Sidhartha Siva is an Indian film director, producer, actor, screenwriter and lyricist and who works in

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Early life

His hometown is Kaviyoor,Pathanamthitta in

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. He is the son of filmmaker Kaviyoor Sivaprasad.

Film career

He started his film career by directing

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and

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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

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at the 60th National Film Awards, he won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director for his film '' 101 Chodyangal'' (2012). The film also won the Silver Crow Pheasant Award for Best Feature Film (Audience Prize) at the 18th

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. ''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'' won the best feature film in Malayalam at 62nd National Film Awards. '' Ain'' also won the prestigious Padmarajan Puraskaram for Best film and Best script. '' Ain'' bagged the Kerala State Film Award for best Story in 2014.

Awards

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* 2013: Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director - '' 101 Chodyangal'' * 2015: Best Feature Film in Malayalam - '' Ain'' ; Kerala State Film Awards * 2015: Best Story - ''Ain'' * 2020: Best Director - ''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 - ''Ain'' * 2015: Padmarajan Puraskaram- ''Ain'' * 2020: Best Director Kerala Film Critics Association Awards- ''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 director

As actor

Television

*Best Actor (Amrita TV) *Apradhana Varthakal (Amrita TV) *Marimayam (Mazhavil Manorama)

Web series

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

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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 Pathanamthitta district Malayalam film producers 21st-century Indian people Director whose film won the Best Debut Feature Film National Film Award