Sivan

Indian cinematographer and director
Person human Q107333937
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Sivan

Summary

Sivan is a human[1]. He was born in Haripad[2]. He was born on +1932-05-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Thiruvananthapuram[4]. He died on +2021-06-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a cinematographer[6] and film director[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Haripad[2], Sivan…
  • Sivan died in Thiruvananthapuram[4].
  • Sivan was born on +1932-05-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sivan died on +2021-06-24T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Sivan was Sangeeth Sivan[9].
  • A child of Sivan was Santosh Sivan[10].
  • A child of Sivan was Sanjeev Sivan[11].
  • Sivan held citizenship in India[12].
  • Malayalam was Sivan's native language[13].
  • Sivan worked as a cinematographer[6].
  • Sivan's professions included film director[7].
  • Sivan received the National Film Award for Best Cinematography[14].
  • Sivan is recorded as male[15].
  • Sivan's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Sivan's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0007144[17].
  • The cause of death was cardiac arrest[18].
  • Sivan's family name is recorded as Nair[19].
  • Sivan's given name is recorded as Sivan[20].
  • Sivan's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Sivan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Malayalam[22].
  • Sivan's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'ml', 'text': 'ശിവശങ്കരൻ'}[23].
  • Sivan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ml', 'text': 'ശിവൻ'}[24].
  • Sivan's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[25].
  • Sivan's start of work period is recorded as +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Sivan's end of work period is recorded as +2009-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Sivan's place of birth was Haripad[2]. He was born on +1932-05-14T00:00:00Z[3]. Malayalam was his native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cinematographer[6] and film director[7].

Recognition

Sivan received the National Film Award for Best Cinematography[14].

Personal Life

Children include Sangeeth Sivan[9], a film director[28], 1959–2024[29], of India[30]; Santosh Sivan[10], a cinematographer[31], b. 1964[32], of India[33], awarded the Filmfare Awards South[34]; and Sanjeev Sivan[11], a film director[35], of India[36].

Death and Burial

Sivan died on +2021-06-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Thiruvananthapuram[4]. The cause of death was cardiac arrest[18].

Why It Matters

Sivan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Sivan born?

Sivan was born in Haripad[2].

Where did Sivan die?

Sivan died in Thiruvananthapuram[4].

What did Sivan do for work?

Sivan worked as cinematographer[6] and film director[7].

What awards did Sivan receive?

Honors received include National Film Award for Best Cinematography[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . onmanorama.com. onmanorama.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . indiatoday.in. indiatoday.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . dff.gov.in. dff.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . indiatoday.in. indiatoday.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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