Sivaram Mony

Sivaram Mony, credited as Sivaram, Mony, and Smony, is an Indian feature film director and editor who works in Malayalam and Tamil cinema. He was identified by G.Suresh Kumar & Menaka who are prominent Malayalam producers who produces film under the banner of Revathy Kalamandhir. He made his directorial debut in Matchbox produced by Revathy Kalamandir. He is currently working as a director, editor and a writer in the film Thi.Mi.Ram. Started off as a short film maker in 2006 he has done several short films and bagged several awards in short film industry to his honor.

Sivaram Mony
Sivaram at the promotion of Matchbox in 2017
Born
Sivaram (age 30)

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Alma materDr G R Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore
OccupationFilm director, Editor, Actor
Years active2006–present
Spouse(s)Vanathi Kathir (m.2017)
ChildrenRishan

Personal life

Sivaram was born on 1989 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to Retired Sub inspector R S Mony and Social worker Radhamma. He did his schooling in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Trivandrum. He acquired his bachelor's degree in Visual communication with gold medal from Dr G R Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore. On 11 September 2017, Sivaram married his college love Vanathi Kathir in Namakkal. The couple have a son Rishan born on 11 June 2018.

Career

2006–2011

Sivaram started off as a short film maker in 2006. Since then he went on to make several short films which won awards in International and National film festivals. In 2008, he moved to Coimbatore and was based there until 2011. During that time, he completed his under graduation.

2011–2016

Sivaram worked based out of Chennai during this time period and was known among his counterparts as an editor and director. He also worked in several media related agencies as creative director and editor. He made his entry into mainstream cinema as location editor and worked for several Tamil films. In 2016, he shifted his base back to his hometown Trivandrum to work in Malayalam industry.

2017–present

Sivaram debuted as feature film director with Matchbox, which was released in 72 theatres across Kerala. The film rights were purchased by Asianet. Currently he is working on his next feature film, Thi.Mi.Ram, in Malayalam and also a web series titled Gol Gappe in Hindi.

Filmography
YearFilmCastNotes
2017MatchboxRoshan Mathew, Vishak Nair, Drishya Raghunath
YearFilmCastNotes
2019Thi.Mi.RamK K Sudhakaran, Vishak Nair, Meera Nair

Short films
  • Mizhineerpookal (2006)
  • Preritham (2007)
  • Culprit (2007)
  • Aazhangal (2009)
  • Dhruvam (2010)
  • Unheard (2011)
  • In Conversation with God (2013)
  • Dil Chahta Hai Ki Band Baja Baarat Ke Saath Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (2014)
  • Pillow Talk (2015)
  • My Hero (2016)
  • Scope (2016)

Documentary films
  • Vishwakshema (2013 ) - a film on Gurukulam education
  • Legends of Tomorrow (2014) - a film on IFB Boca juniors
  • Pakshi Pani Bheethi Venda (2014) - a film by Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
  • One Health for Man Animal and Nature (2015) - a film by COHEART

Music video
  • Mizhiyile, a music video by OHM

As editor
  • Un manam sollum, a promotional song from Gubeer (2014)
  • Theemai dhaan vellum, a promotional song from Thani Oruvan (2015)
  • Thi.Mi.Ram(2019), a malayalam feature film

Child artist in Television serials
  • Vidhi (2000) telecasted in Asianet
  • Kaliyalla kalyanam (2001) telecasted in Kairali TV

Child artist in Cinemas

Actor in Short films
  • Aazhangal (2009), as interviewer
  • Dhruvam (2010), as hero's friend
  • Screwed time stacks (2012), as lead actor- directed by Deepak
  • In Conversation with God (2013), as chess player
  • Foto(2014), as lead actor- directed by Vanathi Kathir

Actor in Cinema

Accolades

Awards for Short films and Documentary films
  • Preritham: Special jury teen, Teenreels (Kerala Chalachithra Academy,2007)
  • Aazhangal: Best film, Bimbam International short film festival, 2010
  • Therefore, we: Best editor, AISFDF 2013
  • In conversation with god: best film, best director, AISFDF 2014 Coimbatore.
  • Vishwakshema: Best documentary AISFDF 2014 Coimbatore.
  • Legends of tomorrow: Best documentary, Christ college Bengaluru 2015 & AISFDF 2015
  • Wings of Fire: Best Editor, My Mumbai short film festival 2015.
  • The unheard: CANON best PSA award, 2012
  • My Hero: Top 15 Deserving Films of Yes I am the Change 2016

References
    • "Anandam actors in Matchbox". Deccan Chronicle. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
    • "Anandam boys to team up again". The New Indian Express. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
    • "Roshan Mathew and Visakh Nair reunite in Matchbox". The Times Of India. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
    • "Matchbox pays a tribute to Kozhikode". The New Indian Express. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
    • "Matchbox is a coming-of-age film: Sivaram Mony". 3 August 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
    • "തിമിരം ബാധിച്ച വാർദ്ധക്യവുമായി സുധാകരന്റെ യാത്ര!! 'തിമിരം' പൂജ ചിത്രം വൈറൽ". Filmibeat. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
    • "തിമിരം പൂജ തിരുവനന്തപുരത്ത് നടന്നു". Silma.in. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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