Jeeva (21 September 1963 – 26 June 2007) was an Indian

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, cinematographer and film director in Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam-language cinema. He was an established cinematographer in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Career

Jeeva started his career assisting cinematographer P. C. Sreeram in the films such as ''

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'', ''

Agni Natchathiram ''Agni Natchathiram'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language masala film that was written and directed by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Prabhu, Karthik, Amala and newcomer Nirosha, with Vijayakumar, Jayachitra, Sumithra, Tara, S. N. Lakshmi and ...

'', '' Apoorva Sagodharargal'', ''

Idhaya Thamarai ''Idhaya Thamarai'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by K. Rajeshwar, starring Karthik and Revathi. The film, produced by M. Veda had musical score by Shankar–Ganesh and was released on 14 January 1990. Plot ...

'', ''

Gopura Vasalile ''Gopura Vasalile'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film directed by Priyadarshan, starring Karthik and Bhanupriya. It relies on various subplots from the Malayalam film '' Pavam Pavam Rajakumaran'' (1990) and the Hindi film '' ...

'' and ''

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''. He became an independent cinematographer in Priyadarshan's Malayalam film '' Abhimanyu'' (1991) starring

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and went on to film over 20 films including his own directorials. He was director Shankar's usual cinematographer in his early films such as '' Gentleman'' (1993), ''

Kadhalan ''Kadhalan'' ( ) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by S. Shankar and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Nagma (in her major Tamil cinema debut), while Vadivelu, Raghuvaran, ...

'' (1994) and '' Indian'' (1996). Jeeva's work in Shankar's ''Kadhalan'' fetched him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer. He had also collaborated several times with director Priyadarshan. The four completed films he directed, namely '' 12B'' (2001), '' Run'' (Hindi version) (2004), '' Ullam Ketkumae'' (2005) and '' Unnale Unnale'' (2007), have become blockbusters (except for ''Run''). He died after suffering acute

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on 26 June 2007 at the age of 43. At the time of his death, he was busy with the final schedule of his latest film, '' Dhaam Dhoom'' (2008).

Personal life

Jeeva was married to costume designer Anees Tanveer with whom he has two children.

Death

Jeeva died in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, following a

, while working on his movie '' Dhaam Dhoom''.

Filmography

As director As cinematographer As Still Photographer * ''

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'' (1995)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeeva 1963 births 2007 deaths Tamil film directors Film directors from Chennai 21st-century Indian film directors Tamil film cinematographers Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu 20th-century Indian photographers 21st-century Indian photographers