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Yog Japee | |
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| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
Yog Japee is an Indian actor who has appeared in character roles. He made his breakthrough playing the supporting role of Ranjith in Billa (2007), before playing a role of a police officer in Soodhu Kavvum (2013) and a negative role in Abrahaminte Santhathikal (2018). He has also acted in a few Telugu and Malayalam films.
He has worked often in Gautham Vasudev Menon's police films, and as Ranjith in the Billa film series. He also won positive reviews for his work in Soodhu Kavvum . He made his first appearance in a Malayalam film in 7th Day (2014). [1]
Japee is the founder of Chennai-based theatre company Theatre Y, and has worked various colleges and schools in India and with international clients such as the British Council and the United Nations His work focuses on theatre training with children and mainstreaming theatre into education, as a tool for social awareness and development. Theatre Y strives towards a larger intervention of arts and culture in the education curriculum. Japee is a recipient of the international Fellowship on the Chevening-Clore Leadership Programme for Cultural Leaders for 2012–13, one among four scholars selected worldwide for this scholarship. [2]
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kaakha Kaakha | Sethu | |
| 2005 | Arinthum Ariyamalum | Mani | |
| 2006 | Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu | Arun | |
| 2007 | Billa | Ranjith | |
| 2009 | Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru | John | |
| Naan Avanillai 2 | Nisha's customer | ||
| 2010 | Aasal | Advocate | |
| 2012 | Billa II | Ranjith | |
| 2013 | Soodhu Kavvum | Brahma | Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Villain |
| 2014 | Arima Nambi | DGP Arulraj | |
| 2015 | Kaaki Sattai | Dr. Devasagayam | |
| Enakkul Oruvan | Gunman | ||
| 2016 | Jumbulingam 3D | ||
| Sadhuram 2 | Vasudevan | ||
| 2017 | Ennodu Vilayadu | Sharma | |
| Kanavu Variyam | Gopi | ||
| Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay | Janaki Raman | ||
| Pannam Pathinonnum Seyum | Gajapathy | ||
| 2018 | Pattinapakkam | Sathya | |
| 2019 | Podhu Nalan Karudhi | Uthiram | |
| K.D. | Easan | ||
| 2020 | Dhowalath | ||
| 2021 | Naduvan | Police inspector | |
| 2022 | Battery | Rathnam | |
| Kanam | Michael Roy | ||
| Ponniyin Selvan: I | Karuthiruman | ||
| Sardar | Chandramohan | ||
| Yuddha Kaandam | Inspector | ||
| 2023 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | Karuthiruman | |
| 800 | Chandra Schaffter |
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Gharshana | Das | Telugu | |
| 2014 | 7th Day | Charlie | Malayalam | |
| 2015 | Gaddam Gang | Gabbar Singh | Telugu | |
| Dynamite | Police Commissioner Arunraj | |||
| X: Past Is Present | Aunty's husband | Hindi | ||
| 2016 | Inspector Dawood Ibrahim | Don Akbar Ali | Malayalam | |
| 2018 | Abrahaminte Santhathikal | Commissioner Narayana Sethupathi IPS | ||
| 2022 | Oke Oka Jeevitham | Michael Roy | Telugu | |
| 2023 | Neymar | Gabri | Malayalam | [3] |
Billa is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Vishnuvardhan. It is a remake of the 1980 film of the same name starring Rajnikanth, which itself is a remake of 1978 Hindi film Don, starring Amithabh Bachchan. The film stars Ajith Kumar who plays a double role as an underworld don and his friendly look-alike alongside Nayanthara and Namitha, while Prabhu, Rahman, Adithya Menon, and Santhanam playing supporting roles. It is produced by L. Suresh and Abdurrahman M while featuring a score and soundtrack by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Nirav Shah and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad.
The Vijay for Best Villain is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil (Kollywood) films.
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Billa II is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action film directed and co-written by Chakri Toleti. It is a prequel to Billa and the film was set at the ending of late 1990s. The story focuses on how David Billa, an ordinary man from the coastal regions of Sri Lanka, becomes a dreaded underworld don. The film stars Ajith Kumar reprising the role of the titular character, leading an ensemble cast including Vidyut Jammwal, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah, Yog Japee, Rohit Khurana, Manoj K. Jayan, Sudhanshu Pandey, Dinesh Lamba, Krishna Kumar, Sricharan, Janaki Sabesh, Madhusudhan Rao and Rahman. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while R. D. Rajasekhar handled the cinematography and Suresh Urs worked as the editor.
Sanchita Shetty is an Indian actress, who has appeared predominantly in Tamil and Kannada films. She is known for her breakthrough role as the female lead role in Soodhu Kavvum (2013).
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