Jai Sampath

Acting

Jai Sampath

Born 1985-04-06 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Jai Sampath known mononymously as Jai, is an Indian actor working in Tamil films. Nephew of music composer Deva, Jai had worked as a keyboardist in films and had made his acting debut in a supporting role in Bagavathi (2002). In 2007, he successfully auditioned for a leading role in Venkat Prabhu's sports film Chennai 600028. The film emerged as a cult classic, as did his next role of an unemployed 1980s Madurai lad in Sasikumar's Subramaniapuram (2008). Jai subsequently garnered praise for diverse roles, including a villager on holiday in Goa (2010), a timid working factory worker in Engaeyum Eppothum (2011) and a customer care executive in the romantic drama Raja Rani (2013), which became his biggest commercial success.

Acting credits

Goa poster
6.0

Three young men, who always get into trouble in their village, dream of an effortless life. For this, they run away to Goa in the hope of finding and getting married to rich foreign women.

Goa

2010

Raja Rani poster
7.2

John and Regina, who dislike each other, are forced to get married and lead troubled lives. However, things take a turn when the couple suffers a sudden tragedy.

Raja Rani

2013

Sattendru Maarudhu Vaanilai poster
NR

When a carefree orphan and a runaway minister's daughter marry on impulse, their love is tested by financial struggles and powerful enemies — from corrupt politicians to jealous rivals. Together, they uncover hidden truths and prove that love can survive even the darkest threats.

Sattendru Maarudhu Vaanilai

2026

Vaalu poster
4.8

Sharp (Simbu), a happy-go-lucky guy, loves Priya (Hansika), a college student, but later learns that she is enagaged to Anbu ( Aditya), a businessman-gangster. Priya wants them to remain friends and Sharp agrees, all the while scheming to make her fall in love with him.

Vaalu

2015

Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham poster
4.2

A comic fantasy about four men. As the name suggests, it is a modern-day spin on more than one mythological Tamil films from the mid 60s.

Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham

2013

Kuttram Kuttrame poster
6.3

Kokila, a village girl and grieving mother, commits suicide and the investigation for this crime falls on two police officers, Nattraayan and Retired DSP Muthukaruppan.

Kuttram Kuttrame

2022

Yenni Thuniga poster
7.0

A young man goes after a gang that had shot his fiancée while robbing a jewellery store, where a minister has stashed some valuable diamonds that actually belong to a gangster in the US.

Yenni Thuniga

2022

Valiyavan poster
3.8

Subhiksha tells Vinod, the guy who is wooing her, that she will say 'yes' to him if he beats up an international boxer. Why does she say so, and what does the boxer have to do with Vinod?

Valiyavan

2015

Veerapandiyapuram poster
7.0

An orphan murders his girlfriend's father and his brothers. What made him seek out this bloody revenge?

Veerapandiyapuram

2022

Vadacurry poster
4.9

Satish, a newly appointed medical representative, who is basically a family man, living with his brother an auto-rickshaw driver. Sathish is always embarrassed about his mobile phone, and much to his delight picks up a phone which is left carelessly by its owner at a tea shop. The mobile phone gets him into trouble and his carefree life with girlfriend Naveena turns upside down.

Vadacurry

2014

Bagavathi poster
5.5

Bagavathi, a tea vendor, has big dreams for his younger brother, Guna. However, when Guna's girlfriend's father kills him, Bagavathi must fight to protect Guna's unborn child.

Bagavathi

2002

Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum poster
5.0

A criminal group wants to stop a courier that has damning evidence against them from reaching the hands of an activist, but they underestimate the young man who has to deliver the package

Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum

2016

No artwork available
NR

Yuga movie revolves around Narrain (Nasser) who a scientist and his assistant Banu (Swarnamalya) are conducting a research on comets. By chance they discover the imminent doom that will befall the people of the world due to a comet. To prevent the people from panicking they decide to hide this matter from the public. They organize a World scientists

Yuga

2006

Balloon poster
7.4

A filmmaker goes to check out a haunted house in Ooty to seek inspiration for a horror film, not realising that the place has a connection with his past.

Balloon

2017

Neeya 2 poster
NR

A shape-shifting snake-woman, who is in search of her lover, who she lost two decades ago, sets out to win his love again.

Neeya 2

2019

Pugazh poster
4.8

Pugazh, a young man, fights against a corrupt politician who wants to acquire the playground of his area, which he and his friends use for sports activities.

Pugazh

2016

Madura Raja poster
5.6

When an illegal hooch baron's reign of terror troubles an entire village, the people turn to the only man who can save them: Raja, the flamboyant don with a heart of gold.

Madura Raja

2019

Idhu Namma Aalu poster
4.7

An eternal romantic falls in love with the girl his father has decided to get him married to, but will his past love affair prove to be a problem?

Idhu Namma Aalu

2016

Jarugandi poster
4.5

An ambitious youngster lands in trouble after making forged documents to earn money. A cop promises to let him go if he coughs up a huge sum, but the guy ends up kidnapping a girl, which makes things worse.

Jarugandi

2018

Baby & Baby poster
NR

Baby & Baby follows two families eagerly anticipating the arrival of their newborns, only to be caught in an unexpected mix-up. What begins as chaos unravels into a hilarious yet emotional journey, where identities blur and bonds are tested. Amidst the confusion, love and laughter take center stage in this heartwarming tale of family, fate, and unexpected connections.

Baby & Baby

2025

Annapoorani poster
5.3

A young girl from a conservative family aspires to become the best cook in India.

Annapoorani

2023

Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal poster
6.9

After his girlfriend breaks up with him, a guy tells his friends that he’s going to commit suicide and goes missing. Thus begins a nightmare for the friends

Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal

2017

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Chennai 600028 III

Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae poster
4.7

A young man who wants to own a house buys a mansion and moves into it with his extended family not knowing that there is a ghost in the place.

Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae

2017