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<div>{{About|the 1989 Tamil film|the 1989 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film|Siva (1989 Telugu film)|other uses|Shiva (disambiguation)}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Siva<br />
| image = Siva Rajini.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Ameerjan]]<br />
| writer = [[Vedham Puthithu Kannan]] (dialogues)<br />
| screenplay = [[Ananthu (screenwriter)|Ananthu]]<br />
| story = Rakesh Kumar<br />
| starring =[[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Raghuvaran]]<br />[[Sowcar Janaki]]<br />[[Shobana]]<br />
| producer = Rajam Balachander<br />Pushpa Kandaswamy<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| cinematography = C. S. Ravibabu<br />
| editing = S. S. Nazir<br />
| studio = [[Kavithalayaa Productions]]<br />
| distributor = Kavithalayaa Productions<br />
| released = {{Film date|1989|05|05|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 157 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Siva''''' is a 1989 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Ameerjan]]. The film stars [[Rajinikanth]], [[Raghuvaran]], [[Sowcar Janaki]] and [[Shobana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1989/may/28-05-1989/p17.jpg|format=JPG|title=Photographic image|website=Kalkionline.com|access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref> The film is a remake of the 1977 film ''[[Khoon Pasina]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2012 |isbn=978-81-8475-796-5 |location=New Delhi |pages=114 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran}}</ref> Rajinikanth played Raghuvaran's role in the Telugu version ''[[Tiger (1979 film)|Tiger]]'' (1979), which starred [[N.T. Rama Rao]]. ''Siva'' was a box office failure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-rajinikanths-10-biggest-flops/20140528.htm|title=Rajinikanth's 10 Biggest FLOPS|website=Rediff.com|access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref> The film was dubbed in Telugu as ''Tiger Siva'', released on 19 January 1990.<ref name="Tiger Shiva">{{cite web | url = https://indiancine.ma/BJOL/info | website = Indiancine.ma | title = Tiger Siva | access-date = 5 August 2021}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The film begins with Siva ([[Rajinikanth]]) and John ([[Raghuvaran]]) as kids, they are close friends like their fathers, in spite of their religious differences, one being Hindu and other Christian. A villain kills their families except for Siva, John, and John's mother, but John does not know that Siva and his mother were alive and vice versa. 20 years later, Siva falls in love with Parvathy ([[Shobana]]) and marries her. John is a hired goon who will do only good deeds. John is hired by the same villain to kill Siva and during the fight both get injured and finally they come to know that they are childhood friends. Eventually, both of them unite and fight the bad guy who killed their family.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Rajinikanth]] as Siva (Tiger)<br />
* [[Raghuvaran]] as John<br />
* [[Shobana]] as Parvathy<br />
* [[Sowcar Janaki]] as Siva's mother<br />
* [[Radha Ravi]]<br />
* [[Vinu Chakravarthy]]<br />
* [[Janagaraj]]<br />
* [[Charle]]<br />
* [[Madhuri (Tamil actress)|Madhuri]]<br />
* [[Disco Shanti]]<br />
* [[Delhi Ganesh]]<br />
* [[Ganeshkar]]<br />
* [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]]<br />
* Ilavarasan<br />
* [[Poornam Viswanathan]]<br />
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] in a Guest appearance<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
=== Tamil version ===<br />
The music composed by [[Ilayaraja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0000162|title=Siva Songs|access-date=2014-02-11|website=Raaga.com}}</ref> The song "Iruvizhiyin" is set in [[Hamsadhvani]] raga.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ராகயாத்திரை 13: ‘தேர் கொண்டு சென்றவன் யாரென்று சொல்லடி’|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/137319-13.html|access-date=2021-10-20|website=Hindutamil.in|language=ta}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Raga !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Ada Maappillai" || || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Saibaba || rowspan=4|[[Pulamaipithan]] || 06:15<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Adi Kannaathaal" || || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || 04:36<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Adi Vaanmathi" || || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[K. S. Chithra]] || 04:29<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Iruvizhiyin" || [[Hamsadhvani]] || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra || 04:25<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Velli Kizhama" || || [[Ilaiyaraaja]], K. S. Chithra || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 04:32<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0320474|Siva}}<br />
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{{Kavithalaya Productions}}<br />
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