Jiiva, also written Jeeva, is an Indian film actor who mainly appears in Tamil films. Son of film producer R. B. Choudary, he started his career as a child actor in his father's films in 1995. He performed his first lead role in the 2003 romantic film Aasai Aasaiyai, before starring in Raam , for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cyprus International Film Festival. In his subsequent films, he has taken on roles of various types such as a stuntman in Dishyum , a slum dweller in E and a psychopath in Kattradhu Thamizh .