Peketi Sivaram was a South Indian artist who as an actor predominantly worked in Telugu film industry and as a director in Kannada film industry. As an actor, he has about 80 films to his credit that includes hits such as Anarkali (1955), Chiranjeevulu (1956), and Pelli Naati Pramanalu (1958). Paketi as a director was also equally successful with hits like Chakra Theertha (1967), Punarjanma (1969), Bala Bandana (1971), Daari Tappida Maga (1975), and Maathu Thappadha Maga (1978). He died on 30th December 2006.