Jiiva Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Birth Name	Amar Choudary [1]Book My Show
Full name	Amar B. Choudary [2]Facebook- Jiiva
Other name	Jeeva [3]Rediff
Nickname	J’amar [4]Facebook- Jiiva
Profession(s)	Actor, Film Producer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet & inches- 5’ 9”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Dark Brown
Career
Debut	Film (Tamil; As a child actor): Cheran Pandiyan (1991) Film (Tamil; As a lead actor): Aasai Aasaiyai (2003) as 'Vinod' Film (Malayalam): Keerthi Chakra (2006) as Havildar Jaikumar TV (Tamil): Jodi Number One: Season 3 (2008)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Asianet Best Star Pair Award for the film ‘Keerthi Chakra’ (2006) • Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor for the film ‘Neethaane En Ponvasantham’ (2012)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	4 January 1984 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	40 Years
Birthplace	Madras (now, Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
School	Adarsh Senior Secondary School, T Nagar, Chennai
Educational Qualification	A course in Multimedia Graphics [5]Weebly.com
Ethnicity	Jiiva is Tamilian from his mother’s side and Rajasthani from his father’s side [6]Sify.com
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	21 November 2007
Family
Wife/Spouse	Supriya (interior designer)
Children	Son- Sparsha Choudary Daughter- None
Parents	Father- R. B. Choudary (Indian film producer) Mother- Mahjabeen
Siblings	Brother(s)- Suresh Choudary (co-producer at Super Good Films), Jeevan Choudary (entrepreneur), Jithan Ramesh Choudary (actor & producer) Sister- None
Favourites
Food	Burger, Pizza
Actor	Sylvester Stallone
Actress(es)	Julia Roberts, Kate Winslet, Sridevi
Sport(s)	Badminton, Cricket
Badminton Player	P. V. Sindhu
Cricketer	MS Dhoni
Colour(s)	Black, White
Travel Destination	Australia
Book	Peoplewatching by Desmond Morris
Film(s)	Philadelphia (1993), Alaipayuthey (2000), Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Singer(s)	Kumar Sanu, Uthara Unnikrishnan
Music Director(s)	A. R. Rahman, Harris Jayaraj
Music Band(s)	Def Leppard, Metallica, The Scorpions
Film Director(s)	James Cameron, Mel Gibson, Ashutosh Gowariker, Farhan Akhtar, Mani Ratnam, Vikraman, S. Shankar
Car Brand(s)	Audi, BMW
Wrist Watch Brand(s)	Breitling, Tag Heuer, Pierre Cardin
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Chevrolet Captiva, Ford Endeavour
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Rs. 2-3 crore for a film (as of 2019) [7]FilmiBeat

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jiiva

• Jiiva is an Indian actor and film producer who mostly works in the Tamil film industry.

• His father owns the production company ‘Super Good Films’ and has launched many popular directors and actors through his company.

• He grew up in a well-to-do family in Chennai.
  

  Jiiva’s childhood picture

• He had a deep interest in music since childhood. As a child, Jiiva loved listening to rock and heavy metal music.

• When Jiiva was just seven years old, he was cast in the Tamil film ‘Cheran Pandiyan’ as a child actor.

• In 2003, he starred in the Tamil film ‘Aasai Aasaiyai’ (produced under his father’s banner Super Good Films) in which he played the role of Vinod.

• In the same year, he bagged the Tamil film ‘Thithikudhe.’
  

  Jiiva in Thithikudhe

• He rose to prominence by playing the role of Ramakrishnan ‘Ram’ in the Tamil film ‘Raam’ (2005).
  

  Jiiva in Raam

• Subsequently, he appeared in many popular Tamil films like ‘Siva Manasula Sakthi’ (2009), ‘Ko’ (2011), ‘Endrendrum Punnagai’ (2013), ‘Pokkiri Raja’ (2016), and ‘Gypsy’ (2020).
  

  Jiiva in Gypsy

• In 2021, Jiiva played the role of the former Indian cricketer Kris Srikkanth in the Hindi biographical sports film ’83.’
  

  Jiiva as Krishnamachari Srikkanth in 83

• In an interview, Jiiva revealed that he was not so fluent in the Hindi language. He said,
  

  I speak accented Hindi. I’m more happy speaking Tamil. I’ve only done a Malayalam film (Keerthi Chakra in 2006) because my character spoke Tamil. Even 83, I accepted because I had the liberty of speaking Tamil.”

• Whenever free, Jiiva likes listening to music, watching films, and playing cricket.

• He is a trained Chinese martial artist (specialising in Kung Fu).

• In an interview, Jiiva shared that he loved the work of Aamir Khan Productions. He further said that he wanted to work (as a producer) on films like Bhoot (2003), Apocalypto (2006), Paranormal activity (2007), Subramaniapuram (2008), Pasanga (2009), and Peepli Live (2010).

• He is good friends with the Tamil actors Arya, Jayam Ravi, Vikranth, Poonam, and Shriya.

• He is fond of cars and wristwatches.

• During an interview, Jiiva was asked if he was gadget-savvy. He replied,
  

  I am more of an Apple freak. I have everything that Apple has brought out. I cannot imagine my life without my iPod, iPhone and now, iPad. My iMac has all my favourite movies loaded so that I can watch them wherever I am. I suppose that would make me a hardcore iFan. Steve Jobs is my idol.”

• Jiiva is very particular about his fitness and visits the gym daily.
  

  Jiiva inside a gym

• He is often spotted consuming alcohol with his friends.
  

  Jiiva enjoying beer with his friends