Answer the following question: What key details about v. i. s. jayapalan can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: v. i. s. jayapalan is a tamil writer , political commentator and actor who has appeared in tamil language films . he made his acting debut in vetrimaaran 's '' aadukalam '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- and won a national film award for his portrayal .
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- residence is chennai , india- years active is 1978 -- present- birth name is shanmugampillai jayapalan- birth date is 1944 -lrb- age 69 -rrb-- name is v. i. s. jayapalan- birth place is uduvil , jaffna , sri lanka- occupation is writer , political commentator , actor