Yog Japee

Yog Japee is an Indian actor who has appeared in character roles in Tamil films. He has also acted in a few Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films.

Career

Yog Japee began his acting career in the Tamil film industry with Gautham Menon's action drama Kaakha Kaakha in 2003. The following year, he made his first Telegu film appearance in Gharshana (2004). His career is characterized by diverse roles that range from a supporting character in Billa (2007) to police officer and Soodhu Kavvum (2013). He made his first appearance in a Malayalam film in 7th Day (2014). He also made his first Hindi film in X: Past Is Present (2015). He has starred in films like Arima Nambi (2014), Kaaki Sattai (2015), Enakkul Oruvan (2015) and Jumbulingam 3D (2016).

Japee is the founder of Chennai-based theatre company Theatre Y, and has worked various colleges and schools in India and with international clients such as the British Council and the United Nations. His work focuses on theatre training with children and mainstreaming theatre into education as a tool for social awareness and development. Theatre Y strives towards a larger intervention of arts and culture in the education curriculum.

Japee is a recipient of the international Fellowship on the Chevening-Clore Leadership Programme for Cultural Leaders for 2012–13, one among four scholars selected worldwide for this scholarship.

He was cast in the epic drama film, Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) and Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023) directed by Mani Ratnam.

Filmography Tamil films Year Film Role Notes2003 Kaakha Kaakha Sethu 2005 Arinthum Ariyamalum Mani 2006 Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Arun 2007 Billa Ranjith 2009 Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru John Naan Avanillai 2 Nisha's customer 2010 Aasal Advocate 2012 Billa II Ranjith 2013 Soodhu Kavvum Brahma Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Villain 2014 Arima Nambi DGP Arulraj 2015 Kaaki Sattai Dr. Devasagayam Enakkul Oruvan Gunman 2016 Jumbulingam 3D Sadhuram 2 Vasudevan 2017 Ennodu Vilayadu Sharma Kanavu Variyam Gopi Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay Janaki Raman Pannam Pathinonnum Seyum Gajapathy 2018 Pattinapakkam Sathya 2019 Podhu Nalan Karudhi Uthiram K.D. Easan 2020 Dhowalath 2021 Naduvan Police inspector 2022 Battery Rathnam Kanam Michael Roy Ponniyin Selvan: I Karuthiruman Sardar Chandramohan Yuddha Kaandam Inspector 2023 Ponniyin Selvan: II Karuthiruman 800 Chandra Schaffter 2024 Black Inspector Sivaraj Soodhu Kavvum 2 ACP K. Bramma 2025Red Flower 2026 Vaa Vaathiyaar Hypnotist

Malayalam films Year Title Role 2014 7th Day Charlie 2025 Sahasam Victor Antonio

Telugu films Year Film Role 2004 Gharshana Das 2015 Gaddam Gang Gabbar Singh Dynamite Police Commissioner Arun Raj 2022 Oke Oka Jeevitham Michael Roy

Hindi film Year Film Role Notes2015 X: Past Is Present Aunty's husband Segment: "Summer Holidays"contains English and Tamil dialogues