Sangeeth Sivan is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

and Hindi film industries. He is probably best known for directing the 1992 Malayalam film '' Yodha''. Sangeeth Sivan is the eldest son of filmmaker Sivan. His brothers Santosh Sivan and Sanjeev Sivan also work in the industry. He started his career when Basu Bhattacharya brought him on board as the

executive producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights ...

of his son's directorial debut '' Raakh'', starring Aamir Khan and

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. He soon made his directorial debut with the

film '' Vyooham'' which was well noticed. It was through the successful '' Yodha'' that he established himself as a leading director in Malayalam. After directing more than half a dozen Malayalam films, he directed his first Bollywood film, '' Zor'', starring Sunny Deol. However, the film did not do well at the box office but the directorial ability of Sangeeth was well appreciated by many producers. After a brief gap he started working on Jackie Shroff's film ''Sandhya'' followed by Pantaloon's '' Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne''. Sangeeth Sivan's collaboration with

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in three of his films, namely ''Yodha'', '' Gandharvam'' and '' Nirnayam'' have cult following. In 2012, Sangeeth went to the UK to direct the comedy ''

Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 ''Yamla Pagla Deewana 2'' (; ) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Sangeeth Sivan. It is a sequel to the 2011 film, '' Yamla Pagla Deewana'' and the second installment of ''Yamla Pagla Deewana'' film series. It f ...

'' along with the Deol family.

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