Sivakumar Palakrishnan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Singapore |
| Occupations | Actor, producer, director |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | A Yellow Bird, Tanglin, Sunny Side Up |
Sivakumar Palakrishnan is a Singaporean actor, producer, and director. He is known for his lead role in A Yellow Bird (2016), which premiered at Cannes Critics' Week, and for his performances in Mediacorp television dramas including Tanglin and Sunny Side Up. He won the ASEAN Film Award for Best Actor in 2017 and was a National Winner at the Asian Academy Creative Awards in 2025.
Sivakumar has appeared in numerous productions across film, television, and theatre in Singapore. His work spans English-, Tamil-, and Mandarin-language productions across mainstream television and independent film in Singapore.
In film, he starred as **Siva** in A Yellow Bird (2016), a Singapore–French co-production directed by K. Rajagopal that premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week. [1] [2] [3] His performance was recognised with the ASEAN Film Award for Best Actor in 2017. [4] He later appeared in the psychological drama Repossession (2019), [5] and in the comedy-drama #LookAtMe (2022). [6]
On television, Sivakumar was part of the long-running Channel 5 drama Tanglin, [7] and appeared in Vasantham and Channel 5 programmes such as Sunny Side Up (2022–2024), [8] Reunion (2021), [9] Naam (2022), [10] and Folklore (2018) on HBO Asia. [11]
In addition to acting, Sivakumar has directed programmes for Mediacorp and independent platforms. He directed the short film Fiona, My Friend (2020) for Viddsee Originals, [12] and was credited as director for the Vasantham television comedy series Thiru Valluvan (2011). [13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Naalai | Singapore Siva | Credited appearance (end credits at 2:05:18 of official YouTube video) [14] |
| 2016 | A Yellow Bird | Siva | Lead role; screened at Cannes Critics’ Week |
| 2019 | Repossession | Vinod | |
| 2022 | #LookAtMe | The Warden |
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | Tanglin | – | Channel 5 drama |
| 2022–2024 | Sunny Side Up | – | Mediacorp Vasantham |
| 2021 | Reunion | – | Vasantham mini-series |
| 2022 | Naam | – | Vasantham drama |
| 2018 | Folklore (ep. "Nobody") | Arup | HBO Asia series |
Sivakumar, director. Thiru Valluvan. MediaCorp Vasantham, 2011.