By:
Settu
Shankar
Friday,
June
29,
2007
Top
actresses
Asin
and
Trisha
have
been
in
deep
mourning
after
they
heard
of
Jeeva's
death.
Jeeva
was
one
of
their
favourite
directors.
On
hearing
the
news,
Asin
rushed
from
Mumbai
to
pay
her
respects
to
her
first
director
(he
introduced
her
in
Ullam
Ketkume).
The
actress
had
spent
some
time
with
Aneez,
the
grieving
wife
of
late
director,
and
shared
her
happy
memories
with
the
director.
She
later
said,
"Jeeva
was
my
first
director.
Before
I
signed
that
film,
I
heard
a
lot
about
his
photography.
In
fact,
we
have
discussions
concerning
a
film
with
me
after
his
dream
project
Dham
Dhoom.
For
me,
his
sudden
demise
leaves
the
Industry
shocked.
They
have
lost
a
great
director.
He
was
always
an
energetic
person
and
was
always
in
the
thinking
of
novel
ideas
for
to
make
a
movie
about.
He
is
the
director,
who
put
forth
human
feelings
with
hi-
tech
visuals."
Asin
will
return
back
to
Mumbai
tonight
after
paying
her
last
respects
to
Jeeva.
Trisha,
the
other
heroine
who
was
very
close
to
the
director,
said:
"I
knew
Jeeva
from
my
modeling
days.
In
fact,
Jeeva
was
the
director
for
my
first
ad
film.
He
was
the
first
to
encourage
my
entry
into
movies.
She
added,
"When
I
had
met
him
in
a
party
a
month
ago,
he
promised
me
to
make
a
film
with
me.
I
then
insisted
that
it
be
shot
only
in
India.
He
was
immediately
ok
with
the
proposal.
Now
Jeeva,
my
well-wisher
is
no
more.
I
will
no
more
have
a
chance
associate
my
self
with
with
this
jovial,
talented
and
energetic
director.' Trisha
was
in
tears
the
whole
time.
Jeeva's
funeral
will
be
held
today
at
Chennai.
Before
the
body
was
flown
to
Chennai,
Big
B
Amitabh
Bachchan,
his
son
Abhishek
Bachchan
paid
their
last
respects
to
the
acclaimed
director.
Priyadarshan,
Jeeva's
mentor
and
guru,
saw
to
it
that
all
Bollywood
stars
were
able
to
bid
the
directors
departed
soul
goodbye.
The
body
was
flown
into
Chennai
via
Jet
Airways.
The
plane
landed
at
Chennai
at
12:30.
the
body
was
then
taken
to
his
apartment
on
Sterling
Road.
The
entire
film
fraternity
is
waiting
to
have
a
last
look
at
Jeeva's
body
before
it
is
buried
at
Royapettah
Mosque
at
6
pm.