Jai Akash
Jai Akash | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Satish Nageswaran 18 March 1981 |
| Other names | Akash |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Director |
| Years active | 1999 - Present |
| Spouse | Nisha |
Sathish Nageswaran, known by his stage name Jai Akash, is a popular Sri Lankan-Indian Tamil actor from London, who mainly acts in Tamil and Telugu films. He has appeared in a few Kannada and Hindi films as well.[1]
Career
Jai Akash, a Tamilian of Sri Lankan origin settled in London, sent his modelling photographs to the "Star Search" service run by Suhasini's entertainment portal website TamilTalkies.com during the late 1990s. K. Balachander when casting a new actor to portray a small role in Rojavanam (1999), used the "Star Search" platform and selected Akash to be in the film.[2]
Jai Akash began his career with . His first film in Telugu, Anandam, was directed by Sreenu Vaitla and produced by Ramoji Rao. He acted in four Telugu films, before he returned to Tamil and played the lead in Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu (2003) opposite Neha, which was a remake of Anandam, also produced by Ramoji Rao. In 2004, he teamed up with Sreenu Vaitla again in Anandamanandamaye. He also starred six Tamil films between 2004 and 2005 Ramakrishna, Kicha Vayasu 16, Gurudeva, Sevvel, Amudhey and Kaatrullavarai. That year, he also starred in eight Tamil films, but the films either remained unreleased or had a delayed release and went on become commercial failures and his career was dubbed "jinxed".[3][4] Furthermore during the initial stage of his career, several films were announced but discontinued including Onnum Onnum Naalu co-starring Mallika and Fair and Lovely alongside Madhumitha.[5]
Jai Akash returned to the Telugu film industry and acted in three films produced by Mega Super Good Films Andala Ramudu (2006), Nava Vasantham (2007) and Gorintaku (2008).
In 2013, Akash starred in the film Anandam Arambam, the sequel to Anandam.[6][7] In 2016, he bought the distribution rights of a low-budget film called Oruthal.[8] In January 2017, he began work on a film titled Aama Naan Porukkithaan, where he would appear in five different roles.[9]
In Telugu, his next film are Donga Prema followed in Tamil, Oruthal (2016), Aama Naan Porukkithan (2017) and Chennai 2 Bangkok (2019).
Controversy
In 2005, Jai Akash's Guru Deva released and Akash was appreciated for his acting, but the film didn't become a commercial success. The Telugu dubbed version of the film, Guru, also failed with Muppa Ankanna Rao, the executive producer of the version, failing to promote the film. Akash complained at the producer council, that his film was killed by the producer purposely.
In 2009, Jai Akash filed a complaint to the Nadigar Sangam against actress Sunaina for not giving dates to complete his film "Madhan". He brought Sunaina from Telugu film industry as a new comer to Tamil film industry and allowed her to act in "Kadhazhil Vizunthen", while she was on his contract, but Sunaina demanded more payment after the success of her film.[10] Denying such reports, Jai Akash complained that Sunaina doesn't have any gratitude as he is the one that introduced her into the Tamil film industry and that he allowed her to act in Kadhalil Vizhunthen (2008) when she was in his contract. But, after the film became hit, she is not giving him dates to finish his film.[11]
Filmography
- Films
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Rojavanam | Siva | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Penngal | Bharath Nageswaran | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Ramma Chilakamma | Telugu | ||
| Anandam | Kiran | Telugu | ||
| 2002 | Roja Kootam | Sriram | Tamil | |
| Neetho Cheppalani | Balu | Telugu | ||
| Manasutho | Kanishk | Telugu | ||
| 2003 | Hitech Students | Akash | Telugu | |
| Pilisthe Palukutha | Ajay | Telugu | ||
| Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu | Sibi | Tamil | ||
| Vasantham | Michael | Telugu | ||
| Three Roses | Akash | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| 2004 | Anandamanandamaye | Kiran | Telugu | |
| Ramakrishna | Ramakrishna | Tamil | ||
| 2005 | Kicha Vayasu 16 | Krishnamoorthy | Tamil | |
| Gurudeva | Guru | Tamil | ||
| Sevvel | Sevvel | Tamil | ||
| Amudhey | Dhinakar | Tamil | ||
| Kaatrullavarai | Bala | Tamil | ||
| 2006 | Andala Ramudu | Raghu | Telugu | |
| 2007 | Jambada Hudugi | Kannada | ||
| Nava Vasantham | Prasad | Telugu | ||
| Dhee | Ajay | Telugu | ||
| 2008 | Gorintaku | Akash | Telugu | |
| 2009 | Adada Enna Azhagu | Vasan | Tamil | |
| Sweet Heart | Raja | Telugu | ||
| 2010 | Namo Venkatesa | Ajay | Telugu | |
| Vandae Maatharam | Ashok | Malayalam Tamil |
||
| 2011 | Lady Bruce Lee | Telugu | ||
| Ayudha Porattam | Jai / Leader | Tamil | dual role; also director | |
| Othigai | Suriya | Tamil | ||
| Kadhalan Kadhali | Tamil | also director | ||
| 2012 | Madhan | Tamil | also director | |
| Yuganiki Okka Premikudu | Gautam | Telugu | also director | |
| 2013 | Win | Arya | Telugu | also in Tamil |
| Mr. Rajesh | Seven Characters | Telugu | also director | |
| Aa Iddaru | Subash | Telugu | also director | |
| Ek Tha Main | Sanjeev | 6 Languages | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and English | |
| 2014 | Kadhalukku Kanillai | Tamil | ||
| Donga Prema | Telugu | |||
| 2016 | Oruthal | Tamil | ||
| 2017 | Aama Naan Porukkithan | Tamil | ||
| 2019 | Chennai 2 Bangkok | Jai Akash | Tamil | Also choreographer |
- Television
| Year | Series | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - present | Neethane Enthan Ponvasantham | Suryaprakash | Tamil | Zee Tamil |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result[12] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Cinema Express Awards | Best Actor | Anandam | Won[13] |
| 2002 | Vamsi Film Awards | Best New Actor | Anandam | Won |
| 2002 | NTR film Awards | Best Actor | Anandam | Won |
| 2002 | Andhra Cine Awards | Best Actor | Anandam | Won |
| 2003 | Santosham Award | Best Supporting Actor | Vasantam | Won |
| 2009 | Nandi Awards | Best Character Actor | Gorintaku | Won[14] |
| 2007 | Santosham Award | Best Actor Jury Award | Nava Vasantham | Won |
References
- ^ "Cinema News - Movie Reviews - Movie Trailers". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20010417022540/http://www.tamiltalkies.com/starsearch/talent_search.htm
- ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/jai-akash-s-love-story-news-tamil-kkfv6Jaecaf.html
- ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/jai-jinxed-akash-news-tamil-kkfvB9fjadc.html
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20041024002609/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Newlaunches/10fair.asp
- ^ "Jai Akash's sequel plans - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Jai Akash pinning hopes on Anandam sequel - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Jai Akash talks about Oruthal". BehindWoods.com. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Jai Akash to sport five looks in his next". Deccan Chronicle. 22 January 2017. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Jai Akash wants apology from Sunaina". SIFY. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Best of Bollywood, South Cinema, TV and Celebs". MSN India. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Jai Akash - Top 100 Handsome Indian Men". WebIndia123. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "'Kannathil Muthamittal' bags 6 Cinema Express awards". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Cinema News - Movie Reviews - Movie Trailers". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2018.