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| Shiva Shankar | |
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| Directed by | Kapuganti Rajendra |
| Produced by | Mohan Babu |
| Screenplay by | Satyanand |
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| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Jayaram |
| Edited by | Gowtham Raju |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Shiva Shankar is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action drama film starring Mohan Babu (who also produced the film) and Soundarya. The film is directed by Kapuganti Rajendra, who previously worked under Dasari Narayana Rao and Soundarya's last Telugu film to date. Shiva Shankar is inspired by the 2002 Hollywood film Road to Perdition.[1] The film is presented by Mohan Babu's son Manchu Vishnu.[2] This is the last film for Soundarya in Telugu, released after her death.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Mohan Babu as Shiv Shankar / Sivaji
- Soundarya as Padma
- Natanya Singh
- Raja Murad as Hemadri
- Riyaz Khan
- Jaya Prakash Reddy
- Ponnambalam
- Mohan Raj
- Ahuti Prasad as a car driver
- Brahmanandam
- Ali as a hotel owner
- L. B. Sriram
- Venu Madhav
- AVS
- Ganesh
- Raghunatha Reddy
- Ananth
- Chitti Babu
- GV
- Raghu Babu
- Abhinaya Sri
- Master Abhinav
- Master Vamsi
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3] The audio launch was held at Annapurna Studios on 31 July 2004. Several film celebrities attended the event.[4] The song "Endhirayyo" was based on Raja's own Tamil song "Maanguyile" from Karagattakaran.
- Jabilamma Uguthunnadi - Shreya Ghoshal, Tippu
- Krishnaa Nuvvu Raaku - K. S. Chithra, Hariharan
- Nenemi Chethunu - Malathy Lakshman
- Endhirayyo - Swarnalatha, Tippu
- Neetimeedhe Kaagithana - Hariharan
Release[edit | edit source]
Idlebrain gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five and wrote that "The plus points of the film are performance of Mohan Babu and music by Ilayaraja. The main drawback of the film is old-fashioned narration and taking".[2] Full Hyderabad stated that "Shrill drama, violent costumes and blaring choreography – everything the posters promise you, and nothing you don’t see coming".[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "An year of inspirations - Telugu cinema in 2004".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Telugu cinema Review - Shiva Shankar - Mohan Babu, Soundarya - Natanya Singh".
- ↑ https://www.raaga.com/telugu/movie/shiv-shankar-songs-A0000423
- ↑ "Photos - Telugu Cinema function - Audio Launch - Shiv Shankar - Mohan Babu, Soundarya".
- ↑ https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/shiv-shankar/telugu/shiv-shankar-movie-reviews-1499-2.html