Siva (director)

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Siva
Siva at Maniyar Kudumbam Audio Launch.jpg
Siva in 2018
Born
Sivakumar Jayakumar

(1977-08-12) 12 August 1977 (age 44)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (present-day Chennai)
NationalityIndian
Other namesSiruthai Siva, Cheetah
Occupation
Years active2001 – present
RelativesBala (brother)

Siva (born 12 August 1977), known professionally as Siruthai Siva, is an Indian film director and cinematographer who works in Tamil and Telugu cinema.

Early life and family[]

Siva was born to documentary film director M. Jayakumar in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.[1][2] He is the grandson of producer and writer A. K. Velan.[3] His brother Bala is an actor in Tamil and Malayalam films.N. Panchapakesan, the founder of Chennai Sai Sankara Matrimonials, and carnatic musician Vishaka Hari are relatives of Siva.

Career[]

Although he always wanted to become a filmmaker, he pursued photography. In 1998, Siva became a gold medalist from M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute[1] He went on to work with cinematographer Jayanan Vincent. Siva then came to Hyderabad to work for Venkatesh' film Jayam Manade Raa (2000) as an operative cameraman.[1] In 2002, he became an independent cinematographer, shortly after his brother Bala, made his acting debut. He has shot for about 15 films since then.

In 2008, he narrated a script to actor Gopichand who agree to play the lead role.[1] Souryam, co-starring Gopichand along with Anushka Shetty was Siva's directorial debut. The following year, Siva made his second film, again with Gopichand in the lead. In 2011, Siva made his debut as a director in Tamil cinema with Siruthai, a remake of S. S. Rajamouli's Telugu action masala Vikramarkudu. The film, featuring Karthi in the starring role, went on to become a high commercial success, which led to him being referred to as "Siruthai" Siva in Tamil cinema from then on.[2] His fourth directorial, Daruvu, released in May 2012.

In December 2011, Siva was signed by Vijaya Productions to direct a film for their centenary year with Ajith Kumar signed on to play the leading role.[4] Ajith Kumar requested Siva to rework the script to make it as a rural story and production began after a brief delay in 2013.[5] he has given film with ajith titled as Veeram (2014) which was a hit. His third film in Tamil titled Vedhalam (2015) starring Ajith alongside an ensemble cast including Shruti Hassan and Rahul Dev movie was a mass entertainer. His Fourth film in Tamil titled Vivegam (2017) was again with Ajith Kumar. It released in August 2017 to mixed responses. His next movie with Ajith Kumar, Viswasam (2019), which was produced by Sathya Jyothi Films, became a huge hit despite releasing along with Petta. His next film Annaatthe starring Rajinikanth released on 4 November, 2021 coinciding with Diwali.

Filmography[]

As cinematographer
Film Year Language Notes Ref.
Ee Naadu Innale Vare 2001 Malayalam
Badri 2001 Tamil
Charlie Chaplin 2002 Tamil
Sreeram 2002 Telugu
Nenunnanu 2004
Manasu Maata Vinadhu 2005
Gowtam SSC 2005
Boss 2006
As director and screenwriter
Film Year Language Notes Ref.
Souryam 2008 Telugu
Sankham 2009 Dubbed in Tamil as Sivappu Saamy
Siruthai 2011 Tamil
Daruvu 2012 Telugu Dubbed in Tamil as Bullet Raja
Veeram 2014 Tamil Dubbed in Telugu as Veerudokkade
Vedalam 2015
Vivegam 2017 Dubbed in Telugu as "Vivekam"
Viswasam 2019 Dubbed in Telugu as "Viswasam"
Annaatthe 2021 Dubbed in Telugu as "Peddanna"
As lyricist
Film Year Songs Notes Ref.
Vedalam 2015 "Theri Theme"
Vivegam 2017 "Surviva", "Thalai Viduthalai", "Veriyera"
Viswasam 2019 "Rise Up Theme"
As actor

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Siva Kumar (Souryam director) interview – Telugu Cinema interview – Telugu film director and cinematographer". Idlebrain.com. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b ‘Even those who are not will become Ajith's fans’. The Hindu (7 November 2015). Retrieved on 2017-12-31.
  3. ^ Manchi manasuku manchi rojulu (1958). The Hindu (9 July 2015). Retrieved on 2017-12-31.
  4. ^ "Ajith's new film starts rolling". IndiaGlitz. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Ajith asks Siruthai Siva to rework script". The Times of India. 21 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2012.

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