P. Jaya Kumar Explained

P. Jaya Kumar
Occupation:director, screenwriter, author
Years Active:2016–present
Known For:Sarkar 3, Officer

P. Jaya Kumar is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and author working predominantly in Hindi and Telugu films. He debuted as the screenplay writer for Amitabh Bachchan's Bollywood film Sarkar 3 and Akkineni Nagarjuna's Telugu film Officer.[1] [2] He published multiple books of fiction[3] which were later adapted by Ram Gopal Varma namely Meri Beti Sunny Leone Banna Chaahti Hain and God, Sex and Truth.[4] [5]

Personal life

P. Jaya Kumar is from Railway Kodur, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. Before getting into films, he graduated as a Mechanical Engineer and later enrolled for a Masters in Sociology and a Master in Arts and Aesthetics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, which he didn't finish.[6]

Career

P. Jaya Kumar does not have any background in film industry. At the age of 24, when he was still pursuing his master's degree at JNU, Ram Gopal Varma who was impressed with him asked him to work as a creative consultant for many of his projects like Vangaveeti, Veerappan, Killing Veerappan; after which he got his break as the writer in 2017 for Sarkar 3.[7] [8] Ram Gopal Varma then went on to adapt P. Jaya Kumar's literary works namely Meri Beti Sunny Leone Banna Chaahti Hain and God, Sex and Truth. He worked as an executive script consultant for Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy starring Chiranjeevi, Amitabh Bachchan and Vijay Sethupathi.[9] [10]

Filmography

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2016Killing VeerappanCreative consultant
VangaveetiCreative consultant
2017Sarkar 3Screenplay Writer
Meri Beti Sunny Leone Banna Chaahti HaiStory, Screenplay
God, Sex and TruthStory and Dialogues from his novel
2018OfficerStory, Screenplay
2019Sye Raa Narasimha ReddyExecutive script consultant
2021The Director[11] Director and writerYet to be released

Lawsuit

P. Jaya Kumar filed a lawsuit against Ram Gopal Varma in a civil court in India for plagiarizing and distorting his literary work and making an obscene film named God, Sex and Truth.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Following his lawsuit of copyright claim, the trailer of God, Sex and Truth was taken down by Youtube.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jonnalagedda. Pranita. 19 May 2017. Exclusive: Sarkar 3 writer gave love letter to Big B after he praises his script. 2021-12-14. Deccan Chronicle. en.
  2. News: Sripada. Krishna. 17 May 2017. A rebel in mind and spirit. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-12-14. 0971-751X.
  3. Web site: P. Jaya Kumar. 2021-12-14. www.goodreads.com.
  4. Web site: P. Jaya Kumar. 2021-12-14. IMDb.
  5. Web site: God, Sex and Truth: Ram Gopal Varma's film is bare show for Mia Malkova. https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072853/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood/040218/bare-for-the-screen.html. dead. 5 February 2018. 2022-02-15. Deccan Chronicle.
  6. Web site: Vardhan. Akhilesh. Meet The Talented Guy From Kadapa, Who Wooed RGV To Become The Co-Writer of Sarkaar-3!. 2022-02-15. Chai Bisket. en-US.
  7. Web site: 11 May 2017. మనసు దోచావ్‌ అన్నారు!. 2022-02-15. Sakshi. te.
  8. Web site: Trailer Review – Sarkar 3. 2022-02-15. India Forums. en.
  9. Web site: Khelo. 2021-12-15. kheloapp.com.
  10. Web site: P. Jaya Kumar. 2021-12-15. IMDb. en.
  11. Web site: 28 February 2018. Ready to talk to Nagarjuna sir: 'The Director' man Jaya Kumar – Kannada News. 2021-12-14. IndiaGlitz.com.
  12. Web site: 17 January 2018. Sarkar 3 writer accuses RGV of plagiarising God, Sex and Truth script. 2021-12-14. Hindustan Times. en.
  13. Web site: Krishna. 17 January 2018. T360 Exclusive – RGV accused of plagiarizing GST script. 2021-12-14. Telugu360.com. en-US.
  14. Web site: YouTube takes down RGV’s GST following complaint from Jaya Kumar; scriptwriter says it vindicates his stand against RGV – Times of India. 2021-12-14. The Times of India. en.
  15. Web site: RGV stole my story yet again: Jaya Kumar – Times of India. 2022-02-15. The Times of India. en.
  16. Web site: 30 January 2018. Are Bollywood Movies Courting Controversy For Publicity?. 2022-02-15. iDiva. en-IN.