Jai Sampath

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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Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham (2013)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. Chandru
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Nivetha Thomas  •  Sathyan Sivakumar  •  VTV Ganesh

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. Chandru
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Nivetha Thomas  •  Sathyan Sivakumar  •  VTV Ganesh

Raja Rani (2013)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atlee
CAST:  Arya  •  Nayanthara  •  Jai Sampath  •  Nazriya Nazim Fahadh

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atlee
CAST:  Arya  •  Nayanthara  •  Jai Sampath  •  Nazriya Nazim Fahadh

Biriyani (2013)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Venkat Prabhu
CAST:  Karthi  •  Hansika Motwani  •  Premji Amaran  •  Ramki

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Venkat Prabhu
CAST:  Karthi  •  Hansika Motwani  •  Premji Amaran  •  Ramki

Engeyum Eppodhum (2011)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. Saravanan
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Anjali  •  Sharwanand  •  Ananya

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. Saravanan
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Anjali  •  Sharwanand  •  Ananya

Goa (2010)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Venkat Prabhu
CAST:  Vaibhav Reddy  •  Premji Amaran  •  Jai Sampath  •  Sampath Raj

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Venkat Prabhu
CAST:  Vaibhav Reddy  •  Premji Amaran  •  Jai Sampath  •  Sampath Raj

Aval Peyar Tamilarasi (2010)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Meera Kathiravan
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Manochitra  •  Ganja Karuppu  •  Vidhya Pradeep

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Meera Kathiravan
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Manochitra  •  Ganja Karuppu  •  Vidhya Pradeep

Vamanan (2009)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  I. Mueenuddin Ahmed
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Priya Anand  •  Raai Laxmi  •  Santhanam

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  I. Mueenuddin Ahmed
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Priya Anand  •  Raai Laxmi  •  Santhanam

Subramaniapuram (2008)

In 2008, a man is stabbed by a hooded figure just as he is released from prison. 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. Sasikumar
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  M. Sasikumar  •  Swathi Reddy  •  Ganja Karuppu

In 2008, a man is stabbed by a hooded figure just as he is released from prison. 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. Sasikumar
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  M. Sasikumar  •  Swathi Reddy  •  Ganja Karuppu

Bagavathi (2002)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Venkatesh
CAST:  Vijay  •  Vadivelu  •  Ashish Vidhyarthi  •  Ponnambalam

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Venkatesh
CAST:  Vijay  •  Vadivelu  •  Ashish Vidhyarthi  •  Ponnambalam

Vadacurry (2014)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saravana Rajan
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Swathi Reddy  •  Balaji Patturaj  •  Aruldoss

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saravana Rajan
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Swathi Reddy  •  Balaji Patturaj  •  Aruldoss

Thirumanam Enum Nikkah (2014)

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?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anis Abbas
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Nazriya Nazim Fahadh  •  Pandiarajan  •  Jamal

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?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anis Abbas
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Nazriya Nazim Fahadh  •  Pandiarajan  •  Jamal

Vaalu (2015)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vijay Chandar
CAST:  Silambarasan  •  Hansika Motwani  •  Santhanam  •  VTV Ganesh

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vijay Chandar
CAST:  Silambarasan  •  Hansika Motwani  •  Santhanam  •  VTV Ganesh

Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal (2017)

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  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahendran Rajamani
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Pranitha Subhash  •  Karunakaran  •  Kaali Venkat

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  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahendran Rajamani
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Pranitha Subhash  •  Karunakaran  •  Kaali Venkat

Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings (2016)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Venkat Prabhu
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Shiva  •  Premji Amaran  •  Nithin Sathya

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Venkat Prabhu
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Shiva  •  Premji Amaran  •  Nithin Sathya

Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum (2016)

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  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prem Sai
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Yami Gautam  •  Santhanam  •  VTV Ganesh

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  (more)

DIRECTION:  Prem Sai
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Yami Gautam  •  Santhanam  •  VTV Ganesh

Idhu Namma Aalu (2016)

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?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pandiraj
CAST:  Silambarasan  •  Nayanthara  •  Andrea Jeremiah  •  Soori

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?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pandiraj
CAST:  Silambarasan  •  Nayanthara  •  Andrea Jeremiah  •  Soori

Pugazh (2016)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manimaran
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Surbhi  •  Karunas  •  Balaji Patturaj

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manimaran
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Surbhi  •  Karunas  •  Balaji Patturaj

Valiyavan (2015)

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?  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. Saravanan
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Andrea Jeremiah  •  N. Azhagamperumal  •  Anupama Kumar

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?  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. Saravanan
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Andrea Jeremiah  •  N. Azhagamperumal  •  Anupama Kumar

Kanimozhi (2010)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. S. Sripathy
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Shazahn Padamsee  •  Vijay Vasanth  •  Ranga

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. S. Sripathy
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Shazahn Padamsee  •  Vijay Vasanth  •  Ranga

Adhe Neram Adhe Idam (2009)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  M.Prabhu
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan  •  Rahul Madhav  •  Nizhalgal Ravi

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  M.Prabhu
CAST:  Jai Sampath  •  Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan  •  Rahul Madhav  •  Nizhalgal Ravi
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