J. D.–Jerry Explained

J. D.–Jerry
Birth Date:Joseph D. Sami
31 March 1964[1]
Jerald Arockiam
22 December 1964[2]
Birth Place:Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation:Filmmakers
Years Active:1997–present

Joseph D. Sami and Jerald Arockiam, collectively known as J. D.–Jerry, are an Indian filmmaking duo, who work predominantly in Tamil cinema.[3]

Career

Their first film as directors was Ullaasam (1997), a romantic action movie, which had Ajith Kumar and Vikram in the lead roles and produced by Amitabh Bachchan.[4] The duo made an animation feature film (2000). The movie adapted from Mahabharata, an Indian epic and went on to claim the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English.[5] They have directed their next movie Whistle (2003), was their next directorial in the horror genre with a cast of then new faces.[6]

They have directed television serials.[7] The duo subsequently next worked as assistant directors to Shankar in Sivaji (2007), helping with story discussion.[8]

Their latest movie The Legend (2022), is a science fiction action film.[9]

Filmography

List of J. D.–Jerry film credits
YearFilmDirectorActorNotes
1997 Ullaasam ✔️-[10]
2000 - credited as J.D.–Jery[11]
2003 Whistle ✔️-
2013Paradesi-
2022 The Legend ✔️-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joseph D Sami alias JD . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121031151230/http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=643 . 31 October 2012 . Tamilnadu Film Director's Association (TANTIS).
  2. Web site: Jerald alias Jerry . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121031113505/http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=638 . 31 October 2012 . Tamilnadu Film Director's Association (TANTIS).
  3. Web site: AB's babies . https://web.archive.org/web/20000608011800/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/jul/05ulla.htm . 8 June 2000 . live . Rediff On The Net.
  4. News: Vijiyan . K. N. . 9 June 1997 . A love story for the young crowd . Arts 4 . . 24 August 2023.
  5. Web site: 48th National Film Awards. Directorate of Film Festivals. 13 March 2012.
  6. News: Rangarajan . Malathi . 4 July 2003 . Whistle . . usurped . 11 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120109170000/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/07/04/stories/2003070401120200.htm . 9 January 2012.
  7. Web site: JD-Jerry, the duo's script for an English movie!. 19 May 2006. BehindWoods. 14 May 2010.
  8. Web site: JDJerry in Shankars team. 20 August 2014. 31 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141231105745/http://www.indiaglitz.com/jdjerry-in-shankars-team-tamil-news-17588. dead.
  9. Web site: The Legend Movie Review: Saravanan's vanity project is more a vibe than a film. Cinema Express. 28 July 2022. 28 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220728151515/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/jul/28/the-legend-movie-review-saravananvanity-project-is-more-a-vibe-than-a-film-harris-jayaraj-jd-jerry-33147.html. live.
  10. Web site: ta:உல்லாசமாக வலம் வந்த அஜித் - விக்ரம் பட ஸ்டில்! . https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/after-22-years-ajith-vikram-photos-viral/articleshow/68645327.cms . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108144954/https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/after-22-years-ajith-vikram-photos-viral/articleshow/68645327.cms . 8 November 2022 . 16 April 2023 . Samayam Tamil . ta.
  11. News: Ashok Kumar . S. R. . 29 December 2000 . Film Review: Pandavas-The Five Warriors . . dead . 8 October 2013 . https://archive.today/20130910062958/http://hindu.com/2000/12/29/stories/09290223.htm . 10 September 2013.

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