Sangeeth Sivan

Sivan started his career when Basu Bhattacharya brought him on board as the executive producer of his son's directorial debut Raakh, starring Aamir Khan and Pankaj Kapur.^[3] He soon made his directorial debut with the successful Malayalam film Vyooham starring Raghuvaran. His second directorial Yodha gave him nationwide recognition. After directing more than half a dozen Malayalam films, he directed his first Bollywood film, Zor, starring Sunny Deol. The film did not do well at the box office but the directorial ability of Sivan was well appreciated by many producers. After a brief gap he started working on Jackie Shroff's film Sandhya followed by Pantaloon's Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne.^[3]

Sivan collaborated with Mohanlal in three films, namely Yodha, Gandharvam and Nirnayam.^[3]

In 2012, Sivan went to the United Kingdom to direct the comedy Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 along with the Deol family.^[3]

Sivan died on 8 May 2024, at the age of 65, following a cardiac arrest.^[6][7]

He was directing Kapkapiii, the Hindi remake of the Malayalam film Romancham, at the time of his death.^[2]