Yog Japee
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Yog Japee | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
Yog Japee is an Indian actor who has appeared in character roles. He made his breakthrough playing the supporting role of Ranjith in Billa (2007), before playing a role of a police officer in Soodhu Kavvum (2013) and a negative role in Abrahaminte Santhathikal (2018). He has also acted in a few Telugu and Malayalam films.
Career
He has worked often in Gautham Vasudev Menon's police films, and as Ranjith in the Billa film series. He also won positive reviews for his work in Soodhu Kavvum. He made his first appearance in a Malayalam film in 7th Day (2014).[1]
Japee is the founder of Chennai-based theatre company Theatre Y, and has worked various colleges and schools in India and with international clients such as the British Council and the United Nations His work focuses on theatre training with children and mainstreaming theatre into education, as a tool for social awareness and development. Theatre Y strives towards a larger intervention of arts and culture in the education curriculum. Japee is a recipient of the international Fellowship on the Chevening-Clore Leadership Programme for Cultural Leaders for 2012–13, one among four scholars selected worldwide for this scholarship.[2]
Filmography
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Tamil films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kaakha Kaakha | Sethu | |
| 2005 | Arinthum Ariyamalum | Mani | |
| 2006 | Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu | Arun | |
| 2007 | Billa | Ranjith | |
| 2009 | Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru | John | |
| Naan Avanillai 2 | Nisha's customer | ||
| 2010 | Aasal | Advocate | |
| 2012 | Billa II | Ranjith | |
| 2013 | Soodhu Kavvum | Brahma | Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Villain |
| 2014 | Arima Nambi | DGP Arulraj | |
| 2015 | Kaaki Sattai | Dr. Devasagayam | |
| Enakkul Oruvan | Gunman | ||
| 2016 | Jumbulingam 3D |
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| Sadhuram 2 | Vasudevan | ||
| 2017 | Ennodu Vilayadu | Sharma | |
| Kanavu Variyam | Gopi | ||
| Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay | Janaki Raman | ||
| Pannam Pathinonnum Seyum | Gajapathy | ||
| 2018 | Pattinapakkam | Sathya | |
| 2019 | Podhu Nalan Karudhi | Uthiram | |
| K.D. | Easan | ||
| 2020 | Dhowalath | ||
| 2021 | Naduvan | Police inspector | |
| 2022 | Battery | Rathnam | |
| Kanam | Michael Roy | ||
| Ponniyin Selvan: I | Karuthiruman | ||
| Sardar | Chandramohan | ||
| Yuddha Kaandam | Inspector | ||
| 2023 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | Karuthiruman | |
| 800 | Chandra Schaffter |
Other language films
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Gharshana | Das | Telugu | |
| 2014 | 7th Day | Charlie | Malayalam | |
| 2015 | Gaddam Gang | Gabbar Singh | Telugu | |
| Dynamite | Police Commissioner Arunraj | |||
| X: Past Is Present | Aunty's husband | Hindi | ||
| 2016 | Inspector Dawood Ibrahim | Don Akbar Ali | Malayalam | |
| 2018 | Abrahaminte Santhathikal | Commissioner Narayana Sethupathi IPS | ||
| 2022 | Oke Oka Jeevitham | Michael Roy | Telugu | |
| 2023 | Neymar | Gabri | Malayalam | [3] |
References
- ^ "Yog Japee to play a villain in Seventh Day". The Times of India. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Yog Japee". The Hindu. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- Krishnamurthy, Akhila (21 July 2013). "Ten minutes of brilliance". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 April 2014. - ^ "Hit duo Mathew Thomas and Naslen K Gafoor set to return with Neymar". The Indian Express. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
External links
- Yog Japee at IMDb