Award-winning director and writer Sidhartha Siva made his directorial debut in 2012 with the movie 101 Chodyangal, which won him the Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director, one of the National Film Awards. Following his debut, was associated with the movies Zahir, Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho, and Sakhavu. However, it was his 2014 movie Ain that won him immense praise and accolades, including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Kerala State Film Awards for Best Story. His next releases include Crossroad and Naan Petta Makan.