| Alias | Amar B. Choudry, Jeeva, Jiiva |
|---|---|
| Age | 34 years |
| Height | 5'8" |
| Weight | 75.00 Kgs |
| Occupation | Actor, Singer, Producer |
| Language Worked in | Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam |
| Spouse | Supriya |
| Birth Place | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Education | Adarsh Senior Secondary School, Chennai |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Parents | Rb Choudary |
| Brothers | Jithan Ramesh |
| Sisters | |
| Favourite Movie | Aasai Aasaiyai |
| Favourite Cuisine | South Indian |
| Favourite Color | Black, White |
| City | Chennai |
Jiiva (born Amar B. Choudry on 4 January 1984) 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 romance film Aasai Aasaiyai, before rising to fame with his breakthrough performance in Raam (2005), 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 (2006), a slum dweller in E (2006) and a psychopath in Kattradhu Thamizh (2007), and garnered high critical acclaim for his performances, while also achieving commercial success with Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009), Ko (2011) and Nanban (2012).
Jiiva (born Amar B. Choudry on 4 January 1984) 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 romance film Aasai Aasaiyai, before rising to fame with his breakthrough performance in Raam (2005), 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 (2006), a slum dweller in E (2006) and a psychopath in Kattradhu Thamizh (2007), and garnered high critical acclaim for his performances,while also achieving commercial success with Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009), Ko (2011) and Nanban (2012).
Jiiva was born as Amar to film producer R. B. Choudary and Mahjabeen on 4 January 1984 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is the youngest of four brothers. His eldest brother B. Suresh is a co-producer in their home banner Super Good Films, while his second brother Jeevan is an entrepreneur in the steel industry. His third brother is Jithan Ramesh, an actor in the Tamil film industry. On 21 November 2007, Jiiva married his childhood friend Supriya in New Delhi.[33] They have a son named Sparsha born 14 October 2010.