Jiiva | Prema The Journalist #193 | Full Interview

Jiiva is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and also featured in Hindi, Malayalam and Telugu films. He is the son of veteran producer R B Choudary of Super Good Films production banner. Some of his popular movies include Ko (2011), Nanban (2012), 83 (2021) and more. In this down to earth conversation with Prema The Journalist, Jiiva shared his thoughts, views and anecdotes around his experiences on the sets of Yatra-2, shooting among the masses in Pulivendula, being trained by actor Nasser, sharing screen space with actors like Mohanlal and Mammootty, bond with YS Jagan, admiration for Telugu film industry, about movie Yatra-2 and much more. #premathejournalist 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - Love from Telugu audience 01:58 - Telugu language Training 05:15 - Central theme of Yatra-2 07:29 - Relating to character in Yatra-2 10:21 - Training as an actor 13:18 - First day shoot experience 15:10 - Impact of emotions in yatra-2 19:20 - Challenges during Yatra-2 23:43 - Acting process during Yatra-2 25:01 - Command on Telugu language 26:17 - Sharing scree space with stars 29:01 - Comparing 83 and Yatra-2 references 30:07- Reminiscing Rangam movie 32:37 - Trying local food 34:17 - Release pressure 34:52- Working on body language 39:56 - RAPID FIRE Intro 40:03 - Favourite Politicians 40:45 - Favourite scene from Yatra-2 41:27 - Challenging scene from Yatra-2 41:43 - About Mammootty 42:59 - About Mahi V Raghav 43:08 - Favourite Tamil and Telugu actors 43:51 - YS Jagan as a person 44:16 - Opinion on actors turning politicians 45:29 - Prospects of entering politics Edited & GFX by: Gopi Kanth Nuthi Have you subscribed to PREMA the journalist yet? Join us here: https://bit.ly/36nVoiW Follow Us On:   / premathejournalist     / premathejournalist     / premajournalist   PREMA MALINI is a two time Erstwhile AndhraPradesh State Nandi award, and one time National award winning TV Journalist, with deep expertise in creating socially relevant television documentaries, Celebrity Interviews and news programming.