Shiva Nirvana
Birth nameShiva Shankar Lalam[1]
Birth placeSabbavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter
Years active2005–present

Shiva Shankar Lalam, known professionally as Shiva Nirvana, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. Nirvana has directed four films, Ninnu Kori (2017), Majili (2019), Tuck Jagadish (2021) and Kushi (2023).

Early life and career

Nirvana hails from Sabbavaram of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. His birth name is Siva Sankar Lalam, but he adopted 'Nirvana' as his last name as he felt "very connected to it" when he came across it for the first time.[2][1] He graduated with Bachelor of Education and worked as a Biology teacher for two years. Nirvana subsequently moved to Hyderabad and worked as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma and Parasuram in Rakta Charitra (2010) and Solo (2011), respectively.

Filmography

YearFilmNotesRef.
2017Ninnu KoriAlso lyricist[3]
2019MajiliAlso lyricist and choreographer[4]
2021Tuck JagadishAlso lyricist and playback singer for the "Tuck Song"[5]
2023KushiAlso lyricist[6]
2026RT77

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryWorkResult
201920th Santosham Film AwardsBest Story WriterMajili
20199th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Director – Telugu

References

  1. ^ kavirayani, suresh (2016-10-19). "Nivetha Thomas to romance Nani again". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  2. ^ "Interview with Shiva Nirvana about Ninnu Kori by Maya Nelluri - Telugu cinema director". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  3. ^ "Nani to collaborate with director Shiva Nirvana for Tuck Jagdish after their 2017 film Ninnu Kori". Firstpost. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  4. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (2019-03-07). "Director Shiva Nirvana: Worth the transit" (in en-IN). The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  5. ^ "Nani's next is 'Tuck Jagadish'" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 2019-12-03. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  6. ^ "Samantha Ruth Prabhu reunites with Vijay Deverakonda for Shiva Nirvana's film, fans are 'madly waiting for this pair'". Hindustan Times. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.