Jeeva

Director

Popular As Jeeva (director)

Birthday September 21, 1963

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India

DEATH DATE 2007-6-26, Saint Petersburg, Russia (43 years old)

Nationality India

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1963

Jeeva (21 September 1963 – 26 June 2007) was an Indian filmmaker, cinematographer and film director in Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam-language cinema.

1991

He became an independent cinematographer in Priyadarshan's Malayalam film Abhimanyu (1991) starring Mohanlal and went on to film over 20 films including his own directorials.

1993

He was director Shankar's usual cinematographer in his early films such as Gentleman (1993), Kadhalan (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.

2000

He was an established cinematographer in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Jeeva started his career assisting cinematographer P. C. Sreeram in the films such as Nayakan, Agni Natchathiram, Apoorva Sagodharargal, Idhaya Thamarai, Gopura Vasalile and Meera.

2001

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).

2007

He died after suffering acute cardiac arrest in Russia on 26 June 2007 at the age of 43.

2008

At the time of his death, he was busy with the final schedule of his latest film, Dhaam Dhoom (2008).

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

Jeeva died in Saint Petersburg, Russia, following a cardiac arrest, while working on his movie Dhaam Dhoom.

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Actors, Cinematographers & Directors such as Srinath, Arjun Jena, N. K. Ekambaram, Gavemic U. Ary, Jeeva Shankar, K. A. Shakthivel & G. K. Manigandan had worked as assistant, associate directors & assistant cinematographers.