Sivaram Narayana Swamy is a screenwriter and actor who works in the Indian film industry predominantly in the

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

. Having born in Kochi, Kerala Swamy is particularly known for scripting films in the

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. He has frequently collaborated with directors K. Madhu,

Joshiy Joshiy (born 18 July 1952) is an Indian film director and producer from Varkala in Kerala who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. He made his debut with ''Tiger Salim'' (1978) and has directed over 80 films. He has also directe ...

and A. K. Sajan.

Career

Swamy is the creator of some of the well-known fictional characters in Malayalam cinema including

Sethurama Iyer Senior Superintendent Sethurama Iyer CBI (alternate spelling Sethuramayyar) is a fictional character, and the main protagonist of the CBI series of investigative thriller films in Malayalam directed by K. Madhu. The character was played by ...

(portrayed by

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil l ...

) and Sagar Alias Jacky (portrayed by Mohanlal). Sagar Alias Jacky, a notorious gold smuggler, was the protagonist in '' Irupatham Noottandu'' (1987) and the eponymous '' Sagar alias Jacky Reloaded'' (2009), its spiritual successor. Sethurama Iyer, a CBI officer and the protagonist of the

CBI film series ''CBI'' is an Indian Malayalam-language film series of mystery films directed by K. Madhu and written by S. N. Swamy featuring Mammootty as Sethurama Iyer, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer in the title role. The series starte ...

, was inspired by a real-life police officer called Radhavinod Raju who retired as Chief of India's National Investigative Agency. The film had five sequels. The character Inspector Balram played by Mammootty in the films '' Avanazhi''(1986) & sequel ''

Balram vs. Tharadas ''Balram vs. Tharadas'' is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by I.V. Sasi, written by T. Damodaran and S. N. Swamy, and starring Mammootty, Katrina Kaif, Mukesh and Siddique. It was a crossover sequel of the malayalam mo ...

''(2006) and Ali Imran, a cop played by Mohanlal in '' Moonnam Mura'' (1988) are some of his other creations.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swamy, S. N. Living people Indian male screenwriters Malayalam screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors in Malayalam cinema Screenwriters from Kochi 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian male writers 21st-century Indian male writers