V. I. S. Jayapalan

V. I. S. Jayapalan
Born (1944-12-13) 13 December 1944
Uduvil, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
OccupationsWriter, political commentator, actor
Years active1978–present

V. I. S. Jayapalan is a Sri Lankan-Norwegian writer, political commentator and actor who has appeared in Indian films, mainly in Tamil cinema. He made his acting debut in Vetrimaaran's Aadukalam (2011) and won a National Film Award for his portrayal.[1]

Career

Jayapalan was born in Uduvil, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He began writing in the 1970s while studying at the University of Jaffna and published his first anthology in 1986. He graduated with a degree in Economics from the university, while also leading the student union.[2] Since then he has published at least 12 anthologies of poetry and short fiction. As the Sri Lankan Civil War escalated, he fled to Oslo, Norway in 1988 and since then he has been living in Norway as a Norwegian citizen - travelling to the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu to continue his art and literary work.[3] In 1995, he was awarded the best immigrant writer by the Norwegian Writers’ Association, with poetry being translated into English, Norwegian as well as Sinhala. In 2009, some of his poems were translated into English and published as a book in Canada - named 'Wilting Laughter’ - along with selected poems of R. Cheran and Puthuvai Raththinathurai.

Through his friendship with film maker Balu Mahendra, he was introduced to Vetrimaaran who was keen on casting Jayapalan in his film Aadukalam (2011).[4] After accepting the offer, he worked alongside an ensemble cast including actor Dhanush, with the film releasing to a positive response at the box office in January 2011. Critics lauded his performance as the local cock fighting team's patriarch, Pettaikaran, with Sify.com labelling him as a "revelation" and Behindwoods writing that with the "right kind of expressions and body language, he demonstrates a new type of villainy".[5][6] He went on to win a special jury award at the National Film Awards in 2011, as well as garnering nominations at the Filmfare and Vijay Awards.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2011AadukalamPettaikaranNational Film Award – Special Jury Award
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Villain
Vellore MaavattamMinister
2013Pandiya NaaduRavi's advisor
AttahasaPeriyavarKannada film
2014JillaPeriyavar
Naan Sigappu ManithanKottaiperumal
MadrasKrishnappan
2015Touring TalkiesPresidentAnthology film; segment Selvi 5am Vaguppu
Indru Netru NaalaiMarthandam
49-OMLA Boominathan
2016Peigal JaakkirathaiSaravanan's grandfather
Aranmanai 2Namboothiri
ThirunaalDurai
2017Valla Desam
2019Kuthoosi
2020Dhowalath
2022Veeramae Vaagai SoodumNedunchezhiyan's father
YaanaiSamuthiram[7]
BuffoonChief Minister
AdithattuDinkanMalayalam film
2023Meippada SeiGaja
2024SirTBA

See also

References

  1. ↑ Karthik Subramanian (29 January 2011). "From the arena of life". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Pathirana, Saroj (14 June 2006). "South Asia | Tamil poet's plea for peace". BBC News. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Award-winning Tamil poet Jayapalan arrested in Sri Lanka's North". Jdslanka.org. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Sreedhar Pillai (21 February 2011). "India is my cultural homeland: Jayabalan". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Aadukalam Movie Review - Tamil Movie Aadukalam Movie Review". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Movie Review : Aadukalam-Review". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Yaanai - Official Trailer | Hari | Arun Vijay | Priya Bhavani Shankar | GV Prakash | Drumsticks, 30 May 2022, retrieved 31 May 2022
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