P. Jaya Kumar is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and author working predominantly in Hindi and Telugu films. He debuted as the screenplay writer for Amitabh Bachchan's Bollywood film Sarkar 3 and Akkineni Nagarjuna's Telugu film Officer.[1][2] He published multiple books of fiction[3] which were later adapted by Ram Gopal Varma namely Meri Beti Sunny Leone Banna Chaahti Hain and God, Sex and Truth.[4][5]
P. Jaya Kumar | |
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| Alma mater | |
| Occupation(s) | director, screenwriter, author |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Known for | Sarkar 3, Officer |
Personal life edit
P. Jaya Kumar is from Railway Kodur, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh.[2] 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.[2][6]
Career edit
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 JNU, Ram Gopal Varma who was impressed with him asked him to work as a creative consultant[2] for many of his projects like Vangaveeti, Veerappan, Killing Veerappan; after which he got his break as the writer in 2017 for Sarkar 3.[2][7][8] Ram Gopal Varma then went on to adapt P. Jaya Kumar's literary works namely Meri Beti Sunny Leone Banna Chaahti Hain and God, Sex and Truth. He worked as an executive script consultant for Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy[9][10] starring Chiranjeevi, Amitabh Bachchan and Vijay Sethupathi.[9][10]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Killing Veerappan | Creative consultant | |
| Vangaveeti | Creative consultant | ||
| 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 | Story, Screenplay | |
| 2019 | Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy | Executive script consultant | |
| 2021 | The Director[11] | Director and writer | Yet to be released |
Controversy edit
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.[12][13][14][15][16] Following his lawsuit of copyright claim, the trailer of God, Sex and Truth was taken down by Youtube.[14]
References edit
- ^ Jonnalagedda, Pranita (19 May 2017). "Exclusive: Sarkar 3 writer gave love letter to Big B after he praises his script". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Sripada, Krishna (17 May 2017). "A rebel in mind and spirit". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "P. Jaya Kumar". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "P. Jaya Kumar". IMDb. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "God, Sex and Truth: Ram Gopal Varma's film is bare show for Mia Malkova". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Vardhan, Akhilesh. "Meet The Talented Guy From Kadapa, Who Wooed RGV To Become The Co-Writer of Sarkaar-3!". Chai Bisket. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "మనసు దోచావ్ అన్నారు!". Sakshi (in Telugu). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Trailer Review – Sarkar 3". India Forums. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Khelo". kheloapp.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ a b "P. Jaya Kumar". IMDb. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Ready to talk to Nagarjuna sir: 'The Director' man Jaya Kumar – Kannada News". IndiaGlitz.com. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Sarkar 3 writer accuses RGV of plagiarising God, Sex and Truth script". Hindustan Times. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Krishna (17 January 2018). "T360 Exclusive – RGV accused of plagiarizing GST script". Telugu360.com. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ a b "YouTube takes down RGV's GST following complaint from Jaya Kumar; scriptwriter says it vindicates his stand against RGV – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "RGV stole my story yet again: Jaya Kumar – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Are Bollywood Movies Courting Controversy For Publicity?". iDiva. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2022.