Sangeeth Sivan

In this Indian name, the name Sivan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sangeeth.

Sangeeth Sivan
Sivan at the screening of Inam
Born	1958/59 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Died	8 May 2024 (aged 65) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations	Director, screenwriter
Known for	Vyooham Yodha Nirnayam Kyaa Kool Hai Hum Apna Sapna Money Money Yamla Pagla Deewana 2
Parent	Sivan (father)
Relatives	Santosh Sivan (brother) Sanjeev Sivan (brother)

Sangeeth Sivan (1958/59 – 8 May 2024) was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked in Malayalam and Hindi film industries.

He is best known for directing Vyooham (1990), Yodha (1992), Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005), Apna Sapna Money Money (2006), and Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 (2013).

Career

Sangeeth 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. 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 Sangeeth 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.

Sangeeth collaborated with Mohanlal in three films, namely Yodha, Gandharvam and Nirnayam.

In 2012, Sangeeth went to the United Kingdom to direct the comedy Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 along with the Deol family.

Biography

Sangeeth died on 8 May 2024, at the age of 65, following a cardiac arrest.

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

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Language	Credited as			Notes
			Director	Writer	Producer
1989	Raakh	Hindi	N	N	Y	As Executive producer
1990	Vyooham	Malayalam	Y	Y	N	Directorial Debut
1992	Yodha		Y	Y	N
	Daddy		Y	N	N
1993	Gandharvam		Y	Y	N
	Johnny		Y	Y	N	Winner, Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film
1995	Nirnayam		Y	Y	N
1998	Zor	Hindi	Y	N	N
2000	Snehapoorvam Anna	Malayalam	Y	N	N
2003	Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne	Hindi	Y	N	N
2005	Kyaa Kool Hai Hum		Y	N	N
2006	Apna Sapna Money Money		Y	N	N
2009	Ek – The Power of One		Y	N	N	Official remake of Telugu film Athadu
2010	Click		Y	N	Y
2012	Idiots	Malayalam	N	Y	Y
2013	Yamla Pagla Deewana 2	Hindi	Y	N	N
2017	E	Malayalam	N	N	Y
2019	Bhram	Hindi	Y	N	Y	ZEE5 original series
2025	Kapkapiii		Y	N	N	Remake of Romancham Posthumous release

External links

• Official Facebook Profile
• Sangeeth Sivan at IMDb