Jiiva

Who is Jiiva?

Jiiva is an Indian film actor who predominantly appears in Tamil films. Son of film producer R. B. Choudry, he started his career as a child actor in his father's films in 1996.

He performed his first lead role in the 2003 romantic film Aasai Aasaiyai, before rising to fame with his breakthrough performance in Raam, for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cyprus International Film Festival. Since, he became known for his versatility, essaying distinctly different roles in his subsequent films, such as a stuntman in Dishyum, a slum dweller in E and a psychopath in Kattradhu Thamizh, and garnered high critical acclaim for his performances, while also achieving commercial success with Siva Manasula Sakthi, Ko and Nanban.