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| name = J.D. & Jerry<br />
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| birth_name = Joseph D. Sami<br/>Jerald Arockiam<br />
| birth_date = J. D. {{birth date and age|1964|7|31}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=643|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031151230/http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=643|title=TANTIS|archivedate=31 October 2012|publisher=}}</ref><br/> Jerry {{birth date and age|1964|6|1}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=638|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031113505/http://tamilfilmdirectorsassociation.com/profile.php?sno=638|title=TANTIS|archivedate=31 October 2012|publisher=}}</ref><br />
| birth_place = [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
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| occupation = director, screenwriter, film producer, AD Film makers(500+ television commercials)<br />
| years_active = 1997–present<br />
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'''J. D.''' and '''Jerry''' (separately '''Joseph D. Sami''' and '''Jerald Arockiam''') are [[Tamil film]] directors and scriptwriters who work together as a team.<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|title = Rediff on the Net, Movies}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Their pair's first film as directors was ''[[Ullaasam]]'' (1997) which had [[Ajith Kumar]] and [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] in the lead roles and produced by [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. Despite having a high-profile cast and production studio, the film became a failure at the box office. They have also directed ''[[Whistle (2003 film)|Whistle]]'' (2003) and numerous Tamil 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 have made an animation feature film "Pandavas" in 2005. The duo subsequently next worked as Production Designers 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=}}</ref><br />
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From 2004, the duo (J.D - JERRY) has made several television commercials, which is 500+ ads till date. They had worked with all the popular south indian textile and jewellery brands. They have done documentaries(Nadhaswaram, Kalangari, Bronze Casting, Bommal aatam, etc.,) on various art forms of Tamil Nadu. They have also transformed serious literature (Short Stories of Sundhar Ramaswamy, Vanadhassan, Dhilip Kumar, M.B Venkatram and many more) into visual media. <br />
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In 2012, reports suggested that the directors would make a film with [[Dulquer Salman]] and [[Vikram Prabhu]] in the lead roles, but the venture did not materialise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/telugu/dulquar-salman-in-a-bilingual-film-with-vikram-prabhu/55058/story.htm|title=Dulquar Salman in a bilingual film with Vikram Prabhu?|date=10 August 2012|work=nowrunning}}</ref> Jerry later went on to appear in a supporting role in [[Bala (director)|Bala]]'s ''[[Paradesi (2013 film)|Paradesi]]'' (2013), portraying an antagonistic character called Kangaani.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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! Year !! Film !! Cast !! Notes<br />
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| 1997 || ''[[Ullaasam]]'' || [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], [[Maheswari]] ||<br />
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| 2003 || ''[[Whistle (2003 film)|Whistle]]'' || [[Vikramaditya Shukla|Vikramaditya]], [[Sherin]], [[Gayathri Raguram]] ||<br />
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| 2005<br />
|''Pandavas''<br />
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| 2021 || Untitled film with Saravanan || ||<br />
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|}<br />
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