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 Cheran's 2007 film, '' Mayakannadi''. Subsequently, performing a variety of supporting roles, he found more success as a

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, with his most notable performances in '' Pasanga'' (2009), '' Naadodigal'' (2009), '' Naan Mahaan Alla'' (2010), '' Yuddham Sei'' (2011), '' Mankatha'' (2011), '' Moodar Koodam'' (2013) and ''

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'' (2014).

Career

Jayaprakash hails from Sirkazhi,

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. Before entering the film industry, he had worked in various fields such as dairy farming, petrol business, transport and billiards parlour. He started acting at age of 45. His first film was '' Mayakannadi'' in 2007, following which he received more acting assignments. 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. 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 ''Yuddham Sei'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Mysskin. It stars Cheran and debutant Dipa Shah alongside an ensemble cast including Y. G. Mahendra, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, Jayaprakash ...

'' and '' Mankatha''. He also appeared in Pandiraj's ''

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''.

Producer

As a producer he has produced several films like '' Chellamae'', '' 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.

Personal life

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

Filmography

As actor

Films

Web series

As producer

Dubbing artist

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jayaprakash Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Film producers from Tamil Nadu Tamil film producers Living people Marathi people Filmfare Awards South winners 1962 births People from Mayiladuthurai district Male actors from Tamil Nadu 21st-century Indian male actors