Sanjeev Sivan
{{short description|Indian film director and screenwriter}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sanjeev Sivan
| image = 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
| caption = presentation of the film (Achtung Baby), 2010
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Haripad, Kerala, India
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = New York University{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/web-exclusive/story/20070924-explosive-issue-734038-2007-09-17|title=Explosive issue|work=India Today}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|film producer|writer}}
| spouse = Deepti Pillay Sivan
| relatives = Sangeeth 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.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/I-have-developed-a-distaste-for-the-commercial-filmmakingprocess-says-Sanjeev-Sivan/articleshow/28052771.cms|title=I have developed a distaste for the commercial filmmaking process : says Sanjeev Sivan|work=Times of India}}
Family
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.{{fact|date=June 2022}}
Career
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.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Sanjeev-Sivans-next-is-ready/articleshow/17323104.cms|title=Sanjeev Sivan's next is ready|work=Times of India}}{{cite news|url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/sanjeev-sivan-rues-dearth-of-sensible-malayalam-film-producers_40414|title=Sanjeev Sivan rues dearth of sensible Malayalam film producers|work=India Forums}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/kerala-couple-s-next-battle-finding-a-surrogate/story-2alOmKJSZvPKfOBUO4ULHJ.html|title=Kerala couple's next battle: Finding a surrogate|work=Hindustan Times}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2010/jul/01/sanjeev-sivan-bags-award-in-greece-166033.html|title=Sanjeev Sivan bags award in Greece|work=New Indian Express}} He has directed documentaries for Discovery Channel and Al Jazeera.{{cite news|url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/malayalam/director/sanjeev-sivan|title= Sanjeev Sivan|work=nettv4u}}{{cite news|url=http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movie-guide/director+indian+drama+endless+summer+screen+film+calgary+hidden+gems+film/9872351/story.html|title=Director of Indian drama, Endless Summer, to screen film at Calgary's Hidden Gems film fest|work=Calgary Herald}}
Sanjeev was a jury member for the 57th National Film Awards{{cite news|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm57NFAAward.aspx|title=57th National Film Awards 2009|work=iffi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104162233/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm57NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=2013-11-04}} and the Indian Documentary Producers Association (IDPA) Film Awards. He is the recipient of Karamveer Puraskar - 2015.{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2015/feb/17/selected-for-karmaveer-award-718412.html|title=Selected for Karmaveer Award|work=Indian Express}}
Awards
=State awards=
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=
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=
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=
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
=Feature films=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| rowspan="2" style="width:35px;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:250px;"| Film ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:80px;"| Language ! colspan="3" style="width:195px;"| Credited as ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:250px;" class="unsortable"| Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="width:65px;" | Director
! width=65 | Writer ! width=65 | Producer | ||
| 1991
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| As executive producer |
| 1993
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
| As executive producer |
| 2004
|style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
|Directorial debut |
| 2009
|style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}}
|As executive producer |
| 2012
|Venalodungathe |style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}}
| Director |
=Documentaries=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| rowspan="2" style="width:35px;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:250px;"| Film ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:80px;"| Language ! colspan="3" style="width:195px;"| Credited as ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:250px;" class="unsortable"| Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="width:65px;" | Director
! width=65 | Writer ! width=65 | Producer | ||
| 2009
|Underground Inferno |style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| 2007
|The Achtung Baby |style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
| 2010
|After Life |style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} |
References
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