Shiva Nirvana is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema.
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. He graduated with M.Sc., B.Ed., 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 Year Film Notes 2017 Ninnu Kori Also lyricist 2019 Majili 2021 Tuck Jagadish Also lyricist and playback singer 2023 Kushi Also lyricist 2026 Irumudi
Discography As a lyricist Year Song Film Composer Notes 2017 "Ninnu Kori Title Song" Ninnu Kori Gopi Sundar 2019 "Yedetthu Mallele" Majili 2021 "Tuck Song" Tuck Jagadish S. Thaman Also singer 2023 "Kushi Title Song" Kushi Hesham Abdul Wahab "Yedhaki Oka Gaayam" "Na Roja Nuvve""Aradhya""Osi Pellama" 2026 "Karthika Maasam" Irumudi G. V. Prakash Kumar "Irumudi Kattu"
Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Category Film Result Ref. 2019 20th Santosham Film Awards Best Story Writer Majili 2020 9th SIIMA Awards Best Director – Telugu
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