J. D.–Jerry

Joseph D. Sami and Jerald Arockiam, collectively known as J. D.–Jerry, are an Indian filmmaking duo, who work predominantly in Tamil cinema.^[3]

J. D.–Jerry
J. D. (left) and Jerry (right)
Born	Joseph D. Sami (1964-03-31) March 31, 1964 (age 60)[1] Jerald Arockiam (1964-12-22) December 22, 1964 (age 59)[2] Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Filmmakers
Years active	1997–present
Website	jdjery.com

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.^[4] 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.^[5] They have directed their next movie Whistle (2003), was their next directorial in the horror genre with a cast of then new faces.^[6]

They have directed television serials.^[7] The duo subsequently next worked as assistant directors to Shankar in Sivaji (2007), helping with story discussion.^[8]

Their latest movie The Legend (2022), is a science fiction action film.^[9]

Filmography

List of J. D.–Jerry film credits

Year	Film	Director	Actor	Notes
1997	Ullaasam	✔️	-	[10]
2000	Pandavas: The Five Warriors	Creative directors	-	credited as J.D.–Jery[11]
2003	Whistle	✔️	-
2013	Paradesi	-	Jerry
2022	The Legend	✔️	-	[9]

References

1. "Joseph D Sami alias JD". Tamilnadu Film Director's Association (TANTIS). Archived from the original on 31 October 2012.
2. "Jerald alias Jerry". Tamilnadu Film Director's Association (TANTIS). Archived from the original on 31 October 2012.
3. "AB's babies". Rediff On The Net. Archived from the original on 8 June 2000.
4. Vijiyan, K. N. (9 June 1997). "A love story for the young crowd". New Straits Times. pp. Arts 4. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
5. "48th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
6. Rangarajan, Malathi (4 July 2003). "Whistle". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
7. "JD-Jerry, the duo's script for an English movie!". BehindWoods. 19 May 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
8. "JDJerry in Shankars team". Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
9. "The Legend Movie Review: Saravanan's vanity project is more a vibe than a film". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
10. உல்லாசமாக வலம் வந்த அஜித் - விக்ரம் பட ஸ்டில்!. Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
11. Ashok Kumar, S. R. (29 December 2000). "Film Review: Pandavas-The Five Warriors". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.

External links

• J. D. at IMDb
• Jerry at IMDb