Jeeva Shankar is a cinematographer turned writer, director active in Tamil films. His prominent films include Naan and Amara Kaaviyam.
Jeeva Shankar | |
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| Born | Shankar |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
In 2013, he started an untitled project[1] for Escape Artist Motion Pictures. Jeeva Shankar's next project is Yeman.[2]
Career
editHe started his career as an assistant cinematographer to Jeeva. His debut film Naan was initially launched in 2008, with Siddharth Venugopal portraying the lead role with Rukmini Vijayakumar playing the lead female role, however due to the failure of his previous film Ananda Thandavam, the producer Oscar Ravichandran called off the project.[3] The film restarted with Vijay Antony's intervention in December 2010 who also took the lead role from Siddharth Venugopal. The film received positive reviews from critics and did well at box-office.[4]
Following the critical and commercial success of his previous project Naan, director Jeeva Shankar wrote a new script titled Amara Kaaviyam, a college love story set in the 1980s.[5] Madhan of Escape Artistes Motion Pictures was to produce the film, while Yuvan Shankar Raja was announced as the music composer.[6] Adharvaa was announced to play the lead role but consequently opted out during pre-production stages, and the production house dropped the film.[7]
Jeeva Shankar replaced him with Sathya in September 2013 with Sathya's brother, Arya producing the film under his production house, The Show People.[8][9] Malayalam actress Miya was signed to play the female lead role, making her debut in Tamil films. The film began production in October 2013 in Ooty, with costume designer Sai preparing clothes for the film's 1980s backdrop.[10] However, the film received negative reviews and went unnoticed.
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Language | Credited as | Notes | |
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| Director | Cinematographer | ||||
| 2001 | Ammo Bomma | Telugu | No | Yes | |
| 2003 | Kadhal Dot Com | Tamil | No | Yes | |
| 2009 | Ananda Thandavam | Tamil | No | Yes | |
| 2012 | Naan | Tamil | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Amara Kaaviyam | Tamil | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | Yaman | Tamil | Yes | Yes | |
| 2022 | Lucky Man | Kannada | No | Yes | |
References
edit- ^ "Etcetera: Con and confusion". The Hindu. 11 May 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Vijay Antony teams with 'Naan' director for a new action flick - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Cinema Plus / Cinema : New kid on the block". The Hindu. 10 April 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Naan". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 23 June 2013.
- ^ "Jeeva to team up with Yuvan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Atharvaa in Jeeva Shankar's next". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "'Naan' Jeeva Shankar's next film has been titled Amara Kaaviyam". www.behindwoods.com.
- ^ "Sathya replaces Atharvaa in Jeeva Shankar's next". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Miya will pair opposite Arya's brother, Sathya in Amara Kaaviyam". www.behindwoods.com.