Deepti Sivan Explained

Deepti Pillay Sivan
Nationality:	Indian
Spouse:	Sanjeev Sivan
Relatives:	Sidhanshu Sivan (son),^[1] Sangeeth Sivan (brother in law), Santhosh Sivan (brother in law)

Deepti Sivan is an Indian film director, actress and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam Movie Industry.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Career

As actress

Sivan has debuted as an actress in the movie Kalippattam as Mohanlal's daughter. She later acted as the heroine in the movie Moonilonnu directed by K. K. Haridas.^[5]

As director

Sivan is known for directing the documentary film Decoding Shankar about Shankar Mahadevan. The documentary features Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Javed Akhtar, Shreya Ghoshal other than Shankar Mahadevan^[6]

Sivan has directed the Indian Navy Anthem Call Of The Blue Waters along with Sanjeev Sivan which was released by the President of India on the Navy Day and now it's viral through the official YouTube channel of the President of India.^[7]

As producer

Sivan is the producer of the movie Ozhuki Ozhuki Ozhuki directed by Sanjeev Sivan which was selected to Kolkata International Film Festival and to Moscow International Children's Film Festival, Russia.^{[8] [9]}

Awards and honours

For documentary - Decoding Shankar

The documentary which she directed won around 25 awards globally.^[10]

• Best Biographical Film in Toronto Women International Film Festival.^[11]
• Best Indian Film and Best Biographical Film in Cannes World Film Festival.^[12]
• Selected to Indian Panorama.^{[13] [14]}

For feature film - Ozhuki Ozhuki Ozhuki

• Selected to Kolkata International Film Festival .^[15]

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Notes
1993	Kalipattam	Malayalam	As actress
1997	Moonilonnu	Malayalam	As actress
2004	Aparichithan	Malayalam	As production designer
2018	Decoding Shankar	English	As director ^[16]
2022	Indian Navy Anthem - Call Of The Blue Waters	Hindi	As Director
2024	Ozhuki Ozhuki Ozhuki	Malayalam	As Producer ^[17]

Notes and References

1. News: Sanjeev Sivan puts life into the backwaters of Kuttanad. The Hindu.
2. Web site: 2021-06-16 . കളിപ്പാട്ടം സിനിമയിൽ ലാലേട്ടന്റെ മകൾ, ഇപ്പോൾ അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര പുരസ്‌കാരം നേടിയ വനിതാ സംവിധായിക . 2024-05-18 . Mathrubhumi . en.
3. Web site: Desk . Entertainment . അന്ന് കളിപ്പാട്ടത്തിൽ മോഹൻലാലിന്റെ മകൾ, ഇന്ന് ഇന്റർനാഷണൽ അവാർഡ് നേടിയ സംവിധായിക . 2024-05-18 . malayalam.indianexpress.com . ml.
4. News: 2018-08-31 . Decoding Shankar, driven by determination . 2024-05-18 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
5. Web site: ശങ്കർ മഹാദേവനും മോഹൻ ലാലിന്റെ 'ആ' മകളും തമ്മിൽ... . 2024-05-18 . ManoramaOnline.
6. News: It's passion not education which would help you get where you want to be says Deepti Sivan. uniindia.
7. News: 2022-12-15 . Filled with gratitude & a sense of pride: Prasoon on penning new Navy Anthem . 2024-05-18 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
8. Web site: B . Parvana K. . 2024-02-06 . Ozhuki Ozhuki Ozhuki: Finding his foot early on . 2024-05-18 . The New Indian Express . en.
9. Web site: കൊൽക്കത്ത രാജ്യാന്തര ചലച്ചിത്ര മേളയിലേക്ക് തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്ത് ‘ഒഴുകി ഒഴുകി ഒഴുകി’ . 2024-05-18 . www.manoramaonline.com . ml.
10. Web site: 2023-03-18 . TheGlitz 'Super Woman': Deepti Pillay Sivan, award-winning director and producer - The Glitz Media . 2024-05-18 . en-US.
11. Web site: nithya . ടൊറന്റോ ചലച്ചിത്രമേളയിൽ പുരസ്‌കാരം നേടി 'ഡിക്കോഡിങ് ശങ്കർ'; സംവിധാനം ദീപ്തി പിള്ള ശിവന്‍ . 2024-05-18 . Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd . ml.
12. News: Shankar Mahadevan: While filming ‘Decoding Shankar’ I could see my life unfolding like a flashback. Moneycontrol.
13. Web site: archive . From our online . 2018-11-07 . Decoding a musical genius . 2024-05-18 . The New Indian Express . en.
14. Web site: Bollyy . Team . Shankar Mahadevan On Celluloid In Decoding Shankar At Iffi . 2024-05-18 . bollyy.com . en.
15. News: 2023-11-30 . 'Ozhuki Ozhuki Ozhuki’: Sivan family’s triumphant tale graces Kolkata International Film Festival . 2024-05-18 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
16. News: Non-feature films are not even talked about by the media: Filmmaker Vinod Ganatra. Cinestaan.
17. Web site: Service . Express News . 2023-10-18 . Malayalam feature film 'Ozhuki Ozhuki Ozhuki' makes Kolkata film fest . 2024-05-18 . The New Indian Express . en.