J. D.–Jerry
{{Short description|Indian filmmaking duo}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = J. D.–Jerry
| image = Joseph D'Samy (JD) and Jerald Arockiam (JERY).jpg
| caption = J. D. (left) and Jerry (right)
| birth_name =
| birth_date = Joseph D. Sami
{{birth date and age|1964|7|31}}{{cite web |url=http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=643 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031151230/http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=643 |title=Joseph D Sami alias JD |archive-date=31 October 2012 |publisher=Tamilnadu Film Director's Association (TANTIS)}}
Jerald Arockiam
{{birth date and age|1964|6|1}}{{cite web |url=http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=638 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031113505/http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=638 |title=Jerald alias Jerry |archive-date=31 October 2012 |publisher=Tamilnadu Film Director's Association (TANTIS)}}
| birth_place = Tamil Nadu, India
| death_date =
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| occupation = Filmmakers
| years_active = 1997–present
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| website = {{URL|jdjery.com}}
}}
Joseph D. Sami and Jerald Arockiam, collectively known as J. D.–Jerry, are an Indian filmmaking duo, who work predominantly in Tamil cinema.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/jul/05ulla.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20000608011800/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/jul/05ulla.htm |archive-date = 8 June 2000 |url-status=live |title=AB's babies |website=Rediff On The Net}}
Career
Their first film as directors was Ullaasam (1997), a romantic action movie, which had Ajith Kumar and Vikram in the lead roles and produced by Amitabh Bachchan.{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. N. |date=9 June 1997 |title=A love story for the young crowd |pages=Arts 4 |work=New Straits Times |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XC1PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eiEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4183%2C1219434 |access-date=24 August 2023}}{{cbignore}} The duo made an animation feature film Pandavas: The Five Warriors (2000). The movie adapted from Mahabharata, an Indian epic and went on to claim the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English.{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf|title=48th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=13 March 2012}} They have directed their next movie Whistle (2003), was their next directorial in the horror genre with a cast of then new faces.{{cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=4 July 2003 |title=Whistle |newspaper=The Hindu |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/07/04/stories/2003070401120200.htm |url-status=usurped |accessdate=11 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109170000/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/07/04/stories/2003070401120200.htm |archive-date=9 January 2012}}
They have directed television serials.{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/may-06-03/19-05-06-jd-jerry.html|title=JD-Jerry, the duo's script for an English movie!|date=19 May 2006|work=BehindWoods|accessdate=14 May 2010}} The duo subsequently next worked as assistant directors to Shankar in Sivaji (2007), helping with story discussion.{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/jdjerry-in-shankars-team-tamil-news-17588|title=JDJerry in Shankars team|publisher=|access-date=20 August 2014|archive-date=31 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231105745/http://www.indiaglitz.com/jdjerry-in-shankars-team-tamil-news-17588|url-status=dead}}
Their latest movie The Legend (2022), is a science fiction action film.{{cite web|url= https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/jul/28/the-legend-movie-review-saravananvanity-project-is-more-a-vibe-than-a-film-harris-jayaraj-jd-jerry-33147.html|title= The Legend Movie Review: Saravanan's vanity project is more a vibe than a film|website= Cinema Express|access-date= 28 July 2022|archive-date= 28 July 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220728151515/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/jul/28/the-legend-movie-review-saravananvanity-project-is-more-a-vibe-than-a-film-harris-jayaraj-jd-jerry-33147.html|url-status= live}}
Filmography
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|11226131|J. D.}}
- {{IMDb name|1504071|Jerry}}
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Category:Indian filmmaking duos
Category:Film directors from Tamil Nadu
Category:20th-century Indian people