Stun Siva
| Stun Siva | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ஸ்டன் சிவா |
| Born | V. Siva Kumar[1] 1970 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Other names | Stunt Siva Stun Shiva Andrew |
| 💼 Occupation |
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| 📆 Years active | 1989-Present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Lany Hau (m.1997-Present)[2][3] |
| 👶 Children | Kevin Kumar Steven Kumar[4] |
Stun Siva (born as V. Siva Kumar in 1970), is an Indian fight master & actor in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada & Telugu cinema industries of India.[5] He made his debut as a fight master in the movie Love Today in 1997.[6] His sons Kevin Kumar & Steven Kumar are also a fight masters.[7]
Career[edit]
Stun Siva initially started his career as a Motorcycle mechanic, then he became acquitted with the fighters & assistant fight masters whom he visited quite often & joined the South Indian Cine & TV Stunt Directors, Stunt Artists Union with the help of his uncle.
He had worked as a fighter to fight masters such as Rambo Rajkumar, FEFSI Vijayan, Vikram Dharma, V. Raja, Judo. K. K. Rathnam, Judo. K. K. Ramu, Rocky Rajesh & Kanal Kannan, later he worked as an assistant fight master to fight masters such as Rambo Rajkumar & Kanal Kannan.
In 1997, he made his debut as a fight master in Love Today.[8] Stun Siva had done both commercially appealing as well as realistic fight scenes, he had gained critical acclaim for experiment of realistic fight scenes in movies such as Sethu, Nandha & Pithamagan. In 2000, he had received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Coordinator for Kannukkul Nilavu.
During his initial career as a fight master, he used to make uncredited appearances & play minor characters in movies, later he became a full-fledged actor. In 2019, he had received the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Villain - Male for Champion.
Filmography[edit]
Fight Master[edit]
- 1997 Love Today
- 1997 Pistha
- 1997 Once More
- 1997 Kadhalukku Mariyadhai
- 1997 Simmarasi
- 1998 Ponmanam
- 1998 En Uyir Neethaane
- 1998 Veera Thalattu
- 1998 Thulli Thirintha Kaalam
- 1998 Swarnamukhi
- 1998 Iniyavale
- 1998 Thalaimurai
- 1998 Pudhumai Pithan
- 1998 Dhinamdhorum
- 1998 Urimai Por
- 1999 Chinna Durai
- 1999 Sethu
- 2000 Kannukkul Nilavu
- 2000 Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
- 2000 Veeranadai
- 2001 Vinnukkum Mannukkum
- 2001 Kamarasu
- 2001 Kadhal Sugamanathu
- 2001 En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri
- 2001 Nandha
- 2002 Album
- 2002 Mounam Pesiyadhe
- 2003 Pithamagan
- 2004 Arul
- 2004 Perazhagan
- 2005 Thotti Jaya
- 2006 Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu
- 2007 Pachaikili Muthucharam
- 2007 Thee Nagar
- 2008 Nepali
- 2008 Sathyam
- 2008 Aegan
- 2009 Muthirai
- 2009 Vaamanan
- 2011 Kaavalan
- 2014 Nimirndhu Nil
- 2015 Sandamarutham
- 2015 Valiyavan
- 2016 Thodari
- 2017 Indrajith
- 2018 Imaikkaa Nodigal
- 2018 Adanga Maru
- 2019 Kaaviyyan
- 2021 Kaadan
- 2021 Bhoomi
- 2022 Naane Varuven
- 2023 Viduthalai Part 1
- 2023 Rudhran
- 2023 Kannitheevu
- 2023 Custody
- 2023 Jailer
- 2023 Chandramukhi 2
Actor[edit]
- 2000 Kannukkul Nilavu
- 2001 Vinnukkum Mannukkum
- 2002 Punnagai Desam
- 2002 Album
- 2003 Pithamagan
- 2016 Theri
- 2018 Goli Soda 2
- 2019 Champion
- 2021 Eeswaran
- 2023 Rudhran
Awards & Honours[edit]
- 2000 Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Coordinator - Kannukkul Nilavu[9]
- 2019 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Villain - Male - Champion
- 2021 Honorary Doctorate from RBI University
Legacy[edit]
Fight masters & actors such as Anal Arasu, K. Ganesh Kumar, Silva, Ram-Laxman, Anbariv, Besant Ravi & Rajendran had worked as fighters & assistants to him.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Thalapathy Vijay's Stunt Director of Kollywood to Hollywood - Stun Siva Exclusive Interview". YouTube. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ↑ "Stun Siva turns Director". 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ↑ "We have made Jailer climax to a different level - Stun Siva Exclusive Interview". YouTube. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ↑ "The Audience should feel that a new Hero is their own guy: Stun Siva". Times Entertainment. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ↑ "Meet the top stunt choreographers in the Tamil industry". indulge.com. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Telugu Audience are mass & only if there is action a movie will be hit". YouTube. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ↑ "Stun Siva's Son gets his own fight sequence". Times of India. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ↑ "Vijay had given me the 1st opportunity". YouTube. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years — Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 2004-10-01. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 2012-08-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Our Heroes are no less than Tom Cruise". Times Entertainment. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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