Jeeva (born 30 November 1952) is an Indian actor who works primarily in
Telugu and
Hindi films. He has been working in films since 1978 and is well known for his negative roles in various
Ram Gopal Varma films, particularly Satya (as Jagga), Ab Tak Chhappan (as Commissioner Suchak) and Sarkar (as Swami Virendra).[1] He has acted in around 250 films in Telugu and Hindi languages.[citation needed]
Personal life
He was born as Kocharla Dayaratnam. He belongs to Guntur region.
K. Balachander changed his name to Jeeva after his first film, changing his fortunes forever.[2]
He named his son as K. Balachander. His son is a director of Telugu movies. He has seven siblings.[citation needed]