1. Jiiva is the youngest son of film producer R B Choudary.
25 Facts About Jiiva
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Jiiva began his career as a child actor in 1991 in films produced by his father.
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Jiiva made his debut as a lead actor in his father's 50th production, Aasai Aasaiyai.
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Jiiva made his Hindi cinema debut with the film 83, in which he portrayed cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth.
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Jiiva was born as Amar Choudary on 4 January 1984 in Chennai to Rajasthani-origin film producer R B Choudary and his wife Mahjabeen, a Tamilian.
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Jiiva is the youngest of four boys; his brothers are Suresh Choudary, Jeevan Choudary, and Jithan Ramesh.
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Jiiva made his debut in his father's production, Aasai Aasaiyai, directed by Ravi Mariya in 2003.
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The film performed averagely at the box office, but critics felt that Jiiva left an impression.
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Jiiva next starred in Dishyum, opposite Sandhya of Kaadhal fame.
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Jiiva won the Best Pair Award along with Gopika at Asianet Film Awards.
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Jiiva had two more releases after that, Rameswaram in 2007 and Thenavattu in 2008.
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In 2009, Jiiva experienced major commercial success with Director Rajesh's maiden venture, Siva Manasula Sakthi, opposite Anuya, still hailed as one of the best romantic comedies of all time and has since become a cult rom-com in the Tamil film industry.
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Rediff stated that his role as Ashwin in Ko was a "cake-walk for Jiiva: he's had a ball with the camera, clicking shots in almost impossible situations and making sure his trademark effervescence is present at all times", while Sify said that "with this performance he was going to be a force to reckon with in Tamil cinema".
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Jiiva reprised the role of Sharman Joshi in the Tamil version as Sevarkodi Senthil and starred alongside Vijay, and Srikanth.
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Reports claimed that Jiiva underwent special training at Mansuria Kung Fu YMCA, Nandanam, Chennai, the same place where he had trained in Kung-Fu for a few years before venturing into movies.
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Jiiva received appreciation from critics for his role as Lee.
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Jiiva took a break for a year in 2015 and returned with three releases in 2016.
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Jiiva starred in his 25th film Pokkiri Raja, which opened to mixed to negative reviews.
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Jiiva was next seen in a romantic comedy, Kavalai Vendam, directed by Deekay, where he was paired opposite Kajal Aggarwal.
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Jiiva was seen alongside Shiva, Jai, Nikki Galrani and Catherine Tresa.
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Jiiva acted in Kabir Khan's Hindi film 83, playing the role of Kris Srikkanth.
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Jiiva playing Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy in the Telugu sequel, Yatra 2.
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Jiiva was a judge on STAR Vijay's reality dance competition Jodi Number One in its third season along with Sangeetha and Aishwarya Rajinikanth.
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Jiiva was a judge on Astro's Yuttha Medai All Stars Grand Finals in Malaysia.
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Jiiva hosted the season 1 of 'Sarkaar with Jiiva' on Aha Tamil.