His sister Sindhu died in 2005 and Sanjeev took full responsibility for his sister's daughter (who was only 9 years old at the time of her mother's death). His only sister Sindhu has done few films as a heroine and later acted in many successful serials like Metti Oli, Penn, Anandham and so on. Sanjeev married leading television actress Preethi Srinivasan in 2009. He is the nephew of late actress Manjula Vijayakumar. Both of them studied visual communications at Loyola College. Sanjeev is a close friend of Kollywood actor Vijay. Sanjeev is now fondly known as the television superstar, after being in the industry for around 17 years, still playing the main lead in serials and hosting successful programs like Maanada Mayilada. He has also appeared as Vijay's friend in a number of movies at the start of his acting career. He has acted in many other numerous serials (to name a few, Metti Oli, Anandham, Annamalai, Aval and presently Yaaradi Nee Mohini) and has played the role of both Protagonist and Antagonists. He is instantly known for his role as Selvam in Superhit Tamildramaserial on Sun TV titled Thirumathi Selvam (2007-2013) in which he starred opposite Abitha and the serial was telecasted for almost 6 years, with Sanjeev gaining huge recognition and appreciation for his dedication and hard work. Sanjeev is a film actor and leading Tamil television actor. Tamil Television Actor, Film Actor & Television Host
