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Born | Sivasankaran Nair 14 May 1932 |
Died | 24 June 2021 (aged 89) Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
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Spouse | Chandramani |
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Sivasankaran Nair, popularly known as Sivan (14 May 1932 – 24 June 2021) was an Indian cinematographer and film director known for his works in Malayalam cinema. Sivan won the national film award three times.[1][2][3] He was the first government press photographer in Travancore and Thiru-Kochi.[4] He was the father of Sangeeth Sivan, Santhosh Sivan and Sanjeev Sivan.
Sivan was the still photographer of national award-winning Malayalam film Chemmeen (1966).[5]
His directorial debut film was Swapnam in 1972.[6] Some of his popular films are Abhayam (1991), Yagam (1982), Oru Yathra (1999), Keshu (2009), Kochu Kochu Mohangal (1998) and Kilivathil (2008).[7]
Sivan was the second child of Padeettathil Gopalapillai and Bhavaniamma in Harippad. He was the second amongst their six children. His full name was Sivasankaran Nair.[8]
Sivan died on 24 June 2021 at the age of 89 due to cardiac arrest in his house in Thiruvananthapuram.[9][10]