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{{Short description|Indian filmmaking duo}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = J. D.–Jerry
| image = Joseph D'Samy (JD) and Jerald Arockiam (JERY).jpg
| caption = J. D. (left) and Jerry (right)
| birth_name =
| birth_date = '''Joseph D. Sami''' <br/>{{birth date and age|1964|7|31}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=643 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031151230/http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=643 |title=Joseph D Sami alias JD |archive-date=31 October 2012 |publisher=Tamilnadu Film Director's Association (TANTIS)}}</ref><br/> '''Jerald Arockiam''' <br/>{{birth date and age|1964|6|1}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=638 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031113505/http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=638 |title=Jerald alias Jerry |archive-date=31 October 2012 |publisher=Tamilnadu Film Director's Association (TANTIS)}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| othername =
| occupation = Filmmakers
| years_active = 1997–present
| spouse =
| domesticpartner =
| website = {{URL|jdjery.com}}
}}
'''Joseph D. Sami''' and '''Jerald Arockiam''', collectively known as '''J. D.–Jerry''', are an Indian filmmaking duo, who work predominantly in [[Tamil cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/jul/05ulla.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20000608011800/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/jul/05ulla.htm |archive-date = 8 June 2000 |url-status=live |title=AB's babies |website=Rediff On The Net}}</ref>

== Career ==
Their first film as directors was ''[[Ullaasam]]'' (1997), a romantic action movie, which had [[Ajith Kumar]] and [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] in the lead roles and produced by [[Amitabh Bachchan]].<ref name="U">{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. N. |date=9 June 1997 |title=A love story for the young crowd |pages=Arts 4 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XC1PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eiEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4183%2C1219434 |access-date=24 August 2023}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf|title=48th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref> They have directed their next movie ''[[Whistle (2003 film)|Whistle]]'' (2003), was their next directorial in the horror genre with a cast of then new faces.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=4 July 2003 |title=Whistle |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/07/04/stories/2003070401120200.htm |url-status=usurped |accessdate=11 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109170000/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/07/04/stories/2003070401120200.htm |archive-date=9 January 2012}}</ref>

They have directed television serials.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/may-06-03/19-05-06-jd-jerry.html|title=JD-Jerry, the duo's script for an English movie!|date=19 May 2006|work=BehindWoods|accessdate=14 May 2010}}</ref> The duo subsequently next worked as assistant directors to [[S. Shankar|Shankar]] in ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' (2007), helping with story discussion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/jdjerry-in-shankars-team-tamil-news-17588|title=JDJerry in Shankars team|publisher=|access-date=20 August 2014|archive-date=31 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231105745/http://www.indiaglitz.com/jdjerry-in-shankars-team-tamil-news-17588|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Their latest movie ''[[The Legend (2022 film)|The Legend]]'' (2022), is a science fiction action film.<ref name="L">{{cite web|url= https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/jul/28/the-legend-movie-review-saravananvanity-project-is-more-a-vibe-than-a-film-harris-jayaraj-jd-jerry-33147.html|title= The Legend Movie Review: Saravanan's vanity project is more a vibe than a film|website= [[Cinema Express]]|access-date= 28 July 2022|archive-date= 28 July 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220728151515/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2022/jul/28/the-legend-movie-review-saravananvanity-project-is-more-a-vibe-than-a-film-harris-jayaraj-jd-jerry-33147.html|url-status= live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ List of J. D.–Jerry directorial credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Film
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Director
!scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Ullaasam]]'' || {{yes}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=ta:உல்லாசமாக வலம் வந்த அஜித் - விக்ரம் பட ஸ்டில்! |url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/after-22-years-ajith-vikram-photos-viral/articleshow/68645327.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108144954/https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/after-22-years-ajith-vikram-photos-viral/articleshow/68645327.cms |archive-date=8 November 2022 |access-date=16 April 2023 |website=Samayam Tamil |language=ta}}</ref>
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Pandavas: The Five Warriors]]'' || {{partial|Creative}} || rowspan="2"|credited as J.D.–Jery<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |date=29 December 2000 |title=Film Review: Pandavas-The Five Warriors |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://hindu.com/2000/12/29/stories/09290223.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=8 October 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130910062958/http://hindu.com/2000/12/29/stories/09290223.htm |archive-date=10 September 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Whistle (2003 film)|Whistle]]'' || {{yes}}
|-
| 2022 || ''[[The Legend (2022 film)|The Legend]]'' || {{yes}}
|<ref name="L"/>
|}

;As actor
*''[[Paradesi (2013 film)|Paradesi]]'' (2013) (Jerry only)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|11226131|J. D.}}
*{{IMDb name|1504071|Jerry}}
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[[Category:Tamil film directors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian filmmaking duos]]
[[Category:Film directors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Screenwriters from Tamil Nadu]]
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