Jai Sampath
Birthday: Born in 1985-04-06 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Deathday: Alive
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.
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லேபிள்
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An attempt for justice gets squashed when forced to take an unjust path. Will an aspiring judge stand his moral ground despite the identity forced upon him?...
Triples
Character: Ram Kumar
Three friends set out to Goa to deal with a major problem that threatens to ruin their business, and lives. A loan shark, a politician who is on the lookout for his daughter, an ex-wife and a current girlfriend make their journey adventurous....
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Veerapandiyapuram
Character: Siva
An orphan murders his girlfriend's father and his brothers. What made him seek out this bloody revenge?...
Annapoorani
Character: Farhan
A young girl from a conservative family aspires to become the best cook in India....
Yenni Thuniga
Character: Kathir
A young man goes after a gang that had shot his fiancée while robbing a jewellery store, where a minister has stashed some valuable diamonds that actually belong to a gangster in the US....
Bagavathi
Character: Guna
Bagavathi, a tea vendor, has big dreams for his younger brother, Guna. However, when Guna's girlfriend's father kills him, Bagavathi must fight to protect Guna's unborn child....
Pattampoochi
Character: Sudhakar
A murder convict facing a death sentence confesses that he is actually behind a series of unsolved murders. Can a cop with PTSD prove that he is actually telling the truth and keep his loved ones alive?...
Goa
Character: Vinayakam Manikkam
Three young men, who always get into trouble in their village, dream of an effortless life. For this, they run away to Goa in the hope of finding and getting married to rich foreign women....
Ghosty
Character: Special Appearance
An inspector embarks on a mission to track down a gangster who was once in her father's custody several decades ago. However, her quest leads to a string of absurd events that not only jeopardise her mission but also put her life in danger....
Theera Kaadhal
Character: Gautham
Two ex-lovers meet after a long time and their romance gets rekindled briefly. Though they ensure that their newly-found love shouldn't affect their respective families, one of them believes they are meant to be together, leaves the life of other in trouble....
Kanimozhi
Character: Rajesh
The film is based on the philosophy that dreams will be fulfilled, presenting Jai as having a fetish for writing a diary, while changing things that go wrong in his life to have a happy ending. He comes across a pretty girl, played by Shazahn Padamsee, who he is intimidated by and cannot build up the courage to tell her his true feelings. Meanwhile, Vijay Vasanth also takes a liking to her and uses a different method to convey his feelings. Whom the girl falls for forms the crux of the story....
Chennai 600028
Character: Raghuvaran 'Raghu'
The Sharks team never wins the local cricket tournament. However, things take a turn when Raghu, a player from the opposition team, decides to join them....
Subramaniapuram
Character: Azhagar
In 1980, five friends live a carefree life in Madurai until they commit a near-perfect crime but do not manage to get away with it....
Arjunan Kadhali
Character:
Arjunan Kadhali crux of the movie is love and the lovers who strive hard to succeed against the orthodox old generation. The story also deals with the influence love on basic pillar of relationships. Does love happens at first sight or not? Will the lovers adhere to their decisions against parents? How will they face crisis when people of their own society turn their back on them all because of love?...
Aval Peyar Tamilarasi
Character: Jyothi Murugan
Thamizharasi is the granddaughter of a puppeteer, who develops feelings for Jyothi, the grandson of a rich landlord. However, Thamizharasi's life turns upside down when Jyothi rapes her....
Vamanan
Character: Anand
Anand, an aspiring actor who watches people for material, takes an interest in a thief, who takes him under his wing. But when a woman is murdered and Anand is blamed, he realizes that he has been framed....
Engeyum Eppodhum
Character: Kathiresan
Amudha, a village girl visiting Chennai for the first time, falls in love with Gautham, a stranger, who shows her around the city. Kathiresan, a metal worker, is infatuated by Manimegalai, a nurse....
Adhe Neram Adhe Idam
Character: Karthik
Adhe Neram Adhe Idam is a romantic based movie in which Jay is searching a suitable job after completing his education but Viji is still a college student. Love crosses their path and what it does to both their lives forms the central plot of the film....
Kuttram Kuttrame
Character: Eswaran
Kokila, a village girl and grieving mother, commits suicide and the investigation for this crime falls on two police officers, Nattraayan and Retired DSP Muthukaruppan....
Raja Rani
Character: Surya
John (Arya) and Regina (Nayanthara) are forced into wedlock against their wishes. Both undergo a rough patch initially in their marriage as they are not able to get over their past romances. Prior to their marriage, Regina was in love with Surya (Jai), while John romanced Keerthana (Nazriya). What leads to the Arya-Nayanthara wedding? How they forget their romantic past and finally come together forms the rest of the story....
Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham
Character: Ramarajan
A comic fantasy about four men. As the name suggests, it is a modern-day spin on more than one mythological Tamil films from the mid 60s....
Coffee With Kadhal
Character: Kathir
Kathir's wedding brings together his two brothers and their reunion causes them to have second thoughts about their current love lives. Will each of them end up with who they want to be with?...
Vadacurry
Character: Sathish
Satish, a newly appointed medical representative, who is basically a family man, living with his brother an auto-rickshaw driver. Sathish is always embarrassed about his mobile phone, and much to his delight picks up a phone which is left carelessly by its owner at a tea shop. The mobile phone gets him into trouble and his carefree life with girlfriend Naveena turns upside down....
Thirumanam Enum Nikkah
Character: Vijayraghavan Chari/Abu Bakr
Raghavan and Priya fall in love during a train journey, but both believe that the other is a Muslim and start pretending to be of the same religion. What happens when they realize the truth?...
Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum
Character: Tamilselvan
A criminal group wants to stop a courier that has damning evidence against them from reaching the hands of an activist, but they underestimate the young man who has to deliver the package...
Karuppar Nagaram
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Valiyavan
Character: Vinod
Subhiksha tells Vinod, the guy who is wooing her, that she will say 'yes' to him if he beats up an international boxer. Why does she say so, and what does the boxer have to do with Vinod?...
Vaalu
Character: Cameo
Sharp (Simbu), a happy-go-lucky guy, loves Priya (Hansika), a college student, but later learns that she is enagaged to Anbu ( Aditya), a businessman-gangster. Priya wants them to remain friends and Sharp agrees, all the while scheming to make her fall in love with him....
Pugazh
Character: Pugazh
Pugazh, a young man, fights against a corrupt politician who wants to acquire the playground of his area, which he and his friends use for sports activities....
Idhu Namma Aalu
Character: Surya, Mylaa's relative (guest appearance)
An eternal romantic falls in love with the girl his father has decided to get him married to, but will his past love affair prove to be a problem?...
Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae
Character: Cameo Appearance
A young man who wants to own a house buys a mansion and moves into it with his extended family not knowing that there is a ghost in the place....
Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
Character: Raghu
The Chennai Sharks XI team goes to Theni for the marriage of their teammate Ragu, and get into a tiff with the local team that becomes a threat to the wedding....
Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal
Character: Krishna
After his girlfriend breaks up with him, a guy tells his friends that he’s going to commit suicide and goes missing. Thus begins a nightmare for the friends...
Balloon
Character: Charlie The Clown/Jeeva (Jeevanandham)
A filmmaker goes to check out a haunted house in Ooty to seek inspiration for a horror film, not realising that the place has a connection with his past....
Party
Character: "Zero Error" Charlie
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Kalakalappu 2
Character: Raghu
An ex-minister tries to get back a laptop containing the details about his corrupt wealth , but his auditor blackmails him for money. Meanwhile, three young men, with their own problems, get involved in this....
Biriyani
Character: Jai Kanth
The desire for biryani after drinks lands two friends in an endless frenzy as they get framed for a kidnapping and go on the run....
Jarugandi
Character: Sathya
An ambitious youngster lands in trouble after making forged documents to earn money. A cop promises to let him go if he coughs up a huge sum, but the guy ends up kidnapping a girl, which makes things worse....
Neeya 2
Character: Sarva & Vikram Adithya
A shape-shifting snake-woman, who is in search of her lover, who she lost two decades ago, sets out to win his love again....
Madura Raja
Character: Chinnan, Maniyannan's Son
When an illegal hooch baron's reign of terror troubles an entire village, the people turn to the only man who can save them: Raja, the flamboyant don with a heart of gold....
Capmaari
Character: Vijay
Vijay, a software engineer happens to share a coach with Jenny where they share beers, then one thing leads to another and they get physically close. They meet after some years and decide to get married. While everything seems to be smooth, Vijay’s colleague Varsha enters their home pregnant claiming Vijay is the father of the child....