Person Details
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Aliases: Jai
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Movie Involvements: 18
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Jai Sampath known mononymously as Jai, is an Indian actor working in Tamil films. Nephew of music composer Deva, Jai had worked as a keyboardist in films and had made his acting debut in a supporting role in Bagavathi (2002). In 2007, he successfully auditioned for a leading role in Venkat Prabhu's sports film Chennai 600028. The film emerged as a cult classic, as did his next role of an unemployed 1980s Madurai lad in Sasikumar's Subramaniapuram (2008). Jai subsequently garnered praise for diverse roles, including a villager on holiday in Goa (2010), a timid working factory worker in Engaeyum Eppothum (2011) and a customer care executive in the romantic drama Raja Rani (2013), which became his biggest commercial success.
Most Famous Work
Bagavathi
(2002) GunaEngeyum Eppodhum
(2011) KathiresanNeeya 2
(2019) Sarva & Vikram AdithyaBalloon
(2017) Charlie The Clown/Jeeva (Jeevanandham)Subramaniapuram
(2008) AzhagarKuttram Kuttrame
(2022) EswaranAval Peyar Tamilarasi
(2010) Jyothi MuruganVeerapandiyapuram
(2022) SivaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Gautham | ||
| Special Appearance | ||
| 2022 | Kathir | |
| N/A | ||
| Sudhakar | ||
| Eswaran | ||
| Siva | ||
| 2020 | Ram Kumar | |
| 2019 | Vijay | |
| Sarva & Vikram Adithya | ||
| Chinnan, Maniyannan's Son | ||
| 2018 | N/A | |
| Raghu | ||
| 2017 | Charlie The Clown/Jeeva (Jeevanandham) | |
| Cameo Appearance | ||
| Krishna | ||
| 2016 | Raghu | |
| Tamilselvan | ||
| Surya, Mylaa's relative (guest appearance) | ||
| Pugazh | ||
| 2015 | Cameo | |
| Vinod | ||
| 2014 | Vijayraghavan Chari/Abu Bakr | |
| Sathish | ||
| 2013 | Jai Kanth | |
| Ramarajan | ||
| Surya | ||
| 2011 | Kathiresan | |
| 2010 | Rajesh | |
| Jyothi Murugan | ||
| Vinayakam Manikkam | ||
| 2009 | Karthik | |
| Anand | ||
| 2008 | Azhagar | |
| 2007 | Raghuvaran 'Raghu' | |
| 2006 | N/A | |
| 2005 | N/A | |
| 2002 | Guna | |
| "Zero Error" Charlie | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Original Music Composer | |
| Original Music Composer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |