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{{Infobox person
| name               = Deepti Pillay Sivan
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| birth_date         = 
| birth_place        = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| nationality        = Indian
| alma_mater         = 
| occupation         = {{hlist|Business head|actress|director}}
| spouse             = [[Sanjeev Sivan]]
| relatives          = [[D. P. K. Pillay]] (brother),<br/>[[Sangeeth Sivan]] (brother in law),<br/> [[Santhosh Sivan]] (brother in law)
}}

'''Deepti Pillay Sivan''' is an Indian film actress, film director and businesswoman based in Kerala, India. She is known for her lead role in the movie ''[[Kalippattam]]'' starring [[Mohanlal]] and written and directed by [[Venu Nagavalli]]. She acted as the pivotal character in the movie. She also acted as a lead in the movie ''Moonilonnu'' directed by [[K. K. Haridas]]. She is known for directing the film documentary ''Decoding Shankar'' about [[Shankar Mahadevan]]. She is currently the business head of [[Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/decoding-shankar-driven-by-determination/articleshow/65623423.cms|title=Decoding Shankar, driven by determination|work=Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/specials/iffi-2018/special/kalippattam-mohanlal-deepthi-sivan-malayalam-movie-iffi-decoding-shankar-documentary-1.3331719|title=മോഹൻലാലിന്റെ ആ മകളെ ഒാർമയില്ലേ? അവൾ ഇതാ വളർന്ന് വലിയ സംവിധായികയായി|work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/music-news/2018/11/29/decording-sankar-documentary-about-legend-singer-shankar-mahadevan.html|title=ശങ്കർ മഹാദേവനും മോഹൻ ലാലിന്റെ 'ആ' മകളും തമ്മിൽ|work=Malayala Manorama}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment/decoding-shankar-in-iffi-phgpf2|title=ഐഫ്എഫ്ഐ: ഡികോഡിംഗ് ശങ്കര്‍ ഇന്ത്യൻ പനോരമയില്‍|work=Asianet}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/zeel-enters-kerala-with-zee-keralam/article25249430.ece|title=ZEEL enters Kerala with Zee Keralam|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Language
! Notes
|-
|1993
|''[[Kalipattam]]''
|[[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]
|As actress 
|-
| 1997
|''Moonilonnu''
|[[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]
| As actress 
|-
| 2004
|''[[Aparichithan]]''
|[[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]
| As production designer
|-
| 2018
|''Decoding Shankar''
|[[English language|English]]
|As director <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/nov/19/16899|title=Non-feature films are not even talked about by the media: Filmmaker Vinod Ganatra|work=Cinestaan}}</ref>
|-
|}

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[[Category:Malayalam film directors]]
[[Category:Indian documentary filmmakers]]
[[Category:Film directors from Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian women documentary filmmakers]]
[[Category:Businesswomen from Kerala]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
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