Siva was born to documentary film director M. Jayakumar in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is the grandson of producer and writer A. K. Velan. His brother Bala is an actor in Tamil and Malayalam films.
Siva has 35 screen credits in a career dating back to 2001. Signature works include Kanguva, Annaatthe, Viswasam. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
