Born 1984 (age 42) · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Appears in 55 titles

Jiiva is an Indian film actor who predominantly appears in Tamil films. Son of film producer R. B. Choudary, 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 starring in Raam (2005), for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cyprus International Film Festival. In his subsequent films, he has taken on roles of various types such as a stuntman in Dishyum (2006), a slum dweller in E (2006) and a psychopath in Kattradhu Thamizh (2007). On 21 November 2007, Jiiva married his childhood friend Supriya in New Delhi.[27] Supriya is a MBA graduate and an interior designer by profession. The two first met in 1994 when he was studying in a school in T Nagar.[28] They have a son named Sparsh born in 2010.

Filmography

Nanban
7.1
Nanban
2012
as Sevarkodi Senthil
83
7.2
83
2021
as Krishnamachari Srikkanth
Ko
7.2
Ko
2011
as Ashwin Kumar Jayaraman
Boss Engira Baskaran
6.6
Boss Engira Baskaran
2010
as Cameo (Shiva)
Neethaane En Ponvasantham
6.0
Neethaane En Ponvasantham
2012
as Varun Krishnan
Mugamoodi
4.5
Mugamoodi
2012
as Anand/Bruce Lee/Mugamoodi
Siva Manasula Sakthi
6.6
Siva Manasula Sakthi
2009
as Siva
Kattradhu Thamizh
7.3
Kattradhu Thamizh
2007
as Prabhakar
David
5.9
David
2013
as David (Tamil Version)
Keerthi Chakra
6.2
Keerthi Chakra
2006
as Havildar Jaikumar
Tamizh Padam 2
6.1
Tamizh Padam 2
2018
as Special Appearance
Inji Iduppazhagi
5.3
Inji Iduppazhagi
2015
as Cameo Appearance
Black
6.6
Black
2024
as Vasanth
Kavalai Vendam
5.0
Kavalai Vendam
2016
as Aravind
Endrendrum Punnagai
6.5
Endrendrum Punnagai
2013
as Gowtham
Kalakalappu 2
4.4
Kalakalappu 2
2018
as Seenu
Kee
6.2
Kee
2019
as Siddharth & Marvin
Nitham Oru Vaanam
6.5
Nitham Oru Vaanam
2022
as DSP Prabhagaran (Special Appearance)
Singam Puli
5.2
Singam Puli
2011
as Ashok and Siva
Custody
5.0
Custody
2023
as Vishnu