Stun Siva
Stun Siva | |
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| ஸ்டன் சிவா | |
| Born | V. Siva Kumar[1] 1970 |
| Other names | Stunt Siva Stun Shiva Andrew |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1989-Present |
| Spouse | 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 Motorcyle 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, especially he had gained critical acclaim for experiment of realistic fight scenes in movies such as Sethu, Nandha & Pithamagan. In 2000, he had recieved 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 Veeranadai
- 2000 Kannukkul Nilavu
- 2000 Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
- 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 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Our Heroes are no less than Tom Cruise". Times Entertainment. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2024.