Lenin M. Sivam is a Canadian filmmaker. He was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka and moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1991. He writes and directs all of his movies. 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 awards at film festivals internationally. Sivam's success continued with his next film, 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 and shortlisted for the coveted Golden Goblet Award. Sivam's latest film Roobha (2018) was well-received in many top international film festivals, including Goa, Cambridge and Montreal.
Lenin M. Sivam | |
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| Born | (1974-06-22) 22 June 1974 (age 47) Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Notable work | Roobha, A GUN & A RING, and 1999 |