Jai Akash | |
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Born |
Satish Nageswaran 18 March Sri Lanka |
Other names | Akash |
Occupation | Actor, Director |
Years active | 1999 - present |
Spouse(s) | Nisha |
Sathish Nageswaran, known by his stage name Jai Akash is a Sri Lankan-Indian actor, who mainly acts in Tamil and Telugu films. He has appeared in a few Kannada and Hindi films as well.
Jai Akash began his career with Rojavaanam. His first film in Telugu Anandam was directed by Sreenu Vaitla and produced by Ramoji Rao became super hit and made Akash the heart throb of many Telugu girls. He went on to work in both film industries, in turns: after acting in two Tamil films Roja Koottam and Pengal, he acted in four Telugu films, before he returned to Tamil and played the lead in Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu opposite Neha, which was a remake of Anandam also produced by Ramoji Rao. In 2004, he teamed up with Sreenu Vaitla again in Anandamanandamaye. That year, he also starred in eight Tamil films, "Ramakrishna" and "Amuthae" directed by the famous directors Ahathian, and Ezhil.
In 2016, he bought the distribution rights of a low-budget film called Oruthal. In January 2017, he began work on a film titled Aama Naan Porukkithaan, where he would appear in five different roles.
In 2005, Jai Akash's Guru Deva released and failed at the box office. The Telugu dubbed version of the film, Guru also failed with Muppa Ankanna Rao, the executive producer of the version, failing to promote the film. Rao launched complaint to the police that Akash had hired attackers to threaten him for failing to publicize the film and subsequently Akash was arrested but later released.
In 2009, Jai Akash filed a complaint to the Nadigar Sangam against actress Sunaina following allegations from her which claimed that she was not a part of the intimate scenes in the film, Madan and that Jai Akash as director had used a double. Denying such reports, Jai Akash went on to claim that Sunaina was attempting to distance herself from the film.