Shiva Biography

Shiva (Mirchi Shiva) is an Indian actor and Radio Jockey. He has acted in Tamil films. He was first seen on screen in a cameo role in the Tamil movie 12B. His debut as a leading actor was in the movie Chennai 600028 directed by Venkat Prabhu. The movie was a trend-setter for the light-hearted approach and freshness of the script. The movie was successful at the box-office too. Shiva in the role of Karthik was very well received, especially in the scene where he practices wooing the heroine with hilarious consequences. His role in the hit film Saroja has also been appreciated.

He finalized on a project named 16, a Tamil film under the Passion Movie Makers banner, directed by Sabhapathi and music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The movie was said to be refreshing and a light-hearted romantic story about college love, which revolved around a father-son relationship. The movie released on Feb 2011, but didn't do well at the box office.