Sangeeth Sivan

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Sangeeth Sivan
Sangeeth Sivan at the screening of Inam (cropped).jpg
Sivan at the screening of Inam
Born1958/59
Died (aged 65)
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter
Known for Vyooham
Yodha
Nirnayam
Kyaa Kool Hai Hum
Parent Sivan (father)
Relatives Santosh Sivan (brother)
Sanjeev Sivan (brother)

Sangeeth Sivan (1958/59 – 8 May 2024) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked in Malayalam and Hindi film industries. [1] [2] [3]

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He is best known for directing Vyooham (1990), Yodha (1992), Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005) and Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 (2013). [4] [5] [3]

Career

Sivan started his career when Basu Bhattacharya brought him on board as the executive producer of his son's directorial debut Raakh , starring Aamir Khan and Pankaj Kapur. [3] He soon made his directorial debut with the successful Malayalam film Vyooham starring Raghuvaran. His second directorial Yodha gave him nationwide recognition. After directing more than half a dozen Malayalam films, he directed his first Bollywood film, Zor , starring Sunny Deol. The film did not do well at the box office but the directorial ability of Sivan was well appreciated by many producers. After a brief gap he started working on Jackie Shroff's film Sandhya followed by Pantaloon's Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne . [3]

Sivan collaborated with Mohanlal in three films, namely Yodha, Gandharvam and Nirnayam . [3]

In 2012, Sivan went to the United Kingdom to direct the comedy Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 along with the Deol family. [3]

Biography

Sivan died on 8 May 2024, at the age of 65, following a cardiac arrest. [6] [7]

He was directing Kapkapiii, the Hindi remake of the Malayalam film Romancham , at the time of his death. [2]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleLanguageCredited asNotes
DirectorWriterProducer
1989 Raakh Hindi Red x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svgAs Executive producer
1990 Vyooham Malayalam Green check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgDirectorial Debut [8]
1992 Yodha Malayalam Green check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svg [8]
1992 Daddy Malayalam Green check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg [8]
1993 Gandharvam Malayalam Green check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svg [8]
1993 Johnny Malayalam Green check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svgWinner, Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film [8]
1995 Nirnayam Malayalam Green check.svgGreen check.svgRed x.svg [8]
1998 Zor Hindi Green check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg
2000 Snehapoorvam Anna Malayalam Green check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg
2003 Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne Hindi Green check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg
2005 Kyaa Kool Hai Hum Hindi Green check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg
2006 Apna Sapna Money Money Hindi Green check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg
2009 Ek – The Power of One Hindi Green check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgOfficial remake of Telugu film Athadu
2010 Click Hindi Green check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svg
2012 Idiots Malayalam Red x.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
2013 Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 Hindi Green check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svg
2017 E Malayalam Red x.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svg [9]
2019 Bhram HindiGreen check.svgRed x.svgGreen check.svg ZEE5 original series [8]
2025 Kapkapiii HindiGreen check.svgRed x.svgRed x.svgRemake of Romancham
Posthumous release [2] [8]

References

  1. "Sangeeth Sivan, director of 'Yoddha' and 'Apna Sapna Money Money', dies at 65, Sunny Deol, Riteish Deshmukh, Tusshar Kapoor express shock". The Times of India. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "'Romancham' gets a Hindi remake". The New Indian Express. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Veteran filmmaker Sangeeth Sivan, known for Yodha, Gandharvam, Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, passes away". Indian express. 8 May 2024.
  4. "Sangeeth Sivan, on his return to Malayalam films- The New Indian Express". Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  5. "List of Malayalam Movies directed by Sangeeth Sivan".
  6. "Renowned filmmaker Sangeeth Sivan passes away at 65". Kaumudi Online. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  7. "സംവിധായകനും ഛായാഗ്രാഹനുമായ സംഗീത് ശിവൻ അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Features, C. E. (8 May 2024). "Filmmaker Sangeeth Sivan passes away". Cinema Express. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  9. "Sangeeth Sivan produces horror thriller in Mollywood". Deccan Chronicle. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.