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{{Short description|Indian filmmaker and author}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = P. Jaya Kumar
| image = P Jaya Kumar Profile.jpg
| caption = Kumar in 2021
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]}}
| occupation = director, screenwriter, author
| years_active = 2016–present
| known_for = ''[[Sarkar 3]]'', ''[[Officer (2018 film)|Officer]]''
}}

'''P. Jaya Kumar''' is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and author working predominantly in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films. He debuted as the screenplay writer for [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s Bollywood film [[Sarkar 3]] and [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Akkineni Nagarjuna]]'s Telugu film [[Officer (2018 film)|Officer]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Jonnalagedda|first=Pranita|date=19 May 2017|title=Exclusive: Sarkar 3 writer gave love letter to Big B after he praises his script|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/190517/a-new-start-jaya-kumar.html|access-date=2021-12-14|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Sripada|first=Krishna|date=17 May 2017|title=A rebel in mind and spirit|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-brain-behind-sarkar-3-is-p-jaya-kumar-a-telugu-writer-from-kadapa/article18472647.ece|access-date=2021-12-14|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He published multiple books of fiction<ref>{{Cite web|title=P. Jaya Kumar|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17061738.P_Jaya_Kumar|access-date=2021-12-14|website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref> which were later adapted by [[Ram Gopal Varma]] namely [[Meri Beti Sunny Leone Banna Chaahti Hai]]n and [[God, Sex and Truth]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=P. Jaya Kumar|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8819498/|access-date=2021-12-14|website=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=God, Sex and Truth: Ram Gopal Varma's film is bare show for Mia Malkova|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood/040218/bare-for-the-screen.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072853/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/entertainment/bollywood/040218/bare-for-the-screen.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2018|access-date=2022-02-15|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
P. Jaya Kumar is from [[Railway Kodur, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name=":0" /> Before getting into films, he graduated as a Mechanical Engineer and later enrolled for a Masters in Sociology and a Master in Arts and Aesthetics from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]], which he didn't finish.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Vardhan|first=Akhilesh|title=Meet The Talented Guy From Kadapa, Who Wooed RGV To Become The Co-Writer of Sarkaar-3!|url=https://chaibisket.com/p-jaya-kumar-sarkaar-3-writer/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Chai Bisket|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
P. Jaya Kumar does not have any background in film industry. At the age of 24, when he was still pursuing his master's degree at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University|JNU]], Ram Gopal Varma who was impressed with him asked him to work as a creative consultant<ref name=":0" /> for many of his projects like [[Vangaveeti (film)|Vangaveeti]], [[Veerappan (2016 film)|Veerappan]], [[Killing Veerappan]]; after which he got his break as the writer in 2017 for [[Sarkar 3]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=11 May 2017|title=మనసు దోచావ్‌ అన్నారు!|url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/movies/sarkar-3-movie-story-475272|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Sakshi|language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Trailer Review – Sarkar 3|url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/trailer-review-sarkar-3_106619|access-date=2022-02-15|website=India Forums|language=en}}</ref> Ram Gopal Varma then went on to adapt P. Jaya Kumar's literary works namely [[Meri Beti Sunny Leone Banna Chaahti Hai]]n and [[God, Sex and Truth]]. He worked as an executive script consultant for [[Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy]]<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> starring Chiranjeevi, Amitabh Bachchan and Vijay Sethupathi.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Khelo|url=https://kheloapp.com/pycker-migrated.html|access-date=2021-12-15|website=kheloapp.com}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=P. Jaya Kumar|url=https://www.imdb.com/filmosearch?role=nm8819498&job_type=script_department|access-date=2021-12-15|website=IMDb|language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016
|''[[Killing Veerappan]]''
|Creative consultant
|
|-
|''[[Vangaveeti (film)|Vangaveeti]]''
|Creative consultant
|
|-
|rowspan="3" |2017
|''[[Sarkar 3]]''
|Screenplay Writer
|
|-
|''[[Meri Beti Sunny Leone Banna Chaahti Hai]]''
|Story, Screenplay
|
|-
|''[[God, Sex and Truth]]''
|Story and Dialogues from his novel
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Officer (2018 film)|Officer]]''
|Story, Screenplay
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy]]''
|Executive script consultant
|
|-
|}

== Lawsuit ==
P. Jaya Kumar filed a lawsuit against Ram Gopal Varma in a civil court in India for plagiarizing and distorting his literary work and making an obscene film named God, Sex and Truth.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 January 2018|title=Sarkar 3 writer accuses RGV of plagiarising God, Sex and Truth script|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/sarkar-3-writer-accuses-rgv-of-plagiarising-god-sex-and-truth-script/story-U92XmvSYWZz7u9xf7LbbaK.html|access-date=2021-12-14|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Krishna|date=17 January 2018|title=T360 Exclusive – RGV accused of plagiarizing GST script|url=https://www.telugu360.com/t360-exclusive-rgv-accused-plagiarizing-gst-script/|access-date=2021-12-14|website=Telugu360.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=YouTube takes down RGV’s GST following complaint from Jaya Kumar; scriptwriter says it vindicates his stand against RGV – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/youtube-takes-down-rgvs-gst-following-complaint-from-jaya-kumar-scriptwriter-says-it-vindicates-his-stand-against-rgv/articleshow/63031212.cms|access-date=2021-12-14|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=RGV stole my story yet again: Jaya Kumar – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/rgv-stole-my-story-yet-again-jaya-kumar/articleshow/64235587.cms|access-date=2022-02-15|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=30 January 2018|title=Are Bollywood Movies Courting Controversy For Publicity?|url=https://www.idiva.com/entertainment/bollywood/are-bollywood-movies-courting-controversy-for-publicity/17074174|access-date=2022-02-15|website=iDiva|language=en-IN}}</ref> Following his lawsuit of copyright claim, the trailer of God, Sex and Truth was taken down by Youtube.<ref name=":4" />

==External links==
{{IMDb name|8819498}}

== References ==
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