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	\| name = Shiva Nirvana		\| name = Shiva Nirvana
	\| birth_name = ~~Siva Sankar~~ Lalam<ref name="name">{{Cite web\|last=kavirayani\|first=suresh\|date=2016-10-19\|title=Nivetha Thomas to romance Nani again\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/191016/nivetha-thomas-to-romance-nani-again.html\|access-date=2020-12-22\|website=Deccan Chronicle\|language=en}}</ref>		\| image =
			\| caption = Nirvana in 2019
			\| birth_name = Shiva Shankar Lalam<ref name="name">{{Cite web\|last=kavirayani\|first=suresh\|date=2016-10-19\|title=Nivetha Thomas to romance Nani again\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/191016/nivetha-thomas-to-romance-nani-again.html\|access-date=2020-12-22\|website=Deccan Chronicle\|language=en}}</ref>
	\| birth_place = [[Sabbavaram]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India		\| birth_place = [[Sabbavaram]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
	\| occupation = Film director, screenwriter		\| occupation = Film director, screenwriter
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	'''~~Siva~~ Shankar Lalam,''' known professionally as '''Shiva Nirvana,''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in [[Telugu cinema]]. Nirvana has directed ~~three~~ films, ''[[Ninnu Kori]]'' (2017), ''[[Majili]]'' (2019) ~~and~~ ''[[Tuck Jagadish]]'' (2021).		'''Shiva Shankar Lalam,''' known professionally as '''Shiva Nirvana,''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in [[Telugu cinema]]. Nirvana has directed four films, ''[[Ninnu Kori]]'' (2017), ''[[Majili]]'' (2019), ''[[Tuck Jagadish]]'' (2021) and [[Kushi (2023 film)\|''Kushi'']] (2023).

	== Early life and career ==		== Early life and career ==
	Nirvana hails from [[Sabbavaram]] of [[Visakhapatnam district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He graduated with [[Bachelor of Education]] and worked as a Biology teacher for two years. Nirvana subsequently moved to [[Hyderabad]] and started working as an [[Assistant director]] for films like ''[[Rakta Charitra]]'' (2010) and ''[[Solo (2011 film) \|Solo]]'' (2011). His birth name is Siva Sankar Lalam but he adopted ~~the~~ last name ~~Nirvana~~ as he felt "very connected to it" when he came across it for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Interview with Shiva Nirvana about Ninnu Kori by Maya Nelluri - Telugu cinema director\|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/shivanirvana-ninnukori.html~~\|url-status=live~~\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-12-22\|website=[[idlebrain.com]]}}</ref><ref name="name" />		Nirvana hails from [[Sabbavaram]] of [[Visakhapatnam district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. His birth name is Siva Sankar Lalam, but he adopted 'Nirvana' as his last name as he felt "very connected to it" when he came across it for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Interview with Shiva Nirvana about Ninnu Kori by Maya Nelluri - Telugu cinema director\|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/shivanirvana-ninnukori.html\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-12-22\|website=[[idlebrain.com]]}}</ref><ref name="name" /> He graduated with [[Bachelor of Education]] and worked as a Biology teacher for two years. Nirvana subsequently moved to [[Hyderabad]] and worked as an [[assistant director]] to [[Ram Gopal Varma]] and [[Parasuram (director)\|Parasuram]] in ''[[Rakta Charitra]]'' (2010) and ''[[Solo (2011 film)\|Solo]]'' (2011), respectively.

	== Filmography ==		== Filmography ==
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	!Year		!Year
	!Film		!Film
	~~!Director~~
	~~!Writer~~
	!Notes		!Notes
	!{{Abbr\|Ref.\|References}}		!{{Abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
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	\|2017		\|2017
	\|''[[Ninnu Kori]]''		\|''[[Ninnu Kori]]''
	\|~~{{yes}}~~		\|Also lyricist
	~~\|{{yes}}~~		\|<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-12-03\|title=Nani to collaborate with director Shiva Nirvana for Tuck Jagdish after their 2017 film Ninnu Kori \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/nani-to-collaborate-with-director-shiva-nirvana-for-tuck-jagdish-after-their-2017-film-ninnu-kori-7732251.html\|access-date=2020-08-02\|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
	~~\|Lyricist~~
	\|<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-12-03\|title=Nani to collaborate with director Shiva Nirvana for Tuck Jagdish after their 2017 film Ninnu Kori ~~- Entertainment News , Firstpost~~\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/nani-to-collaborate-with-director-shiva-nirvana-for-tuck-jagdish-after-their-2017-film-ninnu-kori-7732251.html\|access-date=2020-08-02\|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|2019		\|2019
	\|''[[Majili]]''		\|''[[Majili]]''
	~~\|{{yes}}~~		\|Also lyricist and choreographer
	~~\|{{yes}}~~
	\|Also lyricist, choreographer
	\|<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Chowdhary\|first=Y. Sunita\|date=2019-03-07\|title=Director Shiva Nirvana: Worth the transit\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-shiva-nirvana-on-majili/article26455957.ece\|access-date=2020-08-02\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Chowdhary\|first=Y. Sunita\|date=2019-03-07\|title=Director Shiva Nirvana: Worth the transit\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-shiva-nirvana-on-majili/article26455957.ece\|access-date=2020-08-02\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|2021		\|2021
	\|''[[Tuck Jagadish]]''		\|''[[Tuck Jagadish]]''
	~~\|{{yes}}~~		\|Also lyricist and playback singer for the "Tuck Song"
	~~\|{{yes}}~~		\|<ref>{{Cite news\|date=2019-12-03\|title=Nani's next is 'Tuck Jagadish'\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-shiva-nirvana-directed-film-has-ritu-varma-and-aishwarya-rajesh-in-key-roles/article30146400.ece\|access-date=2020-08-02\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
	\|Also lyricist and playback singer for "Tuck Song"
	\|<ref>{{Cite news~~\|others=Special Correspondent~~\|date=2019-12-03\|title=Nani's next is 'Tuck Jagadish'\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-shiva-nirvana-directed-film-has-ritu-varma-and-aishwarya-rajesh-in-key-roles/article30146400.ece\|access-date=2020-08-02\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~2022~~		\|2023
	~~\|{{Pending film~~\|[[Kushi (~~2022~~ film)\|Kushi]]}}		\|[[Kushi (2023 film)\|''Kushi'']]
	~~\|{{yes}}~~		\|Also lyricist
	\|~~{{yes}}~~		\| <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/telugu-cinema/samantha-ruth-prabhu-reunites-with-vijay-deverakonda-for-shiva-nirvana-s-film-fans-are-madly-waiting-for-this-pair-101650551446960.html\|title=Samantha Ruth Prabhu reunites with Vijay Deverakonda for Shiva Nirvana's film, fans are 'madly waiting for this pair'\|date=21 April 2022\|access-date=23 April 2022\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref>
	~~\| Filming~~		\|-
	\| <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/telugu-cinema/samantha-ruth-prabhu-reunites-with-vijay-deverakonda-for-shiva-nirvana-s-film-fans-are-madly-waiting-for-this-pair-101650551446960.html\|title=Samantha Ruth Prabhu reunites with Vijay Deverakonda for Shiva ~~Nirvana’s~~ film, fans are 'madly waiting for this pair'\|date=21 April 2022\|access-date=23 April 2022\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref>		\|2026
			\|{{pending film\|[[Irumudi]]}}
			\|RT77
			\|
			\|-
			\|}

			== Awards and nominations ==
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+
			!Year
			!Ceremony
			!Category
			!Work
			!Result
			\|-
			\| rowspan="1" \|2019
			\|[[20th Santosham Film Awards]]
			\|[[20th Santosham Film Awards\|Best Story Writer]]
			\| rowspan="2" \|''[[Majili]]''
			\|{{won}}
			\|-
			\| rowspan="1" \|2019
			\|[[9th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
			\|[[SIIMA Award for Best Director – Telugu\|Best Director – Telugu]]
			\|{{nom}}
	\|}		\|}

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	* {{IMDb name\|id=nm8526249}}		* {{IMDb name\|id=nm8526249}}
			{{Authority control}}

	~~{{Authority control}}~~		<br />

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			[[Category:Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh]]
			[[Category:Telugu-language lyricists]]
			[[Category:Telugu-language playback singers]]
			[[Category:Indian male playback singers]]
			[[Category:21st-century Indian male singers]]
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	== Filmography ==		== Filmography ==
			{{Pending films key}}
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	!Year		!Year
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	\|2017		\|2017
	\|''[[Ninnu Kori]]''		\|''[[Ninnu Kori]]''
	\|{{ya}}		\|{{yes}}
	\|{{ya}}		\|{{yes}}
	\|Lyricist		\|Lyricist
	\|<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-12-03\|title=Nani to collaborate with director Shiva Nirvana for Tuck Jagdish after their 2017 film Ninnu Kori - Entertainment News , Firstpost\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/nani-to-collaborate-with-director-shiva-nirvana-for-tuck-jagdish-after-their-2017-film-ninnu-kori-7732251.html\|access-date=2020-08-02\|website=Firstpost}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-12-03\|title=Nani to collaborate with director Shiva Nirvana for Tuck Jagdish after their 2017 film Ninnu Kori - Entertainment News , Firstpost\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/nani-to-collaborate-with-director-shiva-nirvana-for-tuck-jagdish-after-their-2017-film-ninnu-kori-7732251.html\|access-date=2020-08-02\|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
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	\|2019		\|2019
	\|''[[Majili]]''		\|''[[Majili]]''
	\|{{ya}}		\|{{yes}}
	\|{{ya}}		\|{{yes}}
	\|~~Lyricist <br />Choreographer~~		\|Also lyricist, choreographer
	\|<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Chowdhary\|first=Y. Sunita\|date=2019-03-07\|title=Director Shiva Nirvana: Worth the transit\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-shiva-nirvana-on-majili/article26455957.ece\|access-date=2020-08-02\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Chowdhary\|first=Y. Sunita\|date=2019-03-07\|title=Director Shiva Nirvana: Worth the transit\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-shiva-nirvana-on-majili/article26455957.ece\|access-date=2020-08-02\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|2021		\|2021
	\|''[[Tuck Jagadish]]''		\|''[[Tuck Jagadish]]''
	\|{{ya}}		\|{{yes}}
	\|{{ya}}		\|{{yes}}
	\|~~Lyricist <br />Singer~~		\|Also lyricist and playback singer for "Tuck Song"
	\|<ref>{{Cite news\|others=Special Correspondent\|date=2019-12-03\|title=Nani's next is 'Tuck Jagadish'\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-shiva-nirvana-directed-film-has-ritu-varma-and-aishwarya-rajesh-in-key-roles/article30146400.ece\|access-date=2020-08-02\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cite news\|others=Special Correspondent\|date=2019-12-03\|title=Nani's next is 'Tuck Jagadish'\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-shiva-nirvana-directed-film-has-ritu-varma-and-aishwarya-rajesh-in-key-roles/article30146400.ece\|access-date=2020-08-02\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
	\|}

	~~== Discography ==~~
	~~{\| class="wikitable"~~
	~~!Year~~
	~~!Film~~
	~~!Song~~
	~~!Music Director~~
	~~!Notes~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~2021~~		\|2022
	\|''[[~~Tuck Jagadish~~]]		\|{{Pending film\|[[Kushi (2022 film)\|Kushi]]}}
	\|~~Tuck Song~~		\|{{yes}}
	\|~~[[Gopi Sundar]]~~		\|{{yes}}
	\|~~Also Lyricist~~		\| Filming
			\| <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/telugu-cinema/samantha-ruth-prabhu-reunites-with-vijay-deverakonda-for-shiva-nirvana-s-film-fans-are-madly-waiting-for-this-pair-101650551446960.html\|title=Samantha Ruth Prabhu reunites with Vijay Deverakonda for Shiva Nirvana’s film, fans are 'madly waiting for this pair'\|date=21 April 2022\|access-date=23 April 2022\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref>
	\|}		\|}

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	\| name = Shiva Nirvana		\| name = Shiva Nirvana
	\| birth_name = Siva Sankar Lalam<ref>{{Cite web\|last=kavirayani\|first=suresh\|date=2016-10-19\|title=Nivetha Thomas to romance Nani again\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/191016/nivetha-thomas-to-romance-nani-again.html\|access-date=2020-12-22\|website=Deccan Chronicle\|language=en}}</ref>		\| birth_name = Siva Sankar Lalam<ref name="name">{{Cite web\|last=kavirayani\|first=suresh\|date=2016-10-19\|title=Nivetha Thomas to romance Nani again\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/191016/nivetha-thomas-to-romance-nani-again.html\|access-date=2020-12-22\|website=Deccan Chronicle\|language=en}}</ref>
	\| birth_place = [[Sabbavaram]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India		\| birth_place = [[Sabbavaram]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
	\| occupation = [[Film director~~\|Director]]~~		\| occupation = Film director, screenwriter
	\| years_active = 2005–present		\| years_active = 2005–present
	}}		}}

	'''Siva Shankar Lalam,''' known professionally as '''Shiva Nirvana,''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in [[Telugu ~~language\|Telugu~~]] ~~films~~. Nirvana has directed ~~two~~ films, ''[[Ninnu Kori]]'' (2017) ~~and~~ ''[[Majili]]'' (2019).		'''Siva Shankar Lalam,''' known professionally as '''Shiva Nirvana,''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in [[Telugu cinema]]. Nirvana has directed three films, ''[[Ninnu Kori]]'' (2017), ''[[Majili]]'' (2019) and ''[[Tuck Jagadish]]'' (2021).

	== Early life ==		== Early life and career ==
	Nirvana hails from [[Sabbavaram]] of [[Visakhapatnam district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He graduated in [[Bachelor of Education]] and worked as a Biology teacher for two years. Nirvana subsequently moved to [[Hyderabad]] and started working as an [[Assistant director]]. He adopted the last name Nirvana as he felt "very connected to it" when he came across it for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Interview with Shiva Nirvana about Ninnu Kori by Maya Nelluri - Telugu cinema director\|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/shivanirvana-ninnukori.html\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-12-22\|website=[[idlebrain.com]]}}</ref>		Nirvana hails from [[Sabbavaram]] of [[Visakhapatnam district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He graduated with [[Bachelor of Education]] and worked as a Biology teacher for two years. Nirvana subsequently moved to [[Hyderabad]] and started working as an [[Assistant director]] for films like ''[[Rakta Charitra]]'' (2010) and ''[[Solo (2011 film) \|Solo]]'' (2011). His birth name is Siva Sankar Lalam but he adopted the last name Nirvana as he felt "very connected to it" when he came across it for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Interview with Shiva Nirvana about Ninnu Kori by Maya Nelluri - Telugu cinema director\|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/shivanirvana-ninnukori.html\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-12-22\|website=[[idlebrain.com]]}}</ref><ref name="name" />

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	\|{{ya}}		\|{{ya}}
	\|{{ya}}		\|{{ya}}
	\|		\|Lyricist
	\|<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-12-03\|title=Nani to collaborate with director Shiva Nirvana for Tuck Jagdish after their 2017 film Ninnu Kori - Entertainment News , Firstpost\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/nani-to-collaborate-with-director-shiva-nirvana-for-tuck-jagdish-after-their-2017-film-ninnu-kori-7732251.html\|access-date=2020-08-02\|website=Firstpost}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-12-03\|title=Nani to collaborate with director Shiva Nirvana for Tuck Jagdish after their 2017 film Ninnu Kori - Entertainment News , Firstpost\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/nani-to-collaborate-with-director-shiva-nirvana-for-tuck-jagdish-after-their-2017-film-ninnu-kori-7732251.html\|access-date=2020-08-02\|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
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	\|{{ya}}		\|{{ya}}
	\|~~Post-Production~~		\|Lyricist <br />Singer
	\|<ref>{{Cite news\|others=Special Correspondent\|date=2019-12-03\|title=~~Nani’s~~ next is ~~‘Tuck Jagadish’~~\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-shiva-nirvana-directed-film-has-ritu-varma-and-aishwarya-rajesh-in-key-roles/article30146400.ece\|access-date=2020-08-02\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cite news\|others=Special Correspondent\|date=2019-12-03\|title=Nani's next is 'Tuck Jagadish'\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-shiva-nirvana-directed-film-has-ritu-varma-and-aishwarya-rajesh-in-key-roles/article30146400.ece\|access-date=2020-08-02\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
			\|}

			== Discography ==
			{\| class="wikitable"
			!Year
			!Film
			!Song
			!Music Director
			!Notes
			\|-
			\|2021
			\|''[[Tuck Jagadish]]
			\|Tuck Song
			\|[[Gopi Sundar]]
			\|Also Lyricist
	\|}		\|}

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{{short description|Indian director}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shiva Nirvana
| birth_name = Siva Sankar Lalam<ref>{{Cite web|last=kavirayani|first=suresh|date=2016-10-19|title=Nivetha Thomas to romance Nani again|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/191016/nivetha-thomas-to-romance-nani-again.html|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Sabbavaram]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| occupation = [[Film director|Director]]
| years_active = 2005–present
}}

'''Siva Shankar Lalam,''' known professionally as '''Shiva Nirvana,''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films. Nirvana has directed two films, ''[[Ninnu Kori]]'' (2017) and ''[[Majili]]'' (2019).

== Early life ==
Nirvana hails from [[Sabbavaram]] of [[Visakhapatnam district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He graduated in [[Bachelor of Education]] and worked as a Biology teacher for two years. Nirvana subsequently moved to [[Hyderabad]] and started working as an [[Assistant director]]. He adopted the last name Nirvana as he felt "very connected to it" when he came across it for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Interview with Shiva Nirvana about Ninnu Kori by Maya Nelluri - Telugu cinema director|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/shivanirvana-ninnukori.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-22|website=[[idlebrain.com]]}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Film
!Director
!Writer
!Notes
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|2017
|''[[Ninnu Kori]]''
|{{ya}}
|{{ya}}
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-03|title=Nani to collaborate with director Shiva Nirvana for Tuck Jagdish after their 2017 film Ninnu Kori - Entertainment News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/nani-to-collaborate-with-director-shiva-nirvana-for-tuck-jagdish-after-their-2017-film-ninnu-kori-7732251.html|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''[[Majili]]''
|{{ya}}
|{{ya}}
|Lyricist <br />Choreographer
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chowdhary|first=Y. Sunita|date=2019-03-07|title=Director Shiva Nirvana: Worth the transit|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-shiva-nirvana-on-majili/article26455957.ece|access-date=2020-08-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''[[Tuck Jagadish]]''
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|Post-Production
|<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2019-12-03|title=Nani’s next is ‘Tuck Jagadish’|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-shiva-nirvana-directed-film-has-ritu-varma-and-aishwarya-rajesh-in-key-roles/article30146400.ece|access-date=2020-08-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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