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. He was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka and moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1991. He writes and directs all of his movies. His first short, A Few Good People, won the Best Short Film of the Year Award from the Independent Art Film Society in 2006. After several years of making short films, Sivam first achieved international recognition with his feature film debut 1999 in 2009, which won awards at film festivals internationally. Sivam's success continued with his next film, 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 and shortlisted for the coveted Golden Goblet Award. Sivam's latest film Roobha (2018) was well-received in many top international film festivals, including Goa, Cambridge and Montreal.
Filmography
- Roobha (2018)[1]
- A Gun & a Ring (2013)[2]
- 1999 (2009)[3]
- The Next Door (2008) – short thriller
- Strength (Uruthy) (2007)
- A Few Good People (Iniyavarkal) (2006)
References
- ^ Roobha, retrieved 18 April 2020, an LGBTQIA+ Sri Lankan Tamil film about a trans woman.
- ^ "IMDB".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ 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.