An alumni of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Sivakumar Vijayan is an Indian cinematographer, who started off with a few short films, and then went on to assist cinematographer P. C. Sreeram for the hit films Paa (2009) and Ishq (2012). He was highly appreciated by critics for his quality of photography in the Tamil film Vidiyum Munn (2013). He worked as a cinematographer for popular movies like Iruthi Sutru (2015), Saala Khadoos(2015), and Iraivi (2016). His 2017 venture includes the action drama Sathriyan starring Vikram Prabhu and Manjima Mohan in the lead roles, under the direction of S. R. Prabhakaran. In 2018, appeared in Nelson Dilipkumar`s Tamil black action comedy thriller Kolamaavu Kokila, starring Nayanthara and Yogi Babu in lead roles. His 2019 release includes NGK.