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{{Infobox film
| name = Sivamani 9848022338
| image = Sivamani film poster.jpg
| writer = '''Story''' & '''Screenplay''': Puri Jagannadh '''Dialogues''': [[Kona Venkat]]
| starring = [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna Akkineni]] [[Asin Thottumkal]] [[Rakshitha]] [[Prakash Raj]]
| director = [[Puri Jagannadh]]
| producer = Puri Jagannadh
| studio = [[Vaishno Academy]]
| music = [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]]
| cinematography = [[Shyam K. Naidu]]
| editing = [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]]
| distributor = [[DVV Entertainments]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2003|10|23}}
| runtime = 143 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| gross = ₹10 crore [[Box office#Distributor rentals|distributors' share]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Tollywood Top 10 Box Office Collection Movies In 2003 |url=https://t2blive.com/tollywood-top-10-box-office-collection-movies-in-2003/ |website=T2BLive |language=en |date=19 February 2019 |access-date=14 April 2025}}</ref>
}}

'''''Sivamani''''' '''''9848022338''''' is a 2003 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[romantic action film]] co-written, directed and produced by [[Puri Jagannadh]] on [[Vaishno Academy]] banner. The film stars [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna Akkineni]], [[Asin]], [[Rakshitha]], and [[Prakash Raj]]. It has music composed by [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]]. A part of the story has been taken from the movie ''[[Message in a Bottle (film)|Message in a Bottle]]'' released in 1999 which in turn was inspired by ''[[Message in a Bottle (novel)|Message in a Bottle]]'' - the Nicholas Sparks novel.

''Sivamani'' turned out be a success.

== Plot ==

Pallavi, a newspaper editor, finds a mysterious typed love [[Message in a bottle|letter in a bottle]] in the seashore. She is fascinated by it and shows it to her colleagues. They print it in their newspaper and get numerous responses. Pallavi, due to her personal curiosity, tries to reach Sivamani, but he ignores her. Rajnikanth helps Pallavi get close to Sivamani, and his past is revealed. Sivamani is an honest cop in [[Visakhapatnam]] (Vizag). He falls in love with Vasanta, who aspires to become a singer. Dattu is a mafia don, whom Sivamani troubles a lot.

Vasanta is distantly related to Dattu, and both of them are from [[Kerala]]. In the course of events, Sivamani's mother becomes paralyzed. Sivamani and Vasanta take her to Kerala to get [[Ayurveda]] treatments. Dattu is also in Kerala, and his mission is to get his revenge by taking Vasanta away from Sivamani. Vasanta becomes mute after Dattu punctures her voice box. The rest of the story is about how Sivamani gets Vasanta back with Pallavi's help.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna Akkineni]] as CI Sivamani
* [[Rakshitha]] as Pallavi
* [[Asin]] as Vasantha
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Dattu
* [[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)|Sangeetha]] as Sivamani's mother
* [[Mohan Raj]] as Vasanta's father
* [[Ali (actor)|Ali]] as Rajnikanth
* [[Banerjee (actor)|Banerjee]] as ACP
* Vinod Bala as Dattu's henchman
* [[Brahmaji]] as Dattu's henchman
* [[M. S. Narayana]] as Sheikh Imam's client
* [[Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam|AVS]] as Pallavi's boss
* [[Bandla Ganesh]] as person who keeps calling M. S. Narayana
* [[Besant Ravi]]
* Ooma
* Nisha
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Sivamani
| type = film
| artist = [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]]
| cover =
| released = 12 September 2003
| genre = Soundtrack
| length = 26:35
| label = Sohan Music
| producer = Chakri
| prev_title = [[Donga Ramudu and Party]]
| prev_year = 2003
| year = 2003
| next_title = [[Oka Raju Oka Rani]]
| next_year = 2003
}}

Music was composed by [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/chords-notes/article28452743.ece | title=Chords & Notes | newspaper=The Hindu | date=12 October 2003 }}</ref> Music was released on SOHAN Audio Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gaana.com/album/shivamani-telugu |title=Shivamani Songs Download: Shivamani MP3 Telugu Songs Online Free on |publisher=Gaana |date= |accessdate=2022-08-23}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 26:35
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| title1 = Yenaatiki
| lyrics1 = Bhaskarabhatla Ravikumar
| extra1 = [[Raghu Kunche]], [[Kousalya (singer)|Kousalya]]
| length1 = 5:13

| title2 = Goldrangu
| lyrics2 = [[Kandikonda]]
| extra2 = Ravi Varma, Revathi
| length2 = 4:55

| title3 = Yelo Yelo
| lyrics3 = Vishwa
| extra3 = [[Smita]]
| length3 = 4:39

| title4 = Rama Rama
| lyrics4 = Kandikonda
| extra4 = Kousalya
| length4 = 1:27

| title5 = Mona Mona
| lyrics5 = [[Chakri (music director)|Chakri]]
| extra5 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], Kousalya
| length5 = 5:39

| title6 = Sun Sun
| lyrics6 = Kandikonda
| extra6 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Kousalya
| length6 = 4:42
}}

== Reception ==
''[[Sify]]'' gave the film a verdict of 'let down' and opined, "The much hyped Sivamani-9848022338 is a [[Khichdi|kichidi]] that neither pleases the classes nor the masses".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/sivamani-9848022338-review-telugu-pclvw0ibhbcgd.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217215320/https://www.sify.com/movies/sivamani-9848022338-review-telugu-pclvw0ibhbcgd.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 February 2022|title=Sivamani 9848022338|work=Sify|date=28 October 2003}}</ref> Jeevi of ''Idlebrain'' wrote, "You can watch this film for Nagarjuna and the cool flashback episode of the first half".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-shivamani.html|title = Telugu cinema - Shivamani 98480 22338 - Nagarjuna, Asin, Rakshita - Puri Jagannadh|work=Idlebrain|date=23 October 2003}}</ref> Mithun Verma of ''Full Hyderabad'' wrote, "But overall, Puri has paid too much attention to untimely gimmicks and tried to cram in everything possible into Shivamani".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/shivamani/telugu/shivamani-movie-reviews-1026-2.html|title=Shivamani Review|last=Verma|first=Mithun|work=Full Hyderabad}}</ref>

The dialogue of the character Sivamani "Na peru Sivamani, nakkonchem mental" ({{Translation|My name is Sivamani, I am a bit mental}}) became popular during the early 2000s.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|date=25 April 2020|title=Nagarjuna shares a glimpse of Shivamani in the time of coronavirus pandemic|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/nagarjuna-shares-a-glimpse-of-shivamani-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-pandemic/articleshow/75376524.cms|access-date=19 February 2022|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>

==Awards==
*[[M. S. Narayana]] won [[Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian]] for this film.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964 - 2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964 - 2008)|url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|access-date=31 December 2020|website=|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>

== Legal issues ==
A legal suit was filed by an individual who owns the phone number alleging that the makers of the film did not attain his permission to use the phone number in the film. He alleged that he received calls from people in the hopes of speaking to Nagarjuna, and that it had caused him "immense agony".<ref>{{cite web|date=25 January 2018|title=Nagarjuna caught in legal tangle over usage of mobile number in 'Hello'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nagarjuna-caught-legal-tangle-over-usage-mobile-number-hello-75351|access-date=19 February 2022|website=[[The News Minute]]|language=en}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
In April 2020, during the lockdown because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]], a short video from the film was shared by Nagarjuna, in which the dialogues of Sivamani were mimicked and replaced, with a warning to the goons of not wearing masks and asks them to wear masks and maintain [[social distance]].<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title}}
{{Puri Jagannadh}}

[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:2000s romantic action films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic action films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Puri Jagannadh]]
[[Category:Films about organised crime in India]]
[[Category:2003 Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:Films set in Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:Films shot in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Films set in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Films scored by Chakri]]

Sivamani (film) - Revision history

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