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Shiva (born 10 December 1982) is an Indian actor, comedian, RJ and dialogue writer who has featured in Tamil language films, and had previously been a Radio jockey with Radio Mirchi.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Acting mainly in comedy films, he rose to fame following his performances in the Venkat Prabhu directorials Chennai 600028 and Saroja, before also featuring in Thamizh Padam. His tenure with Radio Mirchi earned him the nickname "Mirchi Shiva".[7]He is also referred as "Agila Ulaga Superstar".

Shiva
Shiva in 2012
Born	(1982-12-10) 10 December 1982 (age 39)
Other names	Mirchi Shiva, Agila Ulaga Superstar
Occupation	Actor, Radio jockey, Comedian, Dialogue Writer, TV Host
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Priya (2012–present)

Film career

2001-2008

Shiva's first film role was a supporting role in the 2001 film 12B, where he played debutant Shaam's friend.[8] He debuted as a lead actor in Venkat Prabhu's 2007 sports comedy Chennai 600028 alongside ten other debut actors.[9] His next role, again under Venkat's direction, Saroja (2008). Both films were box office hits.[10][11]

2010-2019

Shiva then starred in Thamizh Padam (2010), a full-length parody of contemporary Tamil cinema, and his performance earned rave reviews. His comedy Va Quarter Cutting, was an average grosser. His first 2011 release became the long-delayed romantic drama Pathinaaru, which was his first non-comedy venture. During the period, he also completed another comedy film titled Siva Poojaiyil Karadi, by Rama Narayanan, but the film was never released.[12]

In 2012, he featured alongside Vimal in Sundar C's comedy film Kalakalappu, which won positive reviews and performed well commercially. Portraying the role of the small-time crook Raghu, critics noted that Shiva was the film's "scene-stealer" and "carries the first half with his quips".[13][14] The success of the film fetched the actor more scripts and Shiva went on to feature in four comedies in 2013. His first release Thillu Mullu, a remake of the 1981 Rajinikanth starrer, featured him alongside Isha Talwar and Prakash Raj and also fared well commercially. The actor also won positive portrayal of a conman with a critic noting that "Shiva has taken the entire film in his shoulders and has given his best. His comic timing is perfect and the one-liners are hilarious."[15][16] His second release of the year Sonna Puriyathu, where he played a dubbing artist, also won good reviews. Sudhish Kamath of The Hindu praised the actor's performance noting that "Nobody makes silly jokes work with a straight face like Shiva does", also that he is the "funny man pretending to be important".[17] The next release Ya Ya, featured him alongside Santhanam in the lead role. Shiva was next seen in Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi's directorial debut Vanakkam Chennai, a romantic musical opposite Priya Anand. The film received positive to mixed reviews, but was a commercial success.[18]

In 2015, he starred in two films with Masala Padam and 144.[19][20] In 2016, his films were Adra Machan Visilu and Chennai 600028 II, a sequel sports comedy to Chennai 600028.[21][22] In 2018, Kalakalappu 2, the sequel to that film Kalakalappu, has been released, directed by the same Sundar C.[23] After a gap of eight years, C. S. Amudhan's Thamizh Padam 2 (2018) has released, amidst high expectations.[24] He has opened to good reviews from the audience. Although the movie has a predictable story, the humour part has struck the chord with the viewers.[25] His voiceover has also appeared in films such as Vandi (2018) and Charlie Chaplin 2 (2019).[26][27]

Personal life

Shiva married his long time girlfriend and former national level badminton player Priya on 15 November 2012. Their son, Agasthya, was born on 25 June 2019.[28]

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

As actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	12B	Shakti's co-worker	Credited role
	Aalavandhan	Himself in a party song	Uncredited role
2003	Whistle	Jeeva's friend	Uncredited role
2007	Chennai 600028	Karthik	Debut Film; Nominated- Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor
2008	Saroja	Ajay Raj
2010	Thamizh Padam	Shiva
	Va	Sunderrajan (Sura)
2011	Pathinaaru	Shiva
	Ko	Himself	Special appearance
2012	Kalakalappu	Raghu
2013	Thillu Mullu	Pasupathy (Ganguly Kanthan)
	Sonna Puriyathu	Shiva
	Ya Ya	Ramarajan "Ram" (Dhoni)
	Vanakkam Chennai	Madasamy (Ajay)
2015	Masala Padam	Mani
	144	Thesu
2016	Adra Machan Visilu	"Simmakkal" Shekar
	Chennai 600028 II	Karthik
2018	Kalakalappu 2	Ganesh
	Thamizh Padam 2	Shiva / Barathamuni
	Party	Babu Murali / Bob Marley	Unreleased
2022	Naai Sekar	Padaiyappa	Voice only
	Idiot	Chinnarasu / Paandi / Thor
	Sumo	Shiva	Delayed; also screenplay and dialogues
	Kasethan Kadavulada	TBA	Completed
	Saloon	TBA	Filming
	Golmaal	TBA	Filming
	Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum	TBA	Filming[29]

TV Host

• Super Kids (Colors Tamil)

As lyricist

• "Saudi Baasha" (Va)
• "Rosa Hai" (Sonna Puriyathu)

As singer

• "Rosa Hai Song" (Sonna Puriyathu)

As writer

• Aadama Jaichomada (2014) (dialogues)
• Sumo (2022) (screenplay, dialogues)

As narrator

• Vandi (2018)
• Charlie Chaplin 2 (2019)

References

External links

• Shiva at IMDb

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