Jayaprakash

V. Jayaprakash is an Indian 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 in Pasanga (2009), Naadodigal (2009), Naan Mahaan Alla (2010), Yuddham Sei (2011), Mankatha (2011), Moodar Koodam (2013) and Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014).[1]

Jayaprakash
OccupationFilm actor, film producer
Years active2007–present

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 at age of 45.[2] His first film was Mayakannadi in 2007, following which he received more acting assignments.[3] His role as the village school teacher, Chokkalingam, in Company Production's critically acclaimed Pasanga is considered his breakthrough performance, for which he received accolades and several awards.[4] Apart from Pasanga, he played notable supporting roles in other commercially successful ventures such as Naadodigal, Vamsam, Naan Mahaan Alla, Bale Pandiya and Yudham Sei and Mankatha. He also appeared in Pandiraj's Marina.[5]

Producer

As a producer he has produced several films like Chellamae, April Maadhathil, Thavasi and many more under his GJ Cinema banner.[4] He hasn't starred in any of the film that he had produced.[6] 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.

Personal life

Jayaprakash has two sons, Niranjan and Dushyanth, who turned actors with the 2010 M. Sasikumar film Eesan.[6]

Filmography

As actor
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1995ThondanUncredited roleTamil
2007Maya KannadiTamil
2008Velli ThiraiTamil
2009PasangaChokkalingamTamilWinner, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
Winner, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor
LaadamVembuliTamil
NaadodigalPazhanivel RamanTamil
2010Theeradha Vilaiyattu PillaiRanganathanTamil
ThillalangadiNisha's fatherTamil
VamsamSeenikannu DevarTamil
Naan Mahaan AllaPrakasamTamilWinner, Edison Award for Best Character Artist
Vandae MaatharamDr.NayemTamil
Malayalam
AyyanarPrabha's fatherTamil
Bale PandiyaVannaiyarTamil
2011AadukalamIrene's relativeTamil
Yuddham SeiDr. JudasTamil
VaanamMansoor KhanTamil
EththanDKTamil
Pillaiyar Theru Kadaisi VeeduGanesh's fatherTamil
RowthiramUdaya MurthyTamil
SagakkalVaradhanTamil
Uyarthiru 420Jagan PattabhiramanTamil
MankathaArumuga ChettiyarTamil
MuranDevarajanTamil
PoraaliDoctorTamil
RajapattaiTamilSpecial appearance
2012MarinaTamilGuest appearance
Muppozhudhum Un KarpanaigalDr. RudhranTamil
KazhuguAyyaTamil
MyeTamil
Thiruvambadi ThambanKishoreMalayalam
Ustad HotelNarayanan KrishnanMalayalam
AarohanamTamil
Yaarukku TheriyumUnnithanKannada
Malayalam
Tamil
2013SamarJoseph KuriyanTamil
VatthikuchiGangariyaTamil
Red WineDr. Paul AlexanderMalayalam
Chennaiyil Oru NaalVishwanathanTamil
Ethir NeechalJ. PrakashTamil
Thulli VilayaduSamipillaiTamil
Aadhalal Kadhal SeiveerShwetha's fatherTamil
Moodar KoodamBhakthavatsalamTamil
ThagaraaruKandhuvatti RajendranTamil
Pattam PoleRamanathanMalayalam
BiriyaniSampathTamil
2014Pannaiyarum PadminiyumPannaiyarTamilWinner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Character Artiste (Male)
BrammanJKTamil
Idhu Kathirvelan KadhalPavithra's fatherTamil
VallinamKrishnamurthyTamil
ThegidiRaghuramTamil
Naan Sigappu ManithanMeera's fatherTamil
ThalaivanTamil
Oru Kanniyum Moonu KalavaanikalumDr. SubhashTamil
Pongadi Neengalum Unga KadhalumPolice commissionerTamil
KarthikeyaDr. PrakashTelugu
Nalanum NandhiniyumDuraipandiTamil
Run Raja RunPrakashTelugu
MeghaJayakumarTamil
Vanavarayan VallavarayanAnjali's fatherTamil
YaanAnwar AliTamil
PoojaiRamaswamyTamil
LingaaCorrupt government officerTamil
2015Kanchana 2MarudhuTamil
JK Enum Nanbanin VaazhkaiPadmanabhanTamil
AivarattamTamil
MasssKothandaram ReddyTamil
Orange MittaiTamil
Indru Netru NaalaiRajarathinamTamil
Thani OruvanMahima's fatherTamil
Paayum PuliLakshmi NarayananTamil
EettiSubramaniamTamil
Thanga MaganPrakash KumarTamil
Vellaiya Irukiravan Poi Solla MaatanRamalingamTamil
Pasanga 2TamilGuest appearance
2016KathakaliTextile mill ownerTamil
Navarasa ThilagamThangaduraiTamil
Mapla SingamSailaja's fatherTamil
AagamSriramTamil
Adida MelamTamil
Vaaliba RajaRamachandranTamil
SarrainoduUmapati "U. P."Telugu
Idhu Namma AaluShiva's fatherTamil
Muthina KathirikaTamil
Rajadhi RajaTelugu
Babu BangaramSastryTelugu
NambiarRamachandran's fatherTamil
OozhamWilfred MarcusMalayalam
NayakiGayatri's fatherTelugu
Tamil
Nandini Nursing HomeNandini's fatherTelugu
Kaththi SandaiUnion MinisterTamil
A AaSatyawada KrishnamoorthyTelugu
2017LuckunnoduBhakthavatsalamTelugu
Singam 3RamakrishnaTamil
ShivalingaSathya's fatherTamil
Ivan Yarendru TherikirathaArivu's fatherTamil
ThiriJeeva's fatherTamil
EnbathettuRaghuvaranTamil
Jaya Janaki NayakaJPTelugu
ThupparivaalanRam PrasadTamil
SpyderShiva's fatherTelugu
Tamil
Meda Meeda AbbayiSrinu's fatherTelugu
En Aaloda Seruppa KaanomSandhya's fatherTamil
MaayavanVelayudhamTamil
JawaanJai's fatherTelugu
Okka KshanamScientistTelugu
2018Mannar VagaiyaraRajangamTamil
AgnyaathavaasiAditya Bandaru's brotherTelugu
Touch Chesi ChuduKarthikeya's fatherTelugu
KaaliFather JohnTamil
Tik Tik TikMahendranTamil
Tej I Love YouTej's UncleTelugu
VijethaCompany ChairmanTelugu
SaakshyamSiva PrasadTelugu
Chi La SowAnjali's uncleTelugu
Maniyaar KudumbamMagizhampoo's fatherTamil
KalariSiddiqueTamil
Hello Guru Prema KosameSanju's fatherTelugu
GeniusDoctorTamil
2019Vinaya Vidheya RamaGovernor of APTelugu
MikhaelWilliamMalayalam
Mr. MajnuKrishna PrasadTelugu
ThirumanamVijayakumarTamil
AiraaYamuna's fatherTamil
ChitralahariCompany CEOTelugu
JerseyBCCI ChairmanTelugu
VoterSivaTelugu
KalkiKabir KhanTelugu
KavachaKrishna MurthyKannada
Nerkonda PaarvaiRamajayamTamil
MagamuniJayaramanTamil
ChanakyaHome MinisterTelugu
PattabhiramanK.R.KMalayalam
2020ShylockDoctorMalayalam
AswathamaGana's fatherTelugu
World Famous LoverMurthyTelugu
VJayarajTelugu
AddhamLorry DriverTeluguAha web series
Maa Vintha Gaadha VinumaTelugu
2021KabadadaariTamil
KapatadhaariTBATeluguPost-production
Most Eligible BachelorTeluguFilming
SeetimaarrCentral MinisterTeluguFilming
SashiTelugu
Thupparivaalan 2TamilFilming

As producer
YearFilm
1996Gopala Gopala
1997Porkkaalam
2001Thavasi
2002April Maadhathil
2003Julie Ganapathi
2004Varnajaalam
Chellamae
Neranja Manasu

Dubbing artist
YearFilmActorLanguage
20182.0Akshay KumarTamil
2018KanaaKali Prasad MukherjeeTamil

References
  1. "Events – Most Wanted – Jayaprakash". IndiaGlitz. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  2. Subha J. Rao (15 February 2014). "Actor by chance". The Hindu.
  3. "I'm enjoying acting: Jayaprakash - Times of India". The Times of India.
  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. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  6. Raghavan, Nikhil (19 February 2011). "Itsy Bitsy". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
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