Sanjeev Sivan

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Sanjeev Sivan
File:The Director, Shri, Sanjeev Sivan addressing at the presentation of the film (Achtung Baby), at the Inox cinema hall, in Panjim, Goa on November 26, 2010.jpg
presentation of the film (Achtung Baby), 2010
Born
Haripad, Kerala, India
Alma materNew York University[1]
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • writer
SpouseDeepti Pillay Sivan
RelativesSangeeth Sivan (brother), Santhosh Sivan (brother)

Sanjeev Sivan is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in the Malayalam and Hindi film industries. He is best known for directing the 2004 Malayalam film Aparichithan starring Mammootty.[2]

Family

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Sanjeev Sivan is the youngest son of national award-winning filmmaker Sivan. His brothers Santosh Sivan and Sangeeth Sivan also work in the film industry.[citation needed]

Career

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He started his career as an executive producer of his father's national and state award-winning feature films, namely Johny and Abhayam. In 2004 he directed the movie Aparichithan and in 2014 he directed Venalodungathe starring national award-winning actors Salim Kumar and Seema Biswas in lead roles based on real life incidents.[3][4][5] The movie also won an Ammonite Award at the 6th Hidden Gems Film Festival-2014, Calgary, Canada.

After Aparichithan, Sivan directed around 30 short films and 75 documentaries, which earned him international film awards. He has also directed documentaries for the National Geographic Channel, and won an award from the Ecofilms festival 2010 in Greece.[6] He has directed documentaries for Discovery Channel and Al Jazeera.[7][8]

Sanjeev was a jury member for the 57th National Film Awards[9] and the Indian Documentary Producers Association (IDPA) Film Awards. He is the recipient of Karamveer Puraskar - 2015.[10]

Awards

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State awards

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As executive producer:

  • Johny - won Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film
  • Abhayam - won Best Children's Film at the Kerala State Film Awards
  • Keshu - won Best Children's Film at the Kerala State Film Awards

National awards

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As executive producer:

  • Abhayam - won Best Children's Film at the National Film Awards
  • Abhayam - won Best Children's Film at the Indian Panorama
  • Keshu - won Best Children's Film at the National Film Awards
  • Keshu - won the Indian Panorama for Best Children's Film

Other awards

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As director:

  • Achtung Baby, a film on Indo-Aryan race - selected at the Indian Panorama
  • Conferred "Karamveer Puraskar" for his contribution to Indian cinema and documentary space
  • Underground Inferno - won Best Environmental Film at the International Film Festival of India Goa 2010

International awards

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As executive producer:

  • Oru Yatra Fipresci - award at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
  • Abhayam - won Best Children's Film at the International Children's Film Festival of India

As director:

  • Underground Inferno - won Best Environmental film at Ecofilms Rodos International Films and Visual Arts Festival, Greece
  • Venalodungathe - Ammonite Award at the 6th Hidden Gems Film Festival 2014, Calgary, Canada

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year Film Language Credited as Notes
Director Writer Producer
1991 Abhayam Malayalam Red XN Red XN Green tickY As executive producer
1993 Johny Malayalam Red XN Red XN Green tickY As executive producer
2004 Aparichithan Malayalam Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Directorial debut
2009 Keshu Malayalam Red XN Red XN Green tickY As executive producer
2012 Venalodungathe Malayalam Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Director

Documentaries

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Year Film Language Credited as Notes
Director Writer Producer
2009 Underground Inferno English Green tickY Red XN Red XN Director[6]
2007 The Achtung Baby English Green tickY Red XN Red XN Director[11]
2010 After Life English Green tickY Red XN Red XN Director[12]

References

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