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Jeeva
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Born |
Kocharla Dayarathnam November 30, 1952 Vijayawada, Andhrapradesh |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1984-Present |
Jeeva (Telugu: జీవ; born 30 November 1952) is an Indian film actor from Andhra Pradesh who is known for his bit parts in Hindi and Telugu cinema. He acted in more than 1000 films. He has been working in films since 1984 and is well known for his negative roles in various Ram Gopal Varma films, particularly Satya (Jagga), Ab Tak Chhappan (Commissioner Suchak) and Sarkar (Swami Virendra).He has acted around 250 Movies in Telugu and Hindi.
He was born as Kocharla Dayaratnam. K. Balachander changed his name to Jeeva.
He made his debut as an actor with the film Tholi Kodi Koosindi directed by K. Balachander. He was selected for this role from a number of aspirants. Later he worked with popular directors like Ram Gopal Varma, Vamsy, Krishna Vamsi, Puri Jagannadh etc.