Jeeva (director)

Jeeva (September 21, 1963 – June 25, 2007) was a popular film cinematographer and director in Kollywood, the Chennai based Tamil movie industry.

Career

The four completed films he directed, namely "12B", "Run" (Hindi version), "Ullam Ketkumae" and "Unnale Unnale", have become blockbusters. He died after suffering acute cardiac arrest in Russia on 26 June at the age of 44. At the time of his death, he was busy with the final schedule of his latest film, "Dhaam Dhoom". [http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14480080] He is survived by his wife, Anees and two children, Sana Mariam and Aalia.He is brother-in-law of director Vasanth

He is from Thiruthuraipoondi( Near Thanjavur).

Filmography

*2001 - "12B" - Shaam, Simran Bagga, Sunil Shetty, Jyothika Saravanan
*2004 - "Run" - Abhishek Bachchan, Bhumika Chawla
*2005 - "Ullam Ketkumae" - Arya, Shaam, Pooja Umashankar, Asin Thottumkal, Laila
*2007 - "Unnale Unnale" - Vinay, Tanisha Mukherjee, Sadha
*2008 - "Dhaam Dhoom" - Jayam Ravi, Kangana Ranaut, Lakshmi Rai "(Completed by his wife)"

Jeeva's Last Interview

Watch his awe-inspiring last interview at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbmae-J3TZQ]