Sidhartha Siva (born 5 May 1985) is an Indian film director, producer, actor, screenwriter and lyricist, who works in

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' ...

Early life

His hometown is

Kaviyoor Kaviyoor is a village located in Thiruvalla Taluk In Pathanamthitta district of Kerala India, situated on the western bank of the Manimala River.It Comes Under Thiruvalla Sub-District & Thiruvalla Constituency. Demographics *Area: 12.67 ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. He is the son of filmmaker

Kaviyoor Sivaprasad Kaviyoor Sivaprasad is a Malayalam film director, screenwriter and visiting faculty of Malayalam University and SJCC. He is the father of actor-director Sidhartha Siva. Awards * 2016: ''Chalachithra Prathiba Award'' by the Kerala Film Critic ...

Film career

He started his film career by directing

telefilms A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...

and

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

s. He then appeared in ''Thirakkadha'', ''Ivar Vivahitharayal'', ''Bodyguard'', ''Puthiya Theerangal'', ''Kudumbasree Travels'', ''Artist'', ''Omega.Exe'', ''Rithu'', ''Tejabhaai & Family'', ''Sahasram'', ''Calendar'', ''Sagar Elias Jacky'', ''Radio Jockey'', ''On the Way'', ''Central Theater'', ''Ayaalum Njanum Thammil'', ''Vikramaadhithyan'', ''Love 24 X 7'', ''Kadhantharam '', ''Kali'', ''Take Off'', ''Njandukalude Naattil Oridavela'', ''Adam Joan'', etc. He won his first

National Film Awards The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ...

at the

60th National Film Awards The 60th National Film Awards ceremony was an event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presented its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2012 in the Indian cinema. The ceremony was held on 3 May 2013 and was hos ...

, he won the

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director The Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of sev ...

for his film ''

101 Chodyangal ''101 Chodyangal'' ('' en, 101 Questions'') is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by Sidhartha Siva. At the 60th National Film Awards the film won the awards for Best Debut Film of a Director and Best Child Artist for Mi ...

'' (2012). The film also won the Silver Crow Pheasant Award for Best Feature Film (Audience Prize) at the 18th

International Film Festival of Kerala The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...

. ''101 Chodyangal'' also won the best feature film award at Noida international film festival. Siva also won the Mohan Raghavan Award for Best Director, 2013. ''101 Chodyangal''was also selected in Indian Panorama section at International Film Festival of India 2013. In 2014, his film ''Zahir'' was screened at 19th Busan International Film Festival. His film ''

Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...

'' won the best feature film in Malayalam at

62nd National Film Awards The 62nd National Film Awards ceremony was an event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2014 in the Indian cinema. The awards were announced on 24 March 2015 and the ...

. ''

'' also won the prestigious Padmarajan Puraskaram for Best film and Best script. ''

'' bagged the Kerala State Film Award for best Story in 2014.

Awards

;

* 2013:

- ''

'' * 2015: Best Feature Film in Malayalam - ''

'' ; Kerala State Film Awards * 2015: Best Story - ''Ain'' * 2020:

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

- ''Ennivar'' ; Other awards * 2013: Silver Pheasant at the

- ''101 Chodyangal'' * 2014: John Abraham Cinema Award * 2015: Chitra Bharathi Puraskar at the

Bengaluru International Film Festival The Bengaluru International Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, which previews films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1996, Suchitra B ...

- ''Ain'' * 2015: Padmarajan Puraskaram- ''Ain'' * 2020: Best Director

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards The Kerala Film Critics Association Awards are presented annually by the Kerala Film Critics Association to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Malayalam language film industry of India. The awards were instit ...

- ''Ennivar'' * 2020: GARFI Award - Best Film ''Ennivar'' * 2020: J C Daniel Foundation Award - Best Film ''Ennivar'' * 2020: J C Daniel Foundation Award - Best Director ''Ennivar'' * 2021: Padmarajan Puraskaram- ''Aanu''

Filmography

; As a director ; As an Actor ;Television *Best Actor (Amrita TV) *Apradhana Varthakal (Amrita TV) *Marimayam (Mazhavil Manorama) ;Books *Nirangalude Jathakakatha (Collection of Poems) 2005 *101 Chodyangal (Screen Play) 2015 *Kure Gunithangalum Haranangalum (Collection of Poems) 2015 *Onnam Number Platform (Collection of Short Stories) 2021

References

External links

*
Official Facebook page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Siva, Sidhartha 1985 births Living people Male actors from Kerala Male actors from Pathanamthitta Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors Malayalam film directors Malayalam screenwriters People from Thiruvalla Screenwriters from Kerala Film producers from Kerala Film directors from Kerala Malayalam film producers 21st-century Indian film directors Director whose film won the Best Debut Feature Film National Film Award