meeda Abbayi	Srinu's father
	Jawaan	Jai's father
	Okka Kshanam	Scientist
2018	Agnyaathavaasi	Aditya Bandaru's brother
	Touch Chesi Chudu	Karthikeya's father
	Tej I Love You	Tej's Uncle
	Vijetha	Company Chairman
	Saakshyam	Siva Prasad
	Chi La Sow	Anjali's uncle
	Hello Guru Prema Kosame	Sanju's father
2019	Vinaya Vidheya Rama	Governor of AP
	Mr. Majnu	Krishna Prasad
	Chitralahari	Company CEO
	Jersey	BCCI Chairman
	Voter	Siva
	Kalki	Kabir Khan
	Nivaasi	Suryanarayana Varma
	Chanakya	Home Minister
2020	Aswathama	Gana's father
	World Famous Lover	Murthy
	V	Jayaraj
	Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma	Vinitha's father
2021	Kapatadhaari	Kumar / Rayudu
	Sashi	Dhora
	Tuck Jagadish	Raghuram Patrudu
	Republic	Prakash Rao
	Most Eligible Bachelor	Harsha's father
	Varudu Kaavalenu	Mr Bhupathi
2022	The Warriorr	Robert
	Krishna Vrinda Vihari	Krishna’s father
	The Ghost	Colonel Nagendra Naidu
	Macherla Niyojakavargam	Chief Minister
2023	Waltair Veerayya	High court Judge	^[8]
	Amigos	Jayendra	^[11]
	Ravanasura	Radhakrishna Chennuri
	Custody	Verghese
	Katha Venuka Katha	Krishna
	Nene Naa	Nalgonda DSP
	Aadikeshava	Balu's adoptive father
	My Name Is Shruthi	DGP
2024	Ooru Peru Bhairavakona	Murali	^[12]

Malayalam films

List of Malayalam film credits
Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2010	Vandae Maatharam	Dr. Nayem
2012	Thiruvambadi Thamban	Kishore
2012	Ustad Hotel	Narayanan Krishnan
2013	Red Wine	Dr. Paul Alexander
2013	Pattam Pole	Ramanathan
2014	120 Minutes	Vishwanath
2016	Oozham	Wilfred Marcus
2019	Mikhael	William
2019	Pattabhiraman	K.R.K.
2020	Shylock	Doctor
2023	Jailer	Velu Thampi	^[13]
2023	Otta		^[14]

Kannada films

List of Kannada film credits
Year	Title	Role
2012	Challenge	Vishwanath
2019	Kavacha	Krishna Murthy
2022	Trivikrama	Trisha's father

Web series

List of web series credits
Year	Title	Role	Language	Platform
2020	Addham	Lorry Driver	Telugu	Aha
2021	11th Hour	Jagannath Reddy		Aha
2022	Hello World	Anand		Zee5

As producer

List of film producer credits
Year	Title	Language
1996	Gopala Gopala	Tamil
1997	Porkkaalam
2001	Thavasi
2002	April Maadhathil
2003	Julie Ganapathi
2004	Varnajalam
	Chellamae
	Neranja Manasu

Dubbing artist

List of film dubbing credits
Year	Title	Actor	Language
2018	2.0 \| \|Akshay Kumar	Tamil
2018	Kanaa		Kali Prasad Mukherjee
2023	Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food		Achyuth Kumar

References

^ "Events – Most Wanted – Jayaprakash". IndiaGlitz. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b Subha J. Rao (15 February 2014). "Actor by chance". The Hindu.
^ "I'm enjoying acting: Jayaprakash". The Times of India.
^ ^a ^b Super Admin (27 May 2009). "Jayaprakash: Producer turns leading artiste!". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
^ "Pandiraj's next is 'Marina' – Breaking News – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
^ jeevi (24 October 2014). "Karthikeya jeevi review". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
DNA
. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

^ ^a ^b jeevi (13 January 2023). "Waltair Veerayya jeevi review". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

^ ^a ^b Raghavan, Nikhil (19 February 2011). "Itsy Bitsy". The Hindu. Chennai, India.

^ Suganth, M (25 August 2022). "Indian 2 shoot starts with scene involving Bobby Simha and Jayaprakash". The Times of India.

^ Nicodemus, Paul (10 February 2023). "Amigos Movie Review : Kalyan Ram in the triple role makes this experimental film work". The Times of India.

^ "Hansika: My Name is Shruti is never heard of thriller". Indiaglitz. 16 November 2023.

^ "First Look Poster of Dhyan Sreenivasan's Jailer Shows Actor in Intense Avatar". News18. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

^ "Otta trailer: Resul Pookutty's star-studded directorial debut promises some intense drama". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

External links

Jayaprakash at
IMDb

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jayaprakash&oldid=1218171906"

[1] "Events – Most Wanted – Jayaprakash". IndiaGlitz. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

[thehindu.com-2] Subha J. Rao (15 February 2014). "Actor by chance". The Hindu.

[3] "I'm enjoying acting: Jayaprakash". The Times of India.

[oneindia1-4] Super Admin (27 May 2009). "Jayaprakash: Producer turns leading artiste!". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

[5] "Pandiraj's next is 'Marina' – Breaking News – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

[6] vi (24 October 2014). "Karthikeya jeevi review". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[7] DNA
. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[WV-8] vi (13 January 2023). "Waltair Veerayya jeevi review". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[thehindu1-9] Raghavan, Nikhil (19 February 2011). "Itsy Bitsy". The Hindu. Chennai, India.

[10] Suganth, M (25 August 2022). "Indian 2 shoot starts with scene involving Bobby Simha and Jayaprakash". The Times of India.

[11] Nicodemus, Paul (10 February 2023). "Amigos Movie Review : Kalyan Ram in the triple role makes this experimental film work". The Times of India.

[12] "Hansika: My Name is Shruti is never heard of thriller". Indiaglitz. 16 November 2023.

[13] "First Look Poster of Dhyan Sreenivasan's Jailer Shows Actor in Intense Avatar". News18. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[14] "Otta trailer: Resul Pookutty's star-studded directorial debut promises some intense drama". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

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