Jiiva

Acting

Jiiva

Born 1984-01-04 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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.

Acting credits

Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil poster
6.5

A village official attending a wedding becomes entangled in an escalating family dispute over power and old resentments, testing his leadership as he tries to contain the situation.

Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil

2026

S. Saraswathi poster
NR

A devoted mother whose life is shattered when her 12-year-old daughter goes missing. Desperate for answers, she turns to the police for help, but as the investigation unfolds, unexpected twists begin to deepen the mystery.

S. Saraswathi

2026

E poster
5.8

E movie revolves around bio-war and its potential dangers and how poor gullible Indians are made victims by International pharmaceutical companies that come to India to uses its people as Guiana Pigs to test their new formulations.

E

2006

Seeru poster
4.8

A guy from a small-town takes on a ruthless criminal lawyer for his friend and sister(s).

Seeru

2020

Rameswaram poster
NR

Vasanthi (Bhavana) is the daughter of the big man (Lal), who does a lot of help for the refugees. Bhavana instantly falls for Jeevan (Jeeva), a Tamil refugee, staying in the camp in Rameswaram. Jeevan, nurturing a dream to go back to his home land, keeps on discouraging the girl, who is stubborn in her love. Jeevan’s heart, influenced by the pure love of the girl, starts melting slowly. Enters Bose Venkat, the cousin of Vasanthi with full of dreams to marry his childhood sweetheart. He joins as an Inspector in the local police station. The whole family is eagerly awaiting their marriage.

Rameswaram

2007

Thirunaal poster
5.6

An underling of a gangster decides to turn over a new leaf, but will his violent past let him do so?

Thirunaal

2016

Kavalai Vendam poster
5.0

A chef who is separated from his wife decides to win back her love after she lands up at his doorstep asking for divorce.

Kavalai Vendam

2016

Endrendrum Punnagai poster
6.5

Gowtham has a troubled childhood once his mother goes astray. He develops a dislike towards women in general and would often been seen in a pensive mood. Things change for the better when he bonds with Sri and Baby at school. They make a pact that they would never marry in life. When circumstances force Sri and Baby to deviate from this, the bonding of the trio breaks and Gowtham comes to understanding how his perceived misconceptions about life is so untrue.

Endrendrum Punnagai

2013

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Jolliya Iruntha Oruthan

Neethaane En Ponvasantham poster
6.0

Childhood friends Varun and Nithya are in love with each other but due to different career choices, they break up with each other. Years later, Varun meets her and tries his best to win her back.

Neethaane En Ponvasantham

2012

Tamizh Padam 2 poster
6.1

A stringent cop tries all the possible ways to nab a dreaded don who poses a big threat to the society.

Tamizh Padam 2

2018

Chandra poster
2.2

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chandra is a 2013 and 2014 Indian fantasy film, simultaneously made in Kannada and Tamil languages. Directed by Roopa Iyer, it features Shriya Saran and Prem Kumar in the lead roles. The film deals with the life of a last generation princess and her love story. Chandra is a joint production of India Classic Arts and Narasimha Arts. The film was released on 27 June 2013 to positive reviews and emerged as a commercial success, also becoming one of the highest grossing kannada films at its time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Duryea, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Chandra

2014

Yaan poster
5.2

Yaan is a 2014 Tamil film directed by Ravi K. Chandran. The film stars Jiiva and Thulasi Nair in lead roles.

Yaan

2014

Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru poster
3.0

A confused groom and his friend get booked by a cop while they are on the way back from a bachelor party.

Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru

2016

Kalathil Santhippom poster
5.8

Two friends with contrasting characters lock horns with each other when a girl who was supposed to get hitched with one of them later falls in love with the other .

Kalathil Santhippom

2021

Gypsy poster
5.7

A young man travels across India and on his way he learns about the issues connected to nation-wide politics which urges him to do something about it.

Gypsy

2020

Black poster
6.7

Vasanth and Aaranya, a couple move into a serene row house, eager for peace and privacy, but a violent storm leaves them trapped inside, unsettling supernatural disturbances threaten to unravel their marriage. Vasanth must uncover the truth behind these supernatural occurrences before everything falls apart.

Black

2024

Inji Iduppazhagi poster
5.3

An overweight, young woman, who finds it hard to land a husband, learns to accept her 'Size Sexy' figure and leads an awareness campaign against a dubious slimness centre.

Inji Iduppazhagi

2015

83 poster
7.2

On the 25th of June 1983, the Lord’s Cricket Ground witnessed one of the biggest underdog stories in the history of sports. Fourteen inspired players - led by a man's self-belief and conviction - fought against all odds and orchestrated India’s greatest sporting triumph by beating the two-time World Champions West Indies.

83

2021

Nanban poster
7.2

The plot of the film illustrates the embankment of two friends on a quest for a lost buddy, who was once an optimistic and successful student. On their journey, they recount their college life and special moments that the three shared up until their lost friend secretly parted ways after convocation. During their quest, the two encounter a rival classmate who once made a long forgotten bet with them, a funeral that goes impossibly out of control, and a wedding they must crash.

Nanban

2012

Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu poster
6.9

The romantic lives of two people – Varun and Nithya, are chronicled in this film from their school days until their adult lives. They fall in love multiple times and keep breaking up over minor issues. But deep down, they are so madly in love with each other that they keep giving themselves another chance.

Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu

2012

Golmaal poster
NR

Two ill-fated men desperate to make money kidnaps a wealthy woman's dog and demands a hefty ransom. The plan goes down the drain when they get entangled with the wedding of a Business tycoon. More crony characters with agendas of their own get involved and goofs up the plan further more in this rib tickling entertainer.

Golmaal

Nitham Oru Vaanam poster
6.5

An introverted young man with OCD, who is dejected after his fiancé leaves him, learns to find happiness and positivity in life from two couples whose stories he reads about.

Nitham Oru Vaanam

2022

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Thagappan

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