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Shivaram Mony, credited as Shivaram, Mony, and Smony, is an Indian feature film director and editor who works in Malayalam 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. His second feature as a director, editor and a writer was Thi.Mi.Ram which was released on NeeStream OTT platform in April 2021.[1] Thi.Mi.Ram was selected to be included in the Indian Panorama of Chennai International Film Festival 2021. His ongoing feature film is Shubhadinam which is directed and edited by him.[2] 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.

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Shivaram Mony
Mony at the sets of Shubhadinam in 2022
Born	Shivaram (age 32) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Alma mater	Dr G R Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore
Occupation	Film director, editor, actor
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	Vanathi Kathir ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	1

Early life

Shivaram was born on 1989 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. 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.

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,[3] which was released in 72 theatres across Kerala. The film rights were purchased by Asianet. His second feature as a director, editor and a writer was Thi.Mi.Ram [4] which was released on NeeStream OTT platform in April 2021. Thi.Mi.Ram was selected to be included in the Indian Panorama of Chennai International Film Festival 2021. The film bagged 23 awards in international film festivals around the globe. His ongoing feature film is Shubhadinam[5] which is directed and edited by him starring Indrans and Gireesh Neyyar. Film is planned to release in 2022.

Filmography

Year	Film	Cast	Notes
2017	Matchbox	Roshan Mathew, Vishak Nair, Drishya Raghunath

Year	Film	Cast	Notes
2019	Thi.Mi.Ram	K K Sudhakaran, Vishak Nair, Meera Nair

Year	Film	Cast	Notes
2021	Shubhadinam	Indrans, Gireesh Neyyar, Mereena Micheal

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)
• LAXMI, 2020, Malayalam web series
• Thi.Mi.Ram(2019), a Malayalam feature film
• Shubhadinam(2022), a Malayalam feature film

As actor

Actor in cinema

• Matchbox (2017), as Sathyan (Guest Appearance)
• Thi.Mi.Ram (2019), as Kuttan (Guest Appearance)
• Shubhadinam (2022), as Associate Director in Audition Scene (Guest Appearance)

Actor in web Series

• LAXMI (2020), as Annan

Child artist in television serials

• Vidhi (2000) telecasted in Asianet
• Kaliyalla kalyanam (2001) telecasted in Kairali TV

Child artist in cinemas

• The Car (1997)- directed by Rajasenan
• Kondattam (1998)- directed by K. S. Ravikumar
• Aayiram Meni(1999)- directed by I.V.Sasi

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
• Johny Antony (2022), as lead actor- directed by Nazim Rani

Accolades

Awards for feature film

• Kerala State Film Critics Awards 2020
• Tagore International Film Festival, Kolkatta 2020, Best Feature Film
• Panjim International Film Festival (Piff 2020) Goa, Best Feature Film & Best Director
• Druk International Film Festival (Diff2020) Bhutan, Best Feature Film
• 7th Art Independent International Film Festival (Saiiff2020)-kerala
• Virgin Spring Cine Fest (Vscf 2020) Kolkata, Best Director
• International Panoramic Film Festival of India 2021, Honorary Mention for Direction
• Prisma International Film Festival 2020, Rome, Official Selection
• Bricks International Film Festival (Biff 2020), Moscow, Official Selection
• Straight Jacket Guerilla Film Festival 2020, Official Selection
• Indic Film Utsav 2020, Official Selection
• Indian Panorama at 18th Chennai International Film Festival (Ciff),
• Sun of the East Awards 2020, Kolkata - Nominee for Best Feature Film
• Golden Galaxy Awards 2020, Kolkata - Nominee for Best Feature Film
• Creator in Crisis Film Festival 2020, Singapore - Best Director

Awards for short 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.
• "Shivaram Mony directs Indrans in Shubhadinam". newindianexpress.com. December 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

External links

• Sivaram Mony on LinkedIn
• Sivaram Mony on Twitter
• Sivaram Mony on Facebook
• Sivaram Mony at IMDb

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