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{{short description|Indian director}}
{{short description|Indian director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name              = Shiva Nirvana
| name              = Shiva Nirvana
| birth_name        = Siva Sankar Lalam<ref name="name">{{Cite web|last=kavirayani|first=suresh|date=2016-10-19|title=Nivetha Thomas to romance Nani again|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/191016/nivetha-thomas-to-romance-nani-again.html|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>
| image              =
| caption            = Nirvana in 2019
| birth_name        = Shiva Shankar Lalam<ref name="name">{{Cite web|last=kavirayani|first=suresh|date=2016-10-19|title=Nivetha Thomas to romance Nani again|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/191016/nivetha-thomas-to-romance-nani-again.html|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Sabbavaram]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| birth_place        = [[Sabbavaram]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| occupation        = Film director, screenwriter
| occupation        = Film director, screenwriter
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'''Siva Shankar Lalam,''' known professionally as '''Shiva Nirvana,''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in [[Telugu cinema]]. Nirvana has directed three films, ''[[Ninnu Kori]]'' (2017), ''[[Majili]]'' (2019) and ''[[Tuck Jagadish]]'' (2021).
'''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 film)|''Kushi'']] (2023).


== Early life and career ==
== Early life and career ==
Nirvana hails from [[Sabbavaram]] of [[Visakhapatnam district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He graduated with [[Bachelor of Education]] and worked as a Biology teacher for two years. Nirvana subsequently moved to [[Hyderabad]] and started working as an [[Assistant director]] for films like ''[[Rakta Charitra]]'' (2010) and ''[[Solo (2011 film) |Solo]]'' (2011). His birth name is Siva Sankar Lalam but he adopted the last name Nirvana as he felt "very connected to it" when he came across it for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Interview with Shiva Nirvana about Ninnu Kori by Maya Nelluri - Telugu cinema director|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/shivanirvana-ninnukori.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-22|website=[[idlebrain.com]]}}</ref><ref name="name" />
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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Interview with Shiva Nirvana about Ninnu Kori by Maya Nelluri - Telugu cinema director|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/shivanirvana-ninnukori.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-22|website=[[idlebrain.com]]}}</ref><ref name="name" /> 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 (director)|Parasuram]] in ''[[Rakta Charitra]]'' (2010) and ''[[Solo (2011 film)|Solo]]'' (2011), respectively.


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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!Year
!Year
!Film
!Film
!Director
!Writer
!Notes
!Notes
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
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|2017
|2017
|''[[Ninnu Kori]]''
|''[[Ninnu Kori]]''
|{{yes}}
|Also lyricist
|{{yes}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-03|title=Nani to collaborate with director Shiva Nirvana for Tuck Jagdish after their 2017 film Ninnu Kori |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/nani-to-collaborate-with-director-shiva-nirvana-for-tuck-jagdish-after-their-2017-film-ninnu-kori-7732251.html|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
|Lyricist
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-03|title=Nani to collaborate with director Shiva Nirvana for Tuck Jagdish after their 2017 film Ninnu Kori - Entertainment News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/nani-to-collaborate-with-director-shiva-nirvana-for-tuck-jagdish-after-their-2017-film-ninnu-kori-7732251.html|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2019
|2019
|''[[Majili]]''
|''[[Majili]]''
|{{yes}}
|Also lyricist and choreographer
|{{yes}}
|Also lyricist, choreographer
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chowdhary|first=Y. Sunita|date=2019-03-07|title=Director Shiva Nirvana: Worth the transit|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-shiva-nirvana-on-majili/article26455957.ece|access-date=2020-08-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chowdhary|first=Y. Sunita|date=2019-03-07|title=Director Shiva Nirvana: Worth the transit|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-shiva-nirvana-on-majili/article26455957.ece|access-date=2020-08-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2021
|2021
|''[[Tuck Jagadish]]''
|''[[Tuck Jagadish]]''
|{{yes}}
|Also lyricist and playback singer for the "Tuck Song"
|{{yes}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=2019-12-03|title=Nani's next is 'Tuck Jagadish'|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-shiva-nirvana-directed-film-has-ritu-varma-and-aishwarya-rajesh-in-key-roles/article30146400.ece|access-date=2020-08-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|Also lyricist and playback singer for "Tuck Song"
|<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2019-12-03|title=Nani's next is 'Tuck Jagadish'|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-shiva-nirvana-directed-film-has-ritu-varma-and-aishwarya-rajesh-in-key-roles/article30146400.ece|access-date=2020-08-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2022
|2023
|{{Pending film|[[Kushi (2022 film)|Kushi]]}}
|[[Kushi (2023 film)|''Kushi'']]
|{{yes}}
|Also lyricist
|{{yes}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/telugu-cinema/samantha-ruth-prabhu-reunites-with-vijay-deverakonda-for-shiva-nirvana-s-film-fans-are-madly-waiting-for-this-pair-101650551446960.html|title=Samantha Ruth Prabhu reunites with Vijay Deverakonda for Shiva Nirvana's film, fans are 'madly waiting for this pair'|date=21 April 2022|access-date=23 April 2022|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
| Filming
|-
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/telugu-cinema/samantha-ruth-prabhu-reunites-with-vijay-deverakonda-for-shiva-nirvana-s-film-fans-are-madly-waiting-for-this-pair-101650551446960.html|title=Samantha Ruth Prabhu reunites with Vijay Deverakonda for Shiva Nirvana’s film, fans are 'madly waiting for this pair'|date=21 April 2022|access-date=23 April 2022|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
|2026
|{{pending film|[[Irumudi]]}}
|RT77
|
|-
|}
 
== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Ceremony
!Category
!Work
!Result
|-
| rowspan="1" |2019
|[[20th Santosham Film Awards]]
|[[20th Santosham Film Awards|Best Story Writer]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Majili]]''
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |2019
|[[9th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Director – Telugu|Best Director – Telugu]]
|{{nom}}
|}
|}


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=nm8526249}}
* {{IMDb name|id=nm8526249}}
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[[Category:Telugu film directors]]
[[Category:Telugu film directors]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Film directors from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Visakhapatnam district]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian screenwriters]]
[[Category:Indian lyricists]]
[[Category:Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Telugu-language lyricists]]
[[Category:Telugu-language playback singers]]
[[Category:Indian male playback singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male singers]]
[[Category:Singers from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Telugu screenwriters]]
[[Category:Santosham Film Awards winners]]
[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]




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Latest revision as of 22:33, 16 February 2026


Shiva Nirvana
Born
Shiva Shankar Lalam[1]

Sabbavaram, 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Notes Ref.
2017 Ninnu Kori Also lyricist [3]
2019 Majili Also lyricist and choreographer [4]
2021 Tuck Jagadish Also lyricist and playback singer for the "Tuck Song" [5]
2023 Kushi Also lyricist [6]
2026 Irumudi Not yet released RT77

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Year Ceremony Category Work Result
2019 20th Santosham Film Awards Best Story Writer Majili Won
2019 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Director – Telugu Nominated

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 kavirayani, suresh (19 October 2016). "Nivetha Thomas to romance Nani again". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Shiva Nirvana about Ninnu Kori by Maya Nelluri - Telugu cinema director". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Nani to collaborate with director Shiva Nirvana for Tuck Jagdish after their 2017 film Ninnu Kori". Firstpost. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (7 March 2019). "Director Shiva Nirvana: Worth the transit". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Nani's next is 'Tuck Jagadish'". The Hindu. 3 December 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  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.

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