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Canadian film director

Lenin M. Sivam
Born (1974-06-22) 22 June 1974 (age 50)
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, writer
Years active2006–present
Notable workRoobha, A Gun & a Ring, and 1999

Lenin M. Sivam is a Canadian filmmaker known for his Tamil and English-language films.

Life and career

Born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, he moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1991, when he was 17. "His father V.M.L. Sivam was a filmmaker too, assistant director in one of Sri Lanka's first Tamil-language films, then (under the screen name Jeyakanth) playing the male lead in another, Meenavapenn."

His first short, A Few Good People, won the Best Short Film of the Year Award from the Independent Art Film Society in 2006.

After several years of making short films, Sivam first achieved international recognition with his feature film debut 1999 in 2009, which won several awards.

Sivam then directed A Gun & a Ring (2013), which was well received both critically and commercially and made its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival in June 2013; it was shortlisted for the Golden Goblet Award.

Sivam's next film, Roobha (2018), was well-received in various film festivals, including Goa, Cambridge and Montreal.

He also directed The Protector, a thriller, screened at various festivals.

Filmography

Year Film Language Notes
2006 A Few Good People (Iniyavarkal) Tamil short film
2007 Strength (Uruthy) short film
2008 The Next Door (Pakkaththiveedu) short film
2009 1999
2013 A Gun & a Ring
2018 Roobha Tamil
English
2022 The Protector English

References

  1. Kumar, Biswal, Santosh; Sankar, Kusuma, Krishna; Sulagna, Mohanty (26 June 2020). Handbook of Research on Social and Cultural Dynamics in Indian Cinema. IGI Global. ISBN 978-1-7998-3513-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Adler, Mike (25 September 2009). "New film to put spotlight on Tamil gang violence". Toronto.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. Mistry, Prinesh (29 April 2019). "Roobha". London Indian Film Festival. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. "BBC Asian Network - Ashanti Omkar, Lenin M Sivam". BBC. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  5. Toronto.com, Mike Adler (2 October 2018). "Roobha, latest film from Scarborough's Lenin Sivam, opens Reelworld". Toronto.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  6. "Full house for 'A Gun & A Ring' in London | Tamil Guardian". www.tamilguardian.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. Shrijith, Sajin (25 October 2018). "Lenin M Sivam's 'Roobha': A Canadian film on transgender stigma". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. "Fantasia Festival | The Protector". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  9. Mendelsohn, Jon (29 July 2022). "REVIEW: Fantasia 2022's The Protector Offers a Unique Theme With Routine Execution". CBR. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  10. Hopewell, John (19 July 2022). "Alarm Pictures Closes North America on Lenin M. Sivam's 'The Protector' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  11. "The Protector: A Thrilling Journey of Hindu Mythology and Suspense on Amazon Prime". TamilCulture.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

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