Joseph D. Sami and Jerald Arockiam, collectively known as J. D.–Jerry, are an Indian filmmaking duo, who work predominantly in Tamil cinema.

[3] Their first film as directors was Ullaasam (1997), a romantic action movie, which had Ajith Kumar and Vikram in the lead roles and produced by Amitabh Bachchan.

[4] The duo made an animation feature film Pandavas: The Five Warriors (2000).

[5] They have directed their next movie Whistle (2003), was their next directorial in the horror genre with a cast of then new faces.

[7] The duo subsequently next worked as assistant directors to Shankar in Sivaji (2007), helping with story discussion.