Sivakumar Jayakumar is an Indian film director. He is the son of the famous documentary photographer, Jayakumar. Although he was reluctant to become a filmamker, he completed his course from Adayar Film Institute with a gold medal and further went on to work with renowned cinematographer, Jayanan Vincent. He made his debut with the film, Souryam (2008). His other movies include Ammunnodu (2010), Daruvu (2012), and Veeram (2014). Veeram was a commercial success, and it opened to positive reviews. His recent venture was Vedalam, which released on 10th November 2015 and starred Ajith.