{{short description|Indian film director and actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | name = Subramaniam Siva | birth_date = | birth_place = Tamil Nadu, India | birth_name = | other_names = | occupation = Film director, actor | spouse = | years_active = 2003–present | website = }}
'''Subramaniam Siva''' is an Indian film director and actor who works in the Tamil film industry.
== Career == ===Directing=== Subramaniam Siva made his debut with the romantic comedy ''Thiruda Thirudi'' in 2003, featuring Dhanush and Chaya Singh. The success of the film meant that he later remade it in Telugu as ''Donga Dongadi'' (2004) with a new cast. He subsequently went on to make ''Pori'' (2007) featuring Jiiva, and then took the opportunity of directing Ameer in ''Yogi'' (2009), his debut film as an actor, which took two years to make.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/ameer-gives-break-to-young-director-tamil-news-31448|title=Ameer gives break to young director|date=30 May 2007|publisher=}}</ref>
His fifth directorial movie was ''Seedan'' (2011), a remake of the 2002 Malayalam film ''Nandanam'', and the film featured Unni Mukundan and Ananya in the lead roles, while Dhanush made a guest appearance. He went on to help with the post-production of ''Velaiilla Pattadhari'' (2014) and also went on to write dialogues for ''Amma Kanakku'' (2016).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/velaiyilla-pattathari-firms-up-its-release-plans-news-tamil-ohcjxkabcfjgf.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702123223/http://www.sify.com/movies/velaiyilla-pattathari-firms-up-its-release-plans-news-tamil-ohcjxkabcfjgf.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 July 2014|title='Velaiyilla Pattathari' firms up its release plans}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/amma-kanakku-tamil-movie-review-20441.html|title = Amma Kanakku review. Amma Kanakku Tamil movie review, story, rating}}</ref>
He made his comeback to directing with the 2021 film ''Vellai Yaanai'', a film starring Samuthirakani, Athmiya Rajan, and Yogi Babu. The film released live on Sun TV.
===Acting=== Subramaniam Siva started his acting career with the 2018 film ''Vada Chennai'' and later acted in the 2019 film ''Asuran''. Both films were directed by Vetrimaaran and starred Dhanush in the lead role. In 2021, he played a supporting role in the crime film ''Writer''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/movies-writer-review-gripping-thriller-that-shines-the-light-on-underside-of-police-force-1501830|title=Writer Review|access-date=10 March 2023|website=abplive.com}}</ref>
==Filmography==
;Director {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Year !! Film !! Notes !Ref |- | 2003 || ''Thiruda Thirudi'' || | |- | 2004 || ''Donga Dongadi'' || Telugu film, remake of ''Thiruda Thirudi'' | |- | 2007 || ''Pori'' || | |- | 2009 || ''Yogi'' || | |- | 2011 || ''Seedan'' || | |- | 2021 || ''Vellai Yaanai''|| |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thiruda Thirudi-director Subramaniam Shiva's comeback film, Vellai Yaanai, ready for release |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/jun/09/thiruda-thirudi-director-subramaniam-shivas-comeback-film-vellai-yaanai-ready-for-release-12152.html |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> |}
;Actor {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Ref |- | 2018 || ''Vada Chennai'' || Mani || |- | 2019 || ''Asuran'' || Murugan || |- | rowspan="2"|2021 || ''Meendum'' || || |- | ''Writer'' || Xavier || |- | rowspan="2"|2023 || ''Maruthi Nagar Police Station'' || || |- | ''Aneethi'' || || |- | rowspan="4"|2024 || ''Vithaikkaaran'' || || |- | ''Kaaduvetty'' || || |- | ''Uyir Thamizhukku'' || || |- | ''7/G'' || Mani || |- | rowspan="2" |2025 ||''DNA'' || Rajendran || |- |''Mask'' || Mathi || |- | rowspan="2" |2026 ||''Fourth Floor'' || Viswam || |- |''Battle'' || Krishna || |- |}
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