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Known for

Producer

Gender

Male

Birthday

26 October

Location

Tamil Nadu, India

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Siva Ananth

Biography

Siva Ananth is an Indian film producer, writer, lyricist, director, and actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.

 

He made his directorial debut with Chukkallo Chandrudu (2006). His role as executive producer in Ponniyin Selvan: I and Ponniyin Selvan: II, as well as the screenplay collaboration with Mani Ratnam on the Tamil film Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018) and with director James Erskine on the sports docudrama Sachin: A Billion Dreams (2017) are some of his notable works.

 

In 2015, he appeared in a full-fledged acting role as Dulquer Salmaan's brother in Mani Ratnam's O Kadhal Kanmani. Alongside his commitments as an actor, Siva was also credited with being the head of post-production works and in the soundtrack, as an additional vocalist.

 

For the film Vaanam Kottattum (2020) directed by Dhana Sekaran, Siva ventured into writing lyrics. He wrote the lyrics to the film soundtrack in collaboration with musician Sid Sriram.

 

Currently, Siva is one of the producers of the recently announced film with Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam which will be reaching the cinemas in 2024.