Siva Ananth

Siva Ananth

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Siva Ananth is a film director associated with Tamil film industry, who plays brief cameo roles onscreen. Most recently he was seen in a guest role of Chezhiyan in Mani Ratnam’s super hit film, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam released in 2018. In fact Siva is known for his frequent collaboration with Mani Ratnam in various roles. He has also assisted production works in many of Mani Ratnam films in the 1990s, before he turned a full-fledged director. He has scripted and directed one Tamil film Chukkallo Chandrudu in 2006, and after that worked as a screenwriter, actor and executive producer in the industry later. Bollywood film, Soorma is his most recent work as a writer and executive producer.

 

Siva Ananth was born in Manamadurai, Tamil Nadu. He graduated in Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani in 1995. While at Pilani, he got drawn towards the work of Mani ratnam, particularly with the film Roja which inspired him to join film field. To pursue a career in film industry, he moved to US where he pursued a MS in Mass Communications with Film Theory as a subject at the University of Florida. Soon after he returned to India, he joined Mani Ratnam’s team as an assistant for the movie, Dil Se in 1998. His first day was to work on the production of the iconic song Chaiyya Chaiyya from the movie.

 

Now it’s two decades he has been associated with Mani Ratnam, and works behind the screen as a screenwriter and executive producer for the director, apart from doing brief roles on screen. His first film as an assistant director was Alaipayuthey (2000) directed by Mani Ratnam. As a film director Acham Thavir starring Madhavan and Jyothika was his first project. It was announced in 2001, and got shelved. Later Chukkallo Chandrudu became his only released film as a director.

Published: December 11, 2018

Updated: December 11, 2018

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