Jeeva (born 30 November 1952) is an Indian actor who works primarily in

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and

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films. He has been working in films since 1978 and is well known for his negative roles in various

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films, particularly '' Satya'' (as Jagga), ''

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'' (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.

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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 ''

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'', directed by

. He was selected for this role from a number of aspirants. Later he worked with popular directors like

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etc.

Filmography

Films

Telugu

Hindi

Tamil

Kannada

Malayalam

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeeva 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