Sangeeth Sivan is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

and Hindi film industries. He is probably best known for directing the 1992 Malayalam film '' Yodha''. Sangeeth Sivan is the eldest son of filmmaker Sivan. His brothers

Santosh Sivan Santosh Sivan (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has to dat ...

and

Sanjeev Sivan 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. Family Sanjeev Sivan is the youngest so ...

also work in the industry. He started his career when

Basu Bhattacharya Basu Bhattacharya (1934–19 June 1997) was an Indian film director of Hindi films. He is perhaps best known for his 1966 film ''Teesri Kasam'', starring Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman (based on the short story "Maare Gaye Gulfam" by Phanishw ...

brought him on board as the

executive producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights o ...

of his son's directorial debut ''

Raakh ''Raakh'' () is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Aditya Bhattacharya, starring Aamir Khan and Supriya Pathak in the lead roles with Pankaj Kapur, Gajanan Bangera and Jagdeep. The film was Aamir Khan's first movie after '' ...

'', starring

Aamir Khan Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi films. Through his career spanning over 30 years, Khan has established himself as one of the most notable actors of Indian ci ...

and

Pankaj Kapur Pankaj Kapur (born 29 May 1954) is an Indian actor who has worked in Hindi theatre, television and films. He has appeared in several television serials and films. He is the recipient of several awards, including a Filmfare Award and three Nat ...

. He soon made his directorial debut with the

film ''

Vyooham ''Vyooham'' is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language action film, directed by Sangeeth Sivan, starring Raghuvaran, Sukumaran, Captain Raju, Babu Antony, Urvashi, Rajan P. Dev and Parvathy Jayaram. It was the debut directorial of Sangeeth Sivan. T ...

'' which was well noticed. It was through the successful '' Yodha'' that he established himself as a leading director in Malayalam. After directing more than half a dozen Malayalam films, he directed his first Bollywood film, '' Zor'', starring

Sunny Deol Ajay Singh Deol (born 19 October 1956), better known by his stage name Sunny Deol, is an Indian actor, film director, producer, politician and current Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency) of Punjab, India. As an actor, ...

. However, the film did not do well at the box office but the directorial ability of Sangeeth was well appreciated by many producers. After a brief gap he started working on

Jackie Shroff Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), popularly known as Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model. He has been in the Bollywood industry for over four decades, and , has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages namely Hi ...

's film ''Sandhya'' followed by Pantaloon's ''

Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne ''Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne'' (''Captured by You'') is a 2003 Indian Hindi romantic thriller film, which was directed by Sangeeth Sivan and released on 21 March 2003. Zayed Khan, the son of actor and director Sanjay Khan made his film debut wi ...

''. Sangeeth Sivan's collaboration with

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeare ...

in three of his films, namely ''Yodha'', ''

Gandharvam ''Gandharvam'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language romantic thriller film directed by Sangeeth Sivan and written by Dennis Joseph from a story by Alex I. Kadavil and Sangeeth Sivan. It was produced by Suresh Balaje and stars Mohanlal and Ka ...

'' and '' Nirnayam'' have cult following. In 2012, Sangeeth went to the UK to direct the comedy ''

Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 ''Yamla Pagla Deewana 2'' (; ) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Sangeeth Sivan. It is a sequel to the 2011 film, ''Yamla Pagla Deewana'' and the second installment of ''Yamla Pagla Deewana'' film series. It featur ...

'' along with the Deol family.

Filmography

References

External links

Official Facebook Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sivan, Sangeeth Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Indian film directors Hindi-language film directors 21st-century Indian film directors Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram Malayalam screenwriters Screenwriters from Thiruvananthapuram 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Malayalam film producers Hindi film producers