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| Born | Sivakumar Jayakumar Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
Sivakumar Jayakumar, simply known as Siva or popularly as Siruthai Siva, is an Indian filmmaker who has worked in the Tamil cinema as a cinematographer, director and actor.
He was pet director to all Ajith fans until Vivegam released! in which he promised to deliver a hollywood class film but stabbed on the back. As he continues to approach Ajith for his future projects , fans are now in anger and noted his acts as lowering the stardom of Ajith.
Personal life
Siva Kumar was born to documentary photographer Jayakumar in Chennai;[1] his mother tongue is Tamil.[2] He is the grandson of famous producer and writer A. K. Velan.[3] Siva's brother Bala is an actor.-
Career
Although he always wanted to become a filmmaker, he pursued photography. In 1998, Siva became a gold medalist from Adyar Film Institute.[1] He went on to work with cinematographer Jayanan Vincent. Siva then came to Hyderabad to work for Venkatesh' film Jayam Manade Raa (2000) as an operative cameraman.[1] In 2002, he became an independent cinematographer, shortly after his brother Bala, made his acting debut. He has shot for about 15 films since then.
In 2008, he narrated a script to actor Gopichand who agree to play the lead role.[1] Souryam, co-starring Gopichand along with Anushka Shetty was Siva's directorial debut. The following year, Siva made his second film, again with Gopichand in the lead. In 2011, Siva made his debut as a director in Tamil cinema with Siruthai, a remake of S. S. Rajamouli's Telugu action masala Vikramarkudu. The film, featuring Karthi in the starring role, went on to become a high commercial success, which led to him being referred to as "Siruthai" Siva in Tamil cinema from then on.[2] His fourth directorial, Daruvu, released in May 2012.
In December 2011, Siva was signed by Vijaya Productions to direct a film for their centenary year with Ajith Kumar signed on to play the leading role.[4] Ajith Kumar requested Siva to rework the script to make it a commercial success and production began after a brief delay in 2013.[5] he has given film with ajith titled asVeeram which was the biggest commercial hit on his directorial ventures. His second film in Tamil titled Vedhalam starred Ajith alongside an ensemble cast including Shruti Hassan and Rahul Dev, and told the story of a village do-gooder and his brothers. The film opened in January 2014 to positive reviews and commercial success. Vivegam is the latest movie in which Ajith and Siva worked together. It released in August 2017 getting mixed to negative reviews and was an average grosser at the box office.[6]
Filmography
As cinematographer
| Year | Film | Director | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Charlie Chaplin | Sakthi Chidambaram | Tamil |
| 2002 | Sreeram | V. N. Aditya | Telugu |
| 2004 | Nenunnanu | V. N. Aditya | |
| 2005 | Manasu Maata Vinadhu | V. N. Aditya | Telugu |
| 2005 | Gowtam SSC | P. A. Arun Prasad | Telugu |
| 2006 | Boss | V. N. Aditya | Telugu |
| 2010 | Dammunnodu | B. V. V. Chowdary | Telugu |
As director
| Year | Film | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Souryam | Telugu |
| 2009 | Sankham | Telugu |
| 2011 | Siruthai | Tamil |
| 2012 | Daruvu | Telugu |
| 2014 | Veeram | Tamil |
| 2015 | Vedhalam | Tamil |
| 2017 | Vivegam | Tamil |
References
- ^ a b c d "Siva Kumar (Souryam director) interview – Telugu Cinema interview – Telugu film director and cinematographer". Idlebrain.com. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ a b http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/siruthai-siva-speaks-on-ajiths-vedalam/article7855773.ece
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/blast-from-the-past-manchi-manasuku-manchi-rojulu/article7403694.ece
- ^ "Ajith's new film starts rolling". IndiaGlitz. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Ajith asks Siruthai Siva to rework script". The Times of India. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ http://www.scooptimes.com/hit-flop/vivegam-hit-flop-verdict/9992
External links
- Siva at IMDb
- Siva (as J. Siva Kumar) at IMDb