Shivaji Dev

Shivaji Dev (Tamil: சிவாஜி தேவ்; born 20 September 1989) is an Indian film actor working in Tamil language films who made his debut in Venkatesh's Singakutty (2008). He is the son of Ramkumar Ganesan and grandson of the actor Sivaji Ganesan.^[1]

Career

Shivaji Dev made his debut, credited as Junior Sivaji, in Venkatesh's masala film Singakutty (2008), starring alongside Gowri Munjal. The film opened to negative reviews from critics and fared poorly at the box office.^[2][3] In 2009 he joined Balu Mahendra's film institute and undertook a specialized acting course for a year and then started acting in theatrical plays. He garnered good reviews for his on-stage performances including a role in The Importance of a Hat where he played as the role of an English butler, while also directing plays titled Merry Christma and Growing up as a part of the Short & Sweet Theater Festival held in Chennai, India. feature He began work another film, Nandanam in mid 2012, featuring alongside Mithra Kurian and Rishi. However despite completing schedules across Chennai, the film is yet to be complete and have a theatrical release.^[4][4] His second release was the coming-of-age film Puthumugangal Thevai, where he played an aspiring film director. The film had a low key release in December 2012 and attracted negative reviews, though a critic noted Sivaji "shows potential".^[5][6]

In 2014, the actor was seen in AVM Productions' experimental drama film Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum where he played a widower. Having a straight to YouTube-release, the film attracted positive reviews from critics.^[7]

Personal life

He is the son of actor-producer Ramkumar Ganesan and grandson of Sivaji Ganesan. His family has a production house, Sivaji Productions. His step-brother Dushyanth has also appeared in films, while his uncle Prabhu and cousin Vikram Prabhu are leading actors in Tamil films. Meanwhile, his aunt is actress Sripriya, sister of his mother Meena Ramkumar.^[8]

Filmography

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