After the light hearted romantic comedy flick Savaale Samaali, director Sathyashiva is back with a hard-hitting film, Sivappu. The movie is said to be based on a sensitive theme surrounding the Sri Lankan issue. Sivappu has has Rupa Manjari and Naveen Chandra in the lead. Versatile actors Thambi Ramaiah and Raj Kiran will appear in supporting roles. Music department is handled by Raghunanthan and cinematography is by Madhu Ambat. Produced by Muktha Films, the film will hit silver screens on October 16th worldwide.