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{{short description|Indian writer, artist and critic}}
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| birth_place = [[Boothapandi]], Tamil Nadu, India
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| period = 1978–present
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| spouse = Thamizharasi
| children = Anand (Son), Meena (Daughter)
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'''V. Jeevananthan''' (born 15 March 1956) popularly known as '''Oviyar Jeeva''' (lit. Artist Jeeva) is an Indian painter, film critic, art designer and writer from [[Tamil Nadu]].

==Biography==
Jeevananthan is the eldest son of N. Velayutham Pillai, a noted banner artist for [[Tamil cinema|Tamil films]] during the 1950s, '60s and '70s in the [[Coimbatore]] area and the proprietor of Cine Arts (est. 1954). Jeevananthan started his education in English medium and Hindi as his second language. He did his schooling from Kikani Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore. He obtained a bachelor's degree in political science from [[Government Arts College, Coimbatore]] and his post graduate degree at [[Presidency College, Chennai|Presidency College]], Chennai. He also has a law degree from [[Government Law College, Coimbatore|Coimbatore Law College]]. In addition to this, he has also completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Productivity Management (PGDPM) from Coimbatore Productivity Council. Jeevanantham does not have any formal art education. He learnt modern art painting from artist Prakash Chandra, the founder of Chitrakala (Painting) academy, Coimbatore. He is married to Thamizharasi and have two children – Anand and Meena. His brother [[V. Manikandan]] is an acclaimed cinematographer.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article2052620.ece|title=People: Artist V. Jeevananthan's book Thiraiseelai|date=27 May 2011|author=K. Jeshi|accessdate=3 June 2011|location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

==Career==
After his father's death in 1981, Jeevananthan took over Cine Arts – the family's film banner business. Since then he has painted thousands of film banners and manages the company till today. He is currently the president of ''Chitrakala Academy'', an association of Coimbatore artists.

Since 1978, he has been exhibiting his works at Chithrakala Academy's Annual Art Exhibition in Coimbatore, [[Chennai]] and [[Bengaluru]]. His painting collections are displayed at [[Valluvar Kottam]], Chennai. He was one of the 133 painters from all over India to paint ''Kural Oviyams'' (lit. Paintings on [[Tirukkural]]) exhibited since 2000, with the unveiling of [[Thiruvalluvar Statue, Kanyakumari|Valluvar Statue]] at [[Kanyakumari]]. He has also painted banners and posters for 20 dramas for the theatre group [[Schauspielhaus Zürich]] at [[Zurich]], Switzerland. In 2009, he exhibited his paintings on communist leader [[P. Jeevanandham]] as part of Jeevanandham's centenary celebrations. He has done Illustrations for [[Ajanta Caves|Ajantha]] [[Ellora Caves|Ellora]] documentaries produced jointly by Japan and Maharashtra governments and directed by R. Ramkumar, of Vikram Studios. He is also an illustrator for short stories in Tamil Magazine ''Vaarththai'', ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110801030824/http://www.omsakthionline.com/download.asp Om Sakthi]'', ''Veedu'' (Canada), ''[http://www.uyirmmai.com/ Uyirmai]'' etc. He designed Book wrappers for most of Tamil writer [[Naanjil Naadan]]'s Novels.

Jeevanantham is also a noted film reviewer and critic.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2007/10/15/stories/2007101550160100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109222941/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2007/10/15/stories/2007101550160100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 November 2012|title=Just click for reviews useful links|accessdate=3 June 2011 | location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 October 2007}}</ref> In the 1980s, he wrote film reviews for the Tamil magazine ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' as a student journalist. He has worked as an illustrator for literary magazines besides designing covers for novels. He was also a student artist in ''Dhisaigal'' a youth magazine edited by Maalan during 80s. Jeeva delivers lectures and demonstrations on portraits in most of the colleges in and around Coimbatore as a part of Fine Arts club activities. He is an active member of Sunday art classes since 1979 for students. During 2008–09, Jeeva taught monthly art classes to inmates of the central prison, Coimbatore. His reviews appear in mouthshut.com, in the name of Ajayan.

==Awards==
Jeevananthan's book ''Thirai seelai'', received "special Mention" in the [[National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema|Best Book]] category of the [[58th National Film Awards|National Film Awards]], 2011, that were announced in Delhi on 19 May 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/oviyar-jeeva-gets-honour-last-771|title=Oviyar Jeeva gets an honour at last|author=M. Rafi Ahmed|date=20 May 2011|accessdate=3 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="oneindia">{{cite news|url=http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/art-culture/essays/2011/23-tamil-writer-national-award-aid0128.html|title=ஆண்டுகள் கழித்து தமிழ் எழுத்தாளருக்கு தேசிய விருது: எழுத்தாளர்கள் பெருமிதம்|date=23 May 2011|accessdate=3 June 2011|language=Tamil}}</ref> The citation he received says "This book is a sincere attempt to analyze important developments in Tamil film. It also provides an insight into the classics of world cinema highlighting their aesthetic values." ''Thirai seelai'' with 40 chapters is his first book and is a collection of his essays on film. They were selected from the film articles he wrote for the magazine ''Rasanai'' over the years. It was published by Trishakthi Sundar Raman through Trishakthi Publications.

He has also been nominated as one of the ''World's best 100 [[Caricature|Caricaturists]]'' by Romanian Cartoonists Association in 2007. He won ''Excellency Prize for best artists in the world for 2007''. Recently{{when|date=October 2014}} he won ''Vocational Excellence Award'' from [[Rotaract|Rotaract Club]] of Coimbatore Unique.

==Bibliography==
*''Thiraiseelai'' (lit. Curtain)
*''Asayum Padam'' (lit. Motion Picture)

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.caricatura.ro/index.htm Excellency Prize for best artists in the world for 2007]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110522074237/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?722466 Outlook India publishes 83rd National Awards list]
*[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/oviyar-jeeva-gets-honour-last-771 Article in DeccanChronicle – Jeeva gets Honour]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071027173257/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/01/18/stories/2007011800330200.htm Reference in Hindu]
*[http://www.cpccbe.org/Productivity-week-2010.pdf Jeeva as a judge]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/art-culture/essays/2011/23-tamil-writer-national-award-aid0128.html Tamil writer gets award after 29 years]
*[http://hinduonnet.com/thehindu/lf/2002/01/18/stories/2002011800060200.htm Article in Hindu on Chitrakala Academy, Coimbatore]
*[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1076456.ece Article "Cinema and City" published in Hindu about Jeevanantham's views on Cinema]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111102193326/http://www.personality.com.ro/india_v_jeevananthan.htm Jeevanantham listed in Romanian website as an Indian Caricaturist in CARAGIALE COLLECTION]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121109222622/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/05/27/stories/2011052760801200.htm Article in Hindu about his award winning Book "ThiraiSeelai" ]

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