Jayaprakash started his career as a journalist in 1987 and entered the film industry by 1990, first working as an assistant to director Bharathiraja.
[1] Jayaprakash's second film Kadhal FM (2005) starred Manikandan, Shivani Singh and Aravind Akash in the lead roles.
[2] Upon release, Malini Mannath of Chennai Online opined that "But otherwise, there's not much going for the film with its hotch-potch situations and lacklustre narration.
[3][4] In 2019, Jayaprakash worked on a film titled Kuchi Ice, a tale of how globalisation has affected lives and the society, with Bharani appearing in the lead role.
[5] He later worked on a period socio-drama, Ulagammai, based on Oru Kottukku Veliye, a popular novel by Tamil writer Su.