Amar B Choudary (born 4 January 1984), known by his stage name Jiiva is an Indian film actor, producer and philanthropist. He began his career as a child actor in 1991 in films produced by his father R. B. Choudary. He made his debut as a lead actor in the film Aasai Aasaiyai (2003) and went on to receive praise for his performance in the film Raam (2005). After legendary actor Sivaji Ganeshan, Jiiva is the only Tamil actor who won an international award at the Cyprus international film festival for the film Raam.
Jiiva was born on 4 January 1984 in Chennai to R. B. Choudary and Mahjabeen. He is the youngest of four; his brothers are Suresh Choudary (co-producer in their home banner, Super Good Films), Jeevan Choudary (entrepreneur of a steel company), and Jithan Ramesh Choudary (film actor and producer). R. B. Choudary is a noted independent south Indian film producer (Super Good Films) who has been a launchpad for now-famous directors and actors.
AboutJiiva | |
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Name | Jiiva |
Real Name/Nick Name | Amar Choudary |
Profession | Film actor |
Nationality | Indian |
Physical Stats | |
Height (Aprox.) | in centimeters- 182 cm in meters- 1.82 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 11” |
Weight (Aprox.) | in Kilograms- 70 kg in Pounds- 154.32 lbs |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 4 January, 1984 |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Age (as of 2019) | 35 |
Birth Place | Chennai , Tamil Nadu |
Home Town/State | Chennai , Tamil Nadu |
School | Adarsh Senior Secondary Scholol, T Nagar Chennai |
College | |
Educational Qualification | Multimedia Graphics Cource |
Father Name | R B Choudary |
Mother Name | Mahijabee |
Brother(s) | Suresh, Jeevan, Ramesh |
Sister(s) | N/A |
Religion | Hindu |
Hobbies | |
Marital Status | married |
Affairs | N/A |
Husband/Spouse | Supriya |
Children | N/A |
Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes | Ref |
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2003 | Aasai Aasaiyai | Vinod | Ravi Mariya | [13] | |
Thithikudhe | Chinnu (Venu) | Brinda Sarathy | [14] | ||
2005 | Raam | Rama Krishna | Ameer | [15] | |
2006 | Dishyum | Bhaskar | Sasi | [16] | |
Keerthi Chakra | Havildar Jaikumar | Major Ravi | Malayalam film | [17] | |
E | Easwaran (E) | S. P. Jananathan | [18] | ||
2007 | Pori | Hari | Subramaniam Siva | [19] | |
Kattradhu Thamizh | Prabhakar | Ram | [20] | ||
Rameswaram | Jeevan | S. Selvam | [21] | ||
2008 | Thenavattu | Kottaisami | V. V. Kathir | [22] | |
2009 | Siva Manasula Sakthi | Siva | Rajesh | [23] | |
2010 | Kacheri Arambam | Paari | Thiraivannan | [24] | |
Boss Engira Bhaskaran | Shiva | Rajesh | Cameo appearance | [25] | |
2011 | Singam Puli | Ashok Kumar, Shiva | Sai Ramani | [26] | |
Ko | Ashwin Kumar | K. V. Anand | [27] | ||
Rowthiram | Siva | Gokul | [28] | ||
Vandhaan Vendraan | Arjun | R. Kannan | [29] | ||
2012 | Nanban | Sevarkodi Senthil | Shankar | [30] | |
Mugamoodi | Anand (Bruce Lee) | Mysskin | [31] | ||
Neethaane En Ponvasantham | Varun Krishnan | Gautham Menon | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor | [32] | |
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu | Train Passenger | Gautham Menon | Special appearance in song “Koti Koti” (Telugu film) | [33] | |
2013 | David | David | Bejoy Nambiar | [34] | |
Endrendrum Punnagai | Goutham Sridhar | Ahmed | [35] | ||
2014 | Jilla | Himself | R. T. Neason | Special appearance in “Paatu Onnu” Song | [36] |
Yaan | Chandrasekhar | Ravi K. Chandran | [37] | ||
2015 | Inji Iduppazhagi | Himself | Prakash Kovelamudi | Cameo appearance Tamil/Telugu film | [38] |
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2016 | Pokkiri Raja | Sanjeevi | Ramprakash Rayappa | 25th film | [39] |
Thirunaal | Blade Ganesh | Ramnath | [40] | ||
Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru | Karthik Kumar | Rajesh | Cameo appearance | [41] | |
Kavalai Vendam | Aravind Baskar | Deekay | [42] | ||
2017 | Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae | Vasu | Ike Radha | [43] | |
2018 | Kalakalappu 2 | Srinivas | Sundar C | [44] | |
Tamizh Padam 2 | Himself | C. S. Amudhan | Special appearance | ||
2019 | Kee | Siddharth | Kalees | ||
Gorilla † | Don Sandy | Completed | |||
Gypsy † | Gypsy | Raju Murugan | Completed | ||
Seeru † | Rathina Siva | Filming | |||
2020 | 83 | Krishnamachari Srikanth | Kabir Khan | Pre Production |