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Paramasivan
| Paramasivan | |
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| File:Paramasivan.JPG | |
| Directed by | P. Vasu |
| Produced by | S. Ramesh Babu |
| Written by | Pattukottai Prabakar(dialogues) |
| Story by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Based on | Kartoos |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Jayaram Laila Vivek Prakash Raj |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Sekhar V. Joseph |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
Production company | Kanagarathna Movies Samrat Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Paramasivan (English: Supreme Shiva) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by P. Vasu and produced by S. Ramesh Babu. The film features Ajith Kumar in the lead role with Jayaram, Laila, Vivek and Prakash Raj playing other supporting roles. The synopsis is based on 1998 Coimbatore bombings. It was released on 14 January 2006 to mixed to negative reviews and was average at the box office.[1] The film was a remake the Hindi-language film Kartoos (1999) starring Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff and Manisha Koirala.
Plot[edit]
Subramaniyam Siva (Ajith Kumar) is in jail, awaiting the death sentence for killing corrupt and evil members of the police force who had killed his father SI Ganapathy (Rajesh) and sister. SP of Police Nethiadi Nandakumar (Prakash Raj) is an honest, fearless, and upright police officer who has been given the mission to flush out the terrorist outfit behind the Coimbatore blasts. He decides to employ unconventional methods to fulfill his mission and engages Siva to assist him, renaming him Paramasivan, changing his look (cutting his Jaṭā hair), and giving him a single-point agenda – trace out and erase the people responsible for the Coimbatore blasts. Unaware to Paramasivan, Nandakumar intends on killing him after the mission is completed.
The fly in the ointment is played by CBI officer Nair (Jayaram), who is out to trace Paramasivan and stop his unlawful activities. His assistant SI Agniputran (Vivek), provides lighter moments. How Paramasivan finishes the villains and his job forms the rest of the story. Paramasivan comes to know of Nandakumar's idea to kill him after the mission during the last few scenes where Nair intervenes. Eventually, Paramasivan is forgiven and starts a new life with his lover Malar (Laila).
Cast[edit]
- Ajith Kumar as Subramaniyam Siva / Paramasivan / Eashwar
- Jayaram as CBI officer V. Nair
- Laila as Malar
- Vivek as SI Agniputran
- Prakash Raj as SP 'Nethiadi' Nandakumar
- Nassar as Vetrivel, police
- Avinash as DGP Rajasekar
- Naveen as Farooq the terrorist
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Swamy Kathirvethi
- Rajesh as SI Ganapathy, Subramaniyam Siva's father
- Seetha as Subramaniyam Siva's mother
- Santhana Bharathi as Malar's father
- Aishwarya as Malar's stepmother
- KPAC Lalitha as Malar's grandmother
- Mayilsamy as Police Inspector
- Sathyan as Police
- R. S. Shivaji as Police
- Cell Murugan as Sandeep Munusamy
- Ragasya in an item number
Production[edit]
After the success of Chandramukhi (2005), director P. Vasu announced his intentions of directing Rajinikanth again but the announcement of Rajinikanth's collaboration with Shankar in Sivaji hindered his hopes. In August 2005, he roped in Ajith Kumar to play the protagonist in his next film.[2] The project was initially taken up by director Bala's production house, B Studios, and was titled Idi (Thunder), with Laila selected to play the leading female role.[3] The film was launched on 10 September 2005 by Rajinikanth, while the title was changed to Paramasivan.[4]
Following Ajith Kumar's exit from Bala's directorial venture, Naan Kadavul, this film changed producers the next month with S. Ramesh Babu agreeing to finance the film. Nisha Kothari was first requested to appear in an item number in the film but the role was later taken by Ragasya.[5] For the film, Ajith Kumar lost fifteen kilograms to get into shape.[6] K. Balachandar's Kavithalaya Productions took up the distribution of Paramasivan for the Chengalpet area.[7]
Soundtrack[edit]
Background score and Songs composed by Vidyasagar[8]
| Paramasivan | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 11 November 2005 | |||
| Genre | World Music | |||
| Label | The Best Audio | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
| Vidyasagar chronology | ||||
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| Song Title | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Oru Kili" | Madhu Balakrishnan, Sujatha | Yugabharathi |
| "Aasai Dosai" | Priya Subramani | Na. Muthukumar |
| "Kannan" | Kalyani Menon, Lakshmi Rangarajan, Saindhavi | Kirithaya |
| "Natchathira Paravaikku" | Tippu, Rajalakshmi | Vairamuthu |
| "Thangakkili" | Madhu Balakrishnan, Gopika Poornima, Srivarthini | Kirithaya |
| "Undivila" | Shankar Mahadevan, Malathy Lakshman | P. Vijay |
| "Paramasivane" | Shankar Mahadevan, Chandran, Karthik, Tippu, Jemon, Ranjith | Vairamuthu |
| "Theme" | Instrumental |
Release[edit]
The film was released on 14 January 2006 on the eve of pongal along with vijay's aadhi and simbu's saravana upon release, the film received mixed reviews with the critics praising ajith's performance and storyline but criticized the screenplay and illogical scenes and wrote if the screenplay had been strong, the movie would have been much better. The film was an average grosser at the box office. The satellite rights of the film were sold to Jaya TV.[9] It was dubbed into Hindi as Godfather Shiva.[10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Davis, Franko (10 November 2005) Paramasivan review. nowrunning.com
- ↑ "Rajini blessed for the success of Ajith's Thirupathi". www.ajithkumar.fr.fm. 29 August 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ "Laila is back in Kollywood with a bang : Down South : Tamil News". ApunKaChoice.Com. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ "Tamil movies : It will be Paramasivan from P Vasu". Behindwoods. 10 September 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ ""Jay Jay" Amoga In Paramasivan?". www.ajithkumar.fr.fm. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ "P Vasu: Ready for Paramasivan". Rediff. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ "A new role for old man – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ "Paramasivan songs lyrics". tamilsonglyrics. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "LIVE TV - Watch Indian TV Channels - Live Streaming and Catchup TV - LIVE News Online - in.com". in.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015.
- ↑ "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
External links[edit]
- Paramasivan at AllMovie
- Paramasivan on IMDb
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