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{{Short description|2014 Indian Tamil-language film by Suseenthiran}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Jeeva
| image = Jeeva (2014).jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Suseenthiran]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
*[[Arya (actor)|Arya]]
*Suseenthiran
*R. Madhie
*[[Rajeevan]]
*S. Shanmugam
}}
| writer = Santhosh <small>'''(Dialogues)'''</small>
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
*Suseenthiran
*Arun Balaji
}}
| story = Suseenthiran
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Vishnu (actor)|Vishnu]]
*[[Sri Divya]]
}}
| music = [[D. Imman]]
| cinematography = [[R. Madhi]]
| editing = [[Ruben (film editor)|Anthony L. Ruben]]
| studio = {{plainlist|
*[[The Show People]]
*The Next BiG Film
*Vennila Kabadi Team
}}
| distributor = {{plainlist|
*[[Vishal Film Factory]]
}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2014|09|27}}
| runtime = 127 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| gross =
}}
'''''Jeeva''''' is a 2014 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Sports film|sports drama film]] written and directed by [[Suseenthiran]], who also produces the film along with cinematographer [[R. Madhi]] and art director [[Rajeevan]] under the banner of Vennila Kabadi Team. The film features [[Vishnu (actor)|Vishnu]] and [[Sri Divya]] in the lead cast, while Lakshman Narayan plays a supporting role. Its music was composed by [[D. Imman]], cinematography was handled by R. Madhi and editing was by Anthony L. Ruben, while dialogue was written by Santhosh. The film opened to positive reviews from critics on 27 September 2014 and become a successful venture at the box office.

==Plot==
This film is about a young aspiring Cricketer Jeeva, who dreams of playing for the [[India national cricket team]] one day. The films begins with Jeeva, sitting in a park bench and starts to narrate his life story. He is a lower middle class boy, who from the very young age is interested in cricket. He sees [[Sachin Tendulkar]] as his idol. Though his father initially does not support him, he later starts to do so on the request of his friend. Jeeva grows up and becomes a part of the school team. He excels in his game and turns out to be a star player. Seeing his performances, a local cricket club offers him a chance to join and train with them, for which his father disagrees saying that his academic performance is poor due to cricket and he may not get a job in future. In between Jeeva falls in love with his neighbour girl and they are broken up when their family comes to know about this. Jeeva starts to drink due to this heartbreak. So to make him concentrate on good deeds again, Jeeva's father agrees to let him join the cricket club.

Jeeva becomes a sensation at the club, scoring good runs in every game. His opening Partner Ranjith initially has ego clashes with Jeeva, but later they become close friends and produce great performances. They both develop and their team starts to enter higher division competitions. Then comes the tournament that selects the players for the Tamil Nadu [[Ranji Trophy]] team and as expected both Jeeva and Ranjith get selected. But the real trouble starts after joining the Team. The Tamil Nadu team mostly comprises players from a particular community and since Jeeva and Ranjith are from a different community, they are sidelined for most of the games. They are given chances in tough conditions where it's hard to score more runs. But still they manage to put up a decent performance. Jeeva even once gets applauded by the Captain of the Rajasthan team, who is a veteran national team member. But getting dropped in the upcoming games affects their average and their subsequent chances of getting into the team for future games. Angered by being rejected from the team, Ranjith storms into the Association office and blasts at the chairman for showing partiality towards that community and leaves with a heavy heart. Both Jeeva and Ranjith feel that their cricketing career is over. Ranjith commits suicide and Jeeva is heartbroken. In the meantime, Jeeva's school time crush Jenny meets him back and they start loving again. Her father even agrees for their marriage and promises a job for Jeeva, provided he converts to his religion and quits Cricket. Jeeva initially agrees but immediately tells Jenny that he cannot live without Cricket. Jeeva returns to training and he practices even harder waiting for a magic to happen that will revive his cricketing career.

And the magic happens after sometime, when his Coach gets a call from the Rajasthan CPL(ipl) team franchise, to offer Jeeva a chance to play in the upcoming season of CPL. Jeeva comes to know that it was the Rajasthan Team Captain who applauded him during the Ranji Trophy match, has suggested his name for the CPL. Jeeva is awestruck. He is extremely happy as his coach tells that if he performs well in the CPL, he can directly enter the National team. Jeeva Runs home with tears of joy.

The story comes back to the present, where Jeeva actually gives interview to TV channels, as a star player of the national cricket team. He narrates his experience on his debut CPL match, where he smashes the very first ball he faces for a sixer, and he puts up a great performance time and again which seals his place in the national team. Jeeva ends his interview by saying that "in other countries, players lose by playing; But only in India, the players lose even without getting a chance to participate".

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Vishnu Vishal|Vishnu]] as Jeeva
* [[Sri Divya]] as Jenny
* [[Soori (actor)|Soori]] as David (Senior)
* Lakshman Narayan as Ranjith
* [[Sanyathara]] as Preethi
* [[Jeeva Ravi|Ravi]] as the cricket coach
* [[Charlie (actor)|Charlie]] as Arul Pragasam
* [[Madhusudhan Rao (actor)|Madhusudhan Rao]] as Partha Sarathy
* [[T. Siva]] as Jenny's father
* [[G. Marimuthu]] as Jeeva's father
* Sanjay Bharathi as DCA Team cricketer
* [[Udhayabhanu Maheswaran]] as Raghavan
* Bava Lakshmanan
* [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] as the CPL cameraman (cameo appearance)
* [[Natarajan Subramaniam]] in a cameo appearance in the song "Oru Rosa"
* [[Surabhi (actress)|Surabhi]] in a cameo appearance in the song "Oruthi Mele"
* [[Varun Chakravarthy]] in a cameo appearance as a club cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|title=When KKR's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy acted in Tamil film!|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/sports/2020/10/28/when-kkr-mystery-spinner-varun-chakravarthy-acted-in-tamil-film.html|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-28|title=KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy acted in a Tamil movie Jeeva back in 2014|url=https://www.crictracker.com/kkr-spinner-varun-chakravarthy-acted-in-a-tamil-movie-jeeva-back-in-2014/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=CricTracker|language=en}}</ref>
{{colend}}

==Production==
Soon after wrapping up production works of ''[[Rajapattai]]'', Suseenthiran announced in October 2011 that he would shortly start his next venture featuring [[Vishnu (actor)|Vishnu]]. The film titled ''Veera Dheera Sooran'' was said to be an original story, to be made simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/73057.html|title=Suseenthirans next: Veera Dheera Sooran|work=indiaglitz.com|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> In early 2012, it was reported that director [[Pandiraj]] would write the film's dialogues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/feb-12-02/veera-dheera-sooran-pandiraj-13-02-12.html|title=Pandiraj Does It For Vishnu And Suseenthiran - Veera Dheera Sooran - Pandiraj - Suseenthiran - Vishnu - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com|work=behindwoods.com|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> However the director opted to concentrate on other projects before starting the film. He subsequently began a different project with Vishnu and production work on the film began again in August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-08/news-interviews/41201179_1_neerparavai-suseenthiran-actor-vishnu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815000128/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-08/news-interviews/41201179_1_neerparavai-suseenthiran-actor-vishnu|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 August 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Vishnu's next titled 'Veera Dheera Sooran'|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> The project initially began as a bilingual, with [[Sundeep Kishan]] selected to portray the lead role in the Telugu version, but scheduling problems meant that the version was dropped.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/suseenthiran-talks-about-nenjil-thunivirundhal-sundeep-kishan-and-vikrams-rajapattai/article19981479.ece</ref> [[Sri Divya]] was signed on to play a college girl in the film after the director was impressed with her performance in ''[[Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/actress-sri-divya-signs-her-third-project-titled-veera-dheera-sooran-aka-veera-deera-sooran.html|title=Actress Sri Divya signs her third project titled Veera Dheera Sooran aka Veera Deera Sooran|work=behindwoods.com|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> [[Surabhi (actress)|Surabhi]], who debuted in ''[[Ivan Veramathiri]]'' was signed as another heroine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/suseenthirans-new-film-with-vishnu-vishal-has-been-re-titled-as-jeeva.html|title=Suseenthiran's new film with Vishnu Vishal has been re-titled as Jeeva|work=behindwoods.com|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> She had to opt out later due to conflicting schedules.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Surbhi-goes-glam-for-her-Tollywood-debut/articleshow/37960052.cms|title=Surbhi goes glam for her Tollywood debut|work=The Times of India|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinewriters.com/jeeva-movie-tamil-review/|title=ஜீவா விமர்சனம்|work=Cine Writers|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> [[Vinoth Kishan]] was initially signed to play a supporting role, but was later replaced by Lakshman Narayan, who had played the lead role in [[Bharathiraja]]'s ''[[Annakodi]]'' (2013). The title of the film was officially announced to be ''Jeeva'' in January 2014.

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Jeeva
| type = Soundtrack
| longtype = to Jeeva
| artist = [[D. Imman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| caption = Cover art
| released = 12 September 2014
| recorded = 2014
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]]
| producer = [[D. Imman]]
| prev_title = [[Sigaram Thodu]]
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = [[Oru Oorla Rendu Raja]]
| next_year = 2014
}}
The film's score and soundtrack are composed by [[D. Imman]] under Sony Music India's label. The film notably had its songs' lyrics written by [[Vairamuthu]] and his two sons [[Madhan Karky]] and [[Kabilan Vairamuthu]], becoming the first such album to have the trio from the same family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/three-lyricists-one-family-one-movie/article6410136.ece|title=Three lyricists, one family, one movie|author=Srinivasa Ramanujam|work=The Hindu|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> A launch event was held on 12 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/events/53920.html|title=Tamil Movie launch, audio release, celebrity events and function coverage|work=IndiaGlitz|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref>

===Track list===
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_lyrics =
| total_length = 32:01

| title1 = Ovvundraai Thirudugiraai
| extra1 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Bhavya Pandit
| lyrics1 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| length1 = 04:45

| title2 = Oru Rosa
| extra2 = [[Anthony Daasan]], [[Pooja Vaidyanath|A. V. Pooja]]
| lyrics2 = [[Madhan Karky]]
| length2 = 04:09

| title3 = Oruthi Maelae
| extra3 = [[Abhay Jodhpurkar]], El Fé Choir
| lyrics3 = Madhan Karky
| length3 = 04:23

| title4 = Sangimangi
| extra4 = Nivas, Malavika & Tha Mystro
| lyrics4 = [[Kabilan Vairamuthu]]
| length4 = 04:44

| title5 = Engae Ponaai
| extra5 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| lyrics5 = Madhan Karky
| length5 = 03:53

| title6 = Ovvundraai Thirudugiraai
| note6 = [[karaoke]]
| extra6 =
| length6 = 04:45

| title7 = Oruthi Maelae
| note7 = karaoke
| extra7 =
| length7 = 04:21

| title8 = Netru Naan
| note8 = short
| extra8 = [[D. Sathyaprakash]]
| lyrics8 = Madhan Karky
| length8 = 01:40
}}

==Release==
Actors [[Vishal Reddy]]'s Vishal Film Factory and [[Arya (actor)|Arya]]'s The Show People banner bought Tamil Nadu theatrical rights of the film in September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vff-acquires-tn-theatrical-rights-of-jeeva-news-tamil-ojekrpehefgje.html|title=VFF acquires TN theatrical rights of 'Jeeva'|work=Sify|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[STAR Vijay]]. The film was released on 27 September 2014

==Reception==
The film was released to positive reviews. [[The Times of India]] gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Suseenthiran pads up the film with the tropes that the genre needs. Though it has its heart in the right place the problem with ''Jeeva'' is that it is uneven. Cricket takes a backseat every time the director decides to focus on the love angle, taking some fizz out of the film".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Jeeva/movie-review/43568449.cms | title=Jeeva Movie Review | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=27 September 2014 | access-date=17 September 2015 | author=M. Suganth}}</ref> [[The Hindu]] wrote, "A film has stayed true to its soul if it replays in your mind long after you’ve left the theatre. In most parts, ''Jeeva'' does that".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/jeeva-this-willow-wins/article6452818.ece|title=Jeeva: This willow wins|author=Subha J Rao|work=The Hindu|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> [[Indo-Asian News Service]] gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "''Jeeva'' is gripping with a moving second half, but not as inspiring as Nagesh Kukunoor's Bollywood film ''Iqbal''. Suseenthiran's desperate act to portray his film as a commercial entertainer and not as a sports-drama doesn't go down too well. It somehow distracts you from the film's core subject and that's a big letdown. If only these crucial comprises were handled with care, the film would've been highly satisfying".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/jeeva-passion-versus-politics-ians-tamil-movie-review-114092600255_1.html|title='Jeeva' - passion versus politics (IANS Tamil Movie Review)|author=IANS|date=26 September 2014|work=business-standard.com|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> [[Sify]] wrote, "''Jeeva'' is sure to provide inspiration to many youngsters with similar cricket dreams and aspirations...it is a nice entertaining film, and another feather on the director's cap".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sify.com/movies/jeeva-review-tamil-pcmbxWfcbefdc.html | title=Jeeva | publisher=[[Sify]] | access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> Rated 3.25 out of 5 by [[Cinemalead]]-" Commendable cricketer!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinemalead.com/moviereview-id-jeeva-movie-review--jeeva-film-review--review372.htm|title=Jeeva Movie Review - Tamil Movie Review - Movie Review|work=cinemalead.com|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|4047112}}

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