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films, particularly ''

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'' (as Commissioner Suchak) and '' Sarkar'' (as Swami Virendra). He has acted in around 250 films in Telugu and Hindi languages.

Personal life

He was born as Kocharla Dayaratnam. He belongs to Cobaldpet in Guntur. K. Balachander changed his name to Jeeva after his first film, changing his fortunes forever. He named his son as K. Balachander. His son is a director of Telugu movies. He has seven siblings.

Career

He made his debut as an actor with the film '' Swargam Narakam'' (1975) before acting in the film '' Tholi Kodi Koosindi'' (1981), directed by K. Balachander. He was selected for this role from a number of aspirants.

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gave him the stage name Jeeva. Later he worked with popular directors like

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etc.

Filmography

Films

Telugu

Hindi

Tamil

Kannada

Malayalam

Television

References

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