Lenin M. Sivam
Lenin M. Sivam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 June 1974 Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Notable work | Roobha, A GUN & A RING, and 1999 |
Lenin M. Sivam is a Canadian filmmaker.
Life and career[edit]
Born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, he moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1991, when he was 17.[1] "His father V.M.L. Sivam was a filmmaker too, assistant director in one of Sri Lanka's first Tamil-language films, then (under the screen name Jeyakanth) playing the male lead in another, Meenavapenn."[2]
His first short, A Few Good People, won the Best Short Film of the Year Award from the Independent Art Film Society in 2006.[3]
After several years of making short films, Sivam first achieved international recognition with his feature film debut 1999 in 2009, which won several awards.
Sivam then directed A Gun & a Ring (2013), which was well received both critically and commercially and made its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival in June 2013; it was shortlisted for the Golden Goblet Award.
Sivam's next film, Roobha (2018),[4][5] was well-received in various film festivals,[6] including Goa, Cambridge and Montreal.[7]
He also directed The Protector, a thriller, screened at various festivals.[8][9][10][11]
Filmography[edit]
- The Protector (2022)
- Roobha (2018)
- A Gun & a Ring (2013)
- 1999 (2009)[12]
- The Next Door (2008) – short thriller
- Strength (Uruthy) (2007)
- A Few Good People (Iniyavarkal) (2006)
References[edit]
- ^ Kumar, Biswal, Santosh; Sankar, Kusuma, Krishna; Sulagna, Mohanty (26 June 2020). Handbook of Research on Social and Cultural Dynamics in Indian Cinema. IGI Global. ISBN 978-1-7998-3513-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Adler, Mike (25 September 2009). "New film to put spotlight on Tamil gang violence". Toronto.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Mistry, Prinesh (29 April 2019). "Roobha". London Indian Film Festival. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "BBC Asian Network - Ashanti Omkar, Lenin M Sivam". BBC. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Toronto.com, Mike Adler (2 October 2018). "Roobha, latest film from Scarborough's Lenin Sivam, opens Reelworld". Toronto.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Full house for 'A Gun & A Ring' in London | Tamil Guardian". www.tamilguardian.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Shrijith, Sajin (25 October 2018). "Lenin M Sivam's 'Roobha': A Canadian film on transgender stigma". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Fantasia Festival | The Protector". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Mendelsohn, Jon (29 July 2022). "REVIEW: Fantasia 2022's The Protector Offers a Unique Theme With Routine Execution". CBR. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Hopewell, John (19 July 2022). "Alarm Pictures Closes North America on Lenin M. Sivam's 'The Protector' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "The Protector: A Thrilling Journey of Hindu Mythology and Suspense on Amazon Prime". TamilCulture.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Shankar, Settu (15 February 2010). "Canadian Tamil film 1999 won in Norway festival". OneIndia. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
External links[edit]
- 1974 births
- Canadian people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent
- Canadian male screenwriters
- Film directors from Toronto
- Living people
- Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora
- Sri Lankan Hindus
- Sri Lankan Tamil people
- Sri Lankan film directors
- Tamil film directors
- Tamil screenwriters
- University of Waterloo alumni
- Writers from Toronto
- Asian-Canadian filmmakers