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Siva (1989 Tamil film)
| Siva | |
|---|---|
| File:Siva Rajini.jpg Poster | |
| Directed by | Ameerjan |
| Produced by | Rajam Balachander Pushpa Kandaswamy |
| Written by | Vedham Puthithu Kannan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Ananthu |
| Story by | Rakesh Kumar |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Raghuvaran Sowcar Janaki Shobana |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | C. S. Ravibabu |
| Edited by | S. S. Nazir |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Kavithalayaa Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Siva is a 1989 Tamil-language action film directed by Ameerjan. The film stars Rajinikanth, Raghuvaran, Sowcar Janaki and Shobana.[1] The film is a remake of the 1977 film Khoon Pasina.[2] Rajinikanth played Raghuvaran's role in the Telugu version Tiger (1979), which starred N.T. Rama Rao. Siva was a box office failure.[3] The film was dubbed in Telugu as Tiger Siva, released on 19 January 1990.[4]
Plot[edit]
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.
Cast[edit]
- Rajinikanth as Siva (Tiger)
- Raghuvaran as John
- Shobana as Parvathy
- Sowcar Janaki as Siva's mother
- Radha Ravi
- Vinu Chakravarthy
- Janagaraj
- Charle
- Madhuri
- Disco Shanti
- Delhi Ganesh
- Ganeshkar
- Thyagu
- Ilavarasan
- Poornam Viswanathan
- Vijayakumar in a Guest appearance
Soundtrack[edit]
Tamil version[edit]
The music composed by Ilayaraja.[5] The song "Iruvizhiyin" is set in Hamsadhvani raga.[6]
| No. | Song | Raga | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ada Maappillai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Saibaba | Pulamaipithan | 06:15 | |
| 2 | "Adi Kannaathaal" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:36 | ||
| 3 | "Adi Vaanmathi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 04:29 | ||
| 4 | "Iruvizhiyin" | Hamsadhvani | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 04:25 | |
| 5 | "Velli Kizhama" | Ilaiyaraaja, K. S. Chithra | Vaali | 04:32 |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Photographic image" (JPG). Kalkionline.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (2012). Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 114. ISBN 978-81-8475-796-5.
- ↑ "Rajinikanth's 10 Biggest FLOPS". Rediff.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ↑ "Tiger Siva". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ "Siva Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ "ராகயாத்திரை 13: 'தேர் கொண்டு சென்றவன் யாரென்று சொல்லடி'". Hindutamil.in (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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