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{{short description|Indian film actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = V. I. S. Jayapalan
| years_active = 1978–present
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|12|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Uduvil]], [[Jaffna]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| occupation = Writer, political commentator, [[actor]]
}}

'''V. I. S. Jayapalan''' is a [[Sri Lanka]]n-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 Awards|National Film Award]] for his portrayal.<ref>{{cite web|author=Karthik Subramanian |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/from-the-arena-of-life/article1136906.ece |title=From the arena of life |work=The Hindu |date=2011-01-29 |access-date=2014-03-29}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pathirana |first=Saroj |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5076930.stm |title=South Asia | Tamil poet's plea for peace |publisher=BBC News |date=2006-06-14 |access-date=2014-03-29}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jdslanka.org/index.php/2012-01-30-09-30-42/human-rights/416-award-winning-tamil-poet-jayapalan-arrested-in-sri-lankas-north |title=Award-winning Tamil poet Jayapalan arrested in Sri Lanka's North |publisher=Jdslanka.org |date=2013-11-26 |access-date=2014-03-29}}</ref> In 1995, he was awarded the best immigrant writer by the Norwegian Writers’ Association, with poetry being translated into English, [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] as well as [[Sinhala language|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.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

Through his friendship with film maker [[Balu Mahendra]], he was introduced to [[Vetrimaaran]] who was keen on casting Jayapalan in his film ''[[Aadukalam]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite news|author=Sreedhar Pillai|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/India-is-my-cultural-homeland-Jayabalan/articleshow/7533915.cms |title=India is my cultural homeland: Jayabalan|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=2011-02-21 |access-date=2014-03-29}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/aadukalam-movie-review.html |title=Aadukalam Movie Review - Tamil Movie Aadukalam Movie Review |website=Behindwoods.com |access-date=2014-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aadukalam-review-review-tamil-14960493.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111093431/http://www.sify.com/movies/aadukalam-review-review-tamil-14960493.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-11-11 |title=Movie Review : Aadukalam-Review |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=2014-03-29}}</ref> He went on to win [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|a special jury award at the National Film Awards]] in 2011, as well as garnering nominations at the Filmfare and Vijay Awards.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2011 || ''[[Aadukalam]]'' || Pettaikaran || [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|National Film Award – Special Jury Award]]<br>Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil]]<br>Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Villain]]
|-
| ''[[Vellore Maavattam]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2013 || ''[[Pandiya Naadu]]'' || Ravi's advisor ||
|-
| ''[[Attahasa]]'' || Periyavar ||[[Kannada]] film
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2014 || ''[[Jilla]]'' || Periyavar ||
|-
| ''[[Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014 film)|Naan Sigappu Manithan]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Madras (film)|Madras]]'' || Krishnappan ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2015 || ''[[Touring Talkies (2015 film)|Touring Talkies]]'' || President || Anthology film; segment ''Selvi 5am Vaguppu''
|-
| ''[[Indru Netru Naalai]]'' || Marthandam ||
|-
| ''[[49-O (film)|49-O]]'' || MLA Boominathan ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2016 || ''[[Peigal Jaakkirathai]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Aranmanai 2]]'' || Namboothiri ||
|-
| ''[[Thirunaal]]'' || Durai ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Valla Desam]]'' || ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Kuthoosi]]'' || ||
|-
| 2020 || ''Dhowalath'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2022 || ''[[Veeramae Vaagai Soodum]]'' || Nedunchezhiyan's father||
|-
| ''[[Yaanai]]'' || Samuthiram||<ref>{{Citation |title=Yaanai - Official Trailer {{!}} Hari {{!}} Arun Vijay {{!}} Priya Bhavani Shankar {{!}} GV Prakash {{!}} Drumsticks | date=30 May 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwBT-YLgmOU |language=en |access-date=2022-05-31}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Buffoon (film)|Buffoon]]'' || Chief Minister||
|-
| ''[[Adithattu]]'' || Dinkan || Malayalam film
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Meippada Sei]]'' || Gaja ||
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Sir (2024 film)|Sir]]'' || {{tableTBA}} ||
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Cinema of India]]

==References==
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