Sivaram Mony
Shivaram Mony, credited as Shivaram, Mony, and Smony, is an Indian feature film director and editor who works in Malayalam cinema. He was identified by G.Suresh Kumar & Menaka who are prominent Malayalam producers who produces film under the banner of Revathy Kalamandhir. He made his directorial debut in Matchbox produced by Revathy Kalamandir. His second feature as a director, editor and a writer was Thi.Mi.Ram which was released on NeeStream OTT platform in April 2021. Thi.Mi.Ram was selected to be included in the Indian Panorama of Chennai International Film Festival 2021. His ongoing feature  film is Shubhadinam which is directed and edited by him. Started off as a short film maker in 2006 he has done several short films and bagged several awards in short film industry to his honor. Personal life. Shivaram was born on 1989 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to Retired Sub inspector R S Mony and Social worker Radhamma. He did his schooling in Kendriya Vidyalaya, Trivandrum. He acquired his bachelor's degree in Visual communication with gold medal from Dr G R Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore. Career. 2006–2011. Sivaram started off as a short film maker in 2006. Since then  he went on to make several short films which won awards in International and National film festivals. In 2008, he moved to Coimbatore and was based there until 2011. During that time, he completed his under graduation. 2011–2016. Sivaram worked based out of Chennai during this time period and was known among his counterparts as an editor and director. He also worked in several media related agencies as creative director and editor. He made his entry into mainstream cinema as location editor and worked for several Tamil films. In 2016, he shifted his base back to his hometown Trivandrum to  work in Malayalam industry. 2017–present. Sivaram debuted as feature film director with "Matchbox", which was released in 72 theatres across Kerala. The film rights were purchased by Asianet. His second feature as a director, editor and a writer was "Thi.Mi.Ram" which was released on "NeeStream" OTT platform in April 2021. "Thi.Mi.Ram" was selected to be included in the Indian Panorama of Chennai International Film Festival 2021. The film bagged 23 awards in international film festivals around the globe. His ongoing feature film is Shubhadinam which is directed and edited by him starring Indrans and Gireesh  Neyyar. Film is planned to release in 2022.