Siva
Rank
80At a Glance
| Profession | Filmmaker |
| Source of earnings | Films |
| Career High Point | The 2011 Tamil film Siruthai starring Karthi and Tamannah, so much so, that the title of the film is often prefixed with Siva's name. The project was a remake of the Telugu film Vikramarkudu directed by SS Rajamouli of Baahubali fame |
| Number of times on list since 2017 | 2 |
|
Earnings 2019 (In Rs crore) |
12.17 |
A gold medalist from the MGR Government Film and Training Institute in Chennai, Siva started out as a cinematographer, Siva sealed his positioning as a director in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. He is known to pick film titles only with the alphabet 'V', thus explaining his previous outings with superstar Ajith Kumar, titled Veeram, Vivegam and Vedalam respectively. His entry into the list is riding on the success of his film Viswasam, for which he earned an estimated Rs 12.17 crore.
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