Shiva (2006 film)
Shiva is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language action film produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film was a prequel to the original 1990, Shiva, which is a remake of the 1989 Telugu film of the same name. The film was screened at New York Asian Film Festival. Later was dubbed in Tamil as Udhayam 2006. The movie was failure at box office.
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| Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Produced by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Written by | Sajid-Farhad |
| Starring | Mohit Ahlawat Nisha Kothari Dilip Prabhawalkar Upendra Limaye Nagesh Bhonsle Suchitra Pillai Shereveer Vakil |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Amal Neerad |
| Edited by | Rameshwar S. Bhagat |
Production company | RGV Film Company |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
The film begins with the brutal murder of a Mumbai man named John by a group of gangsters led by ruthless kingpin Bappu Ganesh (Upendra Limaye). As time goes on, Bappu becomes more and more powerful, until he manages to seize power from the government of Maharashtra and make himself chief minister of the state to seize all of Maharashtra's money. Shiva Swarassi (Mohit Ahlawat) is a poor slum-dweller who, after watching his parents being brutally murdered by Bappu's men, decides that it's time to get rid of Bappu. He gets the people of Dharavi Slum in Mumbai together and forms a rebellion against him.
Cast
- Mohit Ahlawat .... Sub-Inspector Shiva Kumar
- Nisha Kothari .... Sandhya Joshi
- Upendra Limaye .... Bappu Ganesh
- Shereveer Vakil .... John
- Ninad Kamat .... Bollywood
- Dilip Prabhawalkar .... Home Minister Manohar Shirke
- Nagesh Bhonsle .... Inspector Sudhir Kamat
- Zakir Hussain .... Inspector Sawant
- Raju Mavani .... Inspector Tavde
- Pankaj Jha .... Inspector Salim Inamdar
- Ranvir Shorey .... Daksh Kumar
- Suchitra Pillai .... Manasi
- Dinesh Lamba .... Hawaldar Atmaran Bhende
- Sanjeev Wilson .... Inspector Sarvar Sheikh
- Ganesh Mayekar .... Chutney
- Raam .... Mukadam
- Vinod Jayawant .... Bharti
Music
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Saara Yeh Aalam" is based on "Ananda Ragam" from the Tamil film Panneer Pushpangal (1981).[1]
Hindi Soundtrack
| No | Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist(s) |
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| 1 | "Dheemi Dheemi" | Shreya Ghoshal | Gulzar |
| 2 | "Josh Mein" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 3 | "Kaise Kahein" | Sadhana Sargam, Roopkumar Rathod | |
| 4 | "Police Police" | Shweta Pandit, Ninad Kamat | |
| 5 | "Saara Yeh Alam Noorani Hai" | Shreya Ghoshal, Roopkumar Rathod | |
| 6 | "Shapath" | Ilaiyaraaja |
Telugu Soundtrack
| No | Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Manasa Adagava" | Shreya Ghoshal | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry |
| 2 | "Pourusham Swasaga" | Vijay Prakash | |
| 3 | "Adaganidhe Cheppedi Ela" | Sunitha Upadrashta, Vijay Prakash | |
| 4 | "Police Police" | Shweta Pandit, Ninad Kamat | |
| 5 | "Ye Oohalonu Telanemo" | Shreya Ghoshal, Vijay Prakash | |
| 6 | "Enno Tyagala Dhasyama" | Ilaiyaraaja |
Tamil Soundtrack
| No | Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Oru Naal Maalaiyil" | Shreya Ghoshal | Vaali |
| 2 | "Yezhunthu Vaa" | Vijay Prakash | |
| 3 | "Solvatharku Oru Solillaiya" | Tippu, Manjari | |
| 4 | "Laettaga Varuvanga Loottiyum" | Tippu, Manjari, Sunitha Sarathy | |
| 5 | "En Nenjil Raagam Enge Enge" | Shreya Ghoshal, Vijay Prakash | |
| 6 | "Enge Naam Desam Poguthu" | Ilaiyaraaja |
Reception
Sukanya Varma of Rediff rated the film 1 out of 5 stars.[2]
References
- Rangan, Baradwaj (15 May 2007). "Music Review: Cheeni Kum". Baradwaj Rangan. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- Verma, Sukanya (19 September 2006). "This Shiva is a joke". Rediff.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.