Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas

Both Udayakrishna and Sibi started their careers as assistant directors. Sibi assisted Balu Kiriyath and Sandhya Mohan, while Udayakrishna assisted screenwriter A.R.Mukesha and was assistant director under Balu Kiriyath, Ali Akbar, K. Madhu and Venu B. Nair.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article1507837.ece|title=Scripting blockbusters|date=4 March 2011|work=The Hindu|access-date=4 March 2011|archive-date=29 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629134500/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article1507837.ece|url-status=live}} Manoj K. Jayan prodded them into a partnership and agreed to star in their directorial debut. However, that project did not work out. Subsequently, they wrote their first script, Hitler Brothers (1997), for Sandhya Mohan, followed by Mayajalam for Balu Kiriyath. Both films failed at the box office. The duo's first hit came through Mattuppetti Machan directed by Jose Thomas, followed by Udayapuram Sulthan. Then came Sundra Purushan, which was a moderate success.

It was followed by Rajasenan's successful movies, Darling Darling and Malayalimamanu Vanakkam. C.I.D. Moosa, was a success. They associated with Johny Antony in most of his directorial ventures thereafter, including the commercially successful Kochi Rajavu and Thuruppu Gulan.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}} They worked with veteran director Joshiy in Runway, Lion and July 4, and in the landmark Malayalam film Twenty:20. Twenty:20 was produced by Association of Malayalam Movie Artists in association with Dileep's Grand Productions and starred most major actors of Malayalam cinema. The film became the highest grossing Malayalam film of all time and brought appreciations for Udayakrishna and Sibi.{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfilmdom.com/malayalam-box-office-top-5-november-9-2008|publisher=Indian Filmdom|title=Box-office report 2008|date=9 November 2008|access-date=4 March 2011|archive-date=9 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309103702/http://www.indianfilmdom.com/malayalam-box-office-top-5-november-9-2008|url-status=live}}

Twenty:20 was followed by Ee Pattanathil Bhootham, which was panned by the critics and an average grosser. In 2010, they made a comeback with Pokkiri Raja, which went on to become a big success and the highest-grossing film of the year.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121019191015/http://www.sify.com/movies/Top-10-Malayalam-grossers-of-2010-imagegallery-malayalam-lbfk9Ueijff.html?html=5 "2010 Top 10"]. Sify.com. Retrieved 4 March 2011. However, critical responses for Pokkiri Raja were mostly mixed. They scripted debutante Thomson K. Thomas's Kaaryasthan. Despite negative reviews from critics, the film closely followed Pokkiri Raja in collection records of the year. Their only film in 2011 was Christian Brothers with Joshiy, which became a success.{{cite web|url=http://keralaboxoffice.com/christian-brothers-box-office-collection-report/|title=Christian Brothers box office collection|publisher=Keralaboxoffice.com|access-date=6 April 2011|archive-date=3 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403040436/http://keralaboxoffice.com/christian-brothers-box-office-collection-report/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/146993/many-stars-poor-show.html|title=Many stars, poor show|publisher=Deccan Herald|date=22 March 2011|access-date=6 April 2011|archive-date=22 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322024104/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/146993/many-stars-poor-show.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/188412/ |title=സൂപ്പര്‍ ഹിറ്റ് സഹോദരന്മാരുടെ സ്രഷ്ടാക്കള്‍|trans-title=Creation of Superhit brothers |work=Mathrubhumi |access-date=2013-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219050938/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/188412/ |archive-date=19 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }} They scripted two films in 2012, Mayamohini and Mr. Marumakan. The former was a success and was among the highest-grossing films of the year while the latter, despite heavy criticism, became an average hit. The last release in their combination is Ivan Maryadaraman.

Later in 2016, Udaykrishna wrote script for Pulimurugan directed by Vysakh which was second highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time.Then he wrote scripts for Masterpiece (2017) directed by Ajai Vasudev and Aanakkallan (2018) directed by Suresh Divakar both received mixed reviews but were commercial success. In 2019 he scripted Madhura Raja which was a spin-off to Pokkiri Raja. Even though it received mixed to positive reviews, and it grossed 100 crores from box office.{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/mammootty-madhura-raja-crosses-rs-100-crore-in-45-days-5751652/ | title=Mammootty starrer Madhura Raja crosses Rs 100 crore mark in 45 days | date=28 May 2019 }} In 2022, he wrote two scripts for Mohanlal starring films Aaraattu directed by B. Unnikrishnan and Monster directed by Vyshakh. Both films became box-office flops.{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/box-office/monster-box-office-collection-day-6-mohanlal-starrer-turns-out-to-be-a-disaster/articleshow/95136567.cms#:~:text=Stacked%20with%20several%20negative%20responses,office%20on%20its%20sixth%20day | title='Monster' box office collection day 6: Mohanlal starrer turns out to be a disaster | newspaper=The Times of India | date=28 October 2022 | access-date=11 November 2022 | archive-date=11 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111131813/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/box-office/monster-box-office-collection-day-6-mohanlal-starrer-turns-out-to-be-a-disaster/articleshow/95136567.cms#:~:text=Stacked%20with%20several%20negative%20responses,office%20on%20its%20sixth%20day | url-status=live }} In 2023, he scripted two films for Christopher which was directed by B. Unnikrishnan and starred Mammootty and Aishwarya Lekshmi in the lead roles and Bandra which was directed by Arun Gopy and starred Dileep and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead role. Christopher received mixed reviews from critics and became an average hit at the box office.,{{Cite web |title=Christopher Movie: ക്രിസ്റ്റഫർ കളക്ഷൻ റിപ്പോർട്ട് പുറത്ത്; കേരളത്തിൽ നേടിയത് ഇത്രയും |trans-title=Christopher Movie: Christopher Collection Report Out; Kerala has achieved this much |url=https://zeenews-india-com.translate.goog/malayalam/movies/christopher-movie-first-day-box-office-original-collection-report-126339/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=Zee Malayalam News |date=10 February 2023 |archive-date=13 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213011003/https://zeenews-india-com.translate.goog/malayalam/movies/christopher-movie-first-day-box-office-original-collection-report-126339?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp |url-status=live }} while Bandra received negative reviews from critics and it is underperformed at the box office.{{cite web | title='Bandra' OTT release: When and where to watch Dileep's action drama | website=The Times of India | date=27 November 2023 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/bandra-ott-release-when-and-where-to-watch-dileeps-action-drama/articleshow/105530909.cms?from=mdr | access-date=27 November 2023 | archive-date=28 November 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128034837/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/bandra-ott-release-when-and-where-to-watch-dileeps-action-drama/articleshow/105530909.cms?from=mdr | url-status=live }}

Udaykrishnan is married to Manju and has a son named Chandik. Sibi is married to Jisha and has a son and daughter.{{cite web |url=http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/34748 |title=Uday & Sibi |work=Mangalam |access-date=2013-12-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213231436/http://www.mangalam.com/life-style/success/34748 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}

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