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

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Career

Their first film as directors was ''

Ullaasam ''Ullaasam'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed and co-written by the duo J. D.–Jerry and produced by Amitabh Bachchan. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Vikram and Maheswari with Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam an ...

'' (1997), a romantic action movie, which had

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and Vikram in the lead roles and produced by

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. The duo made an animation feature film '' Pandavas: The Five Warriors'' (2000). The movie adapted from

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, an Indian epic and went on to claim the

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. They have directed their next movie ''

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'' (2003), was their next directorial in the horror genre with a cast of then new faces. They have directed television serials. The duo subsequently next worked as assistant directors to Shankar in ''

Sivaji Sontineni Sivaji (born 30 June 1971), is an Indian actor and voice actor who works in Telugu cinema. He had won the Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for '' Dil''. His notable performances include ''Missamma'' (2003), '' Adirindayya Chan ...

'' (2007), helping with story discussion. Their latest movie '' The Legend'' (2022), is a science fiction action film.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:J. D. - Jerry Tamil film directors Living people Indian filmmaking duos Film directors from Tamil Nadu 20th-century Indian people Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu Year of birth missing (living people)