Jeeva (born 30 November 1952) is an Indian actor who works primarily in
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
...
and
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...
films. He has been working in films since 1978 and is well known for his negative roles in various
Ram Gopal Varma films, particularly ''
Satya
''Satya'' (Sanskrit: सत्य; IAST: ''satya)'' is a Sanskrit word loosely translated as truth, essence. A. A. Macdonell, ''Sanskrit English Dictionary'', Asian Educational Services, , pp. 330–331 It also refers to a virtue in Indian relig ...
'' (as Jagga), ''
Ab Tak Chhappan'' (as Commissioner Suchak) and ''
Sarkar'' (as Swami Virendra).
Ab Tak Chhappan, reviewed by Taran Adarsh
/ref> He has acted in around 250 films in Telugu and Hindi languages.
Personal life
He was born as Kocharla Dayaratnam. He belongs to Guntur region. K. Balachander changed his name to Jeeva after his first film, changing his fortunes forever.
Career
He made his debut as an actor with the film '' Tholi Kodi Koosindi'', directed by K. Balachander. He was selected for this role from a number of aspirants. Later he worked with popular directors like Ram Gopal Varma, Vamsy
Vamsy is an Indian film director, screenwriter and music director known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1985, he received the National Film Award for ''Sitaara''. Vamsy has his own style of making the movie with art like the director Bap ...
, Krishna Vamsi
Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju, know professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Vamsi started his career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma. He made his d ...
, Puri Jagannadh etc.
Filmography
Films
Telugu
Hindi
Tamil
Kannada
Malayalam
Television
References
External links
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Male actors in Telugu cinema
Indian male film actors
Living people
Telugu comedians
Indian male comedians
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Male actors in Tamil cinema
1952 births
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
People from Guntur
Telugu male actors
Male actors from Andhra Pradesh
People from Guntur district
Indian Christians