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Jiiva
Sign in to saveAlso known as Amar B. Choudry, Jeeva, Amar Choudary, Jeeva (Tamil Actor)
Amar Choudary (born 4 January 1984), known professionally as Jiiva, is an Indian actor and film producer who works mainly in Tamil cinema and a few Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. He is the youngest son of film producer R. B. Choudary.
Film & TV
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…
Known for
- Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil — Jeeva Rathnam2026
- S. Saraswathi — Aditya (Extended Cameo)2026
- Aghathiyaa — Aghathiyan & Nanjilan2025
- Singapore Saloon — Reality Show Judge2024
- Yatra 2 — YS Jagan2024
- Black — Vasanth2024
- Custody — Vishnu2023
- Nitham Oru Vaanam — DSP Prabhagaran (Special Appearance)2022
- Varalaru Mukkiyam — Karthik2022
- Coffee With Kadhal — Saravanan2022
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8
- Total plays
- 31
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Jiiva
- Person.image
- Jiiva latest photoshoot.jpg
- Person.caption
- Jiiva in 2014
- Person.birth_name
- Amar Choudary
- Person.birth_place
- Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
- Person.years active
- 1991, 2003–present
- Person.children
- 1
- Person.father
- R. B. Choudary
- Person.honours
- Kalaimamani (2006)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Chennai
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Malayalam
- Official website
- www.jiivaonline.com
- Image
- Actor Jiiva at Yaan Meet and Greet Event.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1983-01-04
- Commons category
- Jiiva
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 2003–2008: Debut and breakthrough
- 2009–2014: Commercial success and critical acclaim
- 2015–present: Challenges and comeback
- Filmography
- Film
- As dubbing artist
- Television
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
Amar Choudary (born 4 January 1984), known professionally as Jiiva, is an Indian actor and film producer who works mainly in Tamil cinema and a few Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. He is the youngest son of film producer R. B. Choudary.
He began his career as a child actor in 1991 in films produced by his father. He made his debut as a lead actor in his father's 50th production, Aasai Aasaiyai (2003). After Sivaji Ganesan, Jiiva is the only Tamil actor to have been awarded at the Cyprus International Film Festival, particularly for his performance in Raam (2005).
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