Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan is an Indian film director and actor, who has worked on Tamil and Malayalam language films. He rose to fame through the thriller drama ''

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'' (2016), and has gone on to make feature films including the family dramas '' The Mosquito Philosophy'' (2019) and ''

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'' (2023).

Career

Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan worked as a software engineer, spending seven years in the United States, before returning to Chennai, hoping to work as an actor in Tamil films. His most notable acting roles came through ''

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'' (2011) and as

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Gautham Vasudev Menon Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu cinema, Telugu, Hindi cinema, Hindi and Ma ...

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Yennai Arindhaal () (stylised on-screen as ''Yennai Arindhaal...'') is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by S. Aishwarya. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Anushka Shetty and ...

'' (2015). Radhakrishnan made his directorial debut through the bilingual film ''

'' starring Anand Sami and Vinutha Lal in lead roles alongside himself. The film was widely released both in Malayalam and Tamil.The film opened to positive reviews, with Radhakrishnan winning the Gollapudi Srinivas National award for Best Debut Director. Radhakrishnan next worked on '' The Mosquito Philosophy'' (2019), an experimental family drama film shot in Tamil, '' The Mosquito Philosophy'' (2019) produced by himself. The plot for the film emerged over drinks with Radhakrishnan's friend Suresh, who eventually played the protagonist. The scenes were shot sequentially, beginning with the drive to the nearest liquor store. Radhakrishnan revealed "with no script in hand, everyone responded spontaneously to the developing plot from the depth of their own experiences". His third film ''

'' (2023), produced by YNOT Studios was based on the practice of the same name. Featuring established actors such as

Samuthirakani P. Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander, in '' Paarthale Paravasam''. He won the National F ...

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Kathir Kathir is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Early life Kathir was born in kalkarai, a small village in the Radhapuram Taluk of Tirunelveli District, state of Tamil Nadu, India. Kathi ...

, it only had a very limited release. His next release will be ''Kadhal Enbadhu Podhu Udamai'', a LGBT-romantic drama film starring Lijomol Jose and Anusha in the lead roles.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Radhakrishnan, Jayaprakash Living people Tamil film directors Film directors from Tamil Nadu Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian people Tamil screenwriters