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.

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

Short films

Child artist in Television serials

Awards for Short films and Documentary films