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).
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.
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" and "Mankatha". He also appeared in Pandiraj's "Marina".
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".