''Shiva'' is a 2006 Indian

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-language

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

produced and directed by

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. The film was a prequel to the original 1990, ''

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'', which is a remake of the 1989 Telugu film of the same name. The film was screened at

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. The film was dubbed in

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as ''Shiva 2006''. Later was dubbed in

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as ''Udhayam 2006''. The movie was failure at box office.

Plot

The film begins with the brutal murder of a Mumbai man named John by a group of gangsters led by ruthless kingpin Bappu Ganesh (

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). As time goes on, Bappu becomes more and more powerful, until he manages to seize power from the government of

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and make himself chief minister of the state to seize all of Maharashtra's money. Shiva Swarassi ( Mohit Ahlawat) is a poor slum-dweller who, after watching his parents being brutally murdered by Bappu's men, decides that it's time to get rid of Bappu. He gets the people of

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Slum in Mumbai together and forms a rebellion against him.

Cast

* Mohit Ahlawat .... Sub-Inspector Shiva Kumar *

Nisha Kothari Priyanka Kothari, often credited as Nisha Kothari or Amoha, is an actress and model. She has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She has frequently appeared in Ram Gopal Varma films. Early life Priyanka Kothari was born in ...

.... Sandhya Joshi *

.... Bappu Ganesh *

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.... John * Ninad Kamat .... Bollywood *

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.... Home Minister Manohar Shirke *

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.... Inspector Sudhir Kamat *

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.... Inspector Sawant *

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.... Inspector Tavde * Pankaj Jha .... Inspector Salim Inamdar *

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.... Daksh Kumar *

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.... Manasi * Dinesh Lamba .... Hawaldar Atmaran Bhende * Sanjeev Wilson .... Inspector Sarvar Sheikh * Ganesh Mayekar .... Chutney * Raam .... Mukadam * Vinod Jayawant .... Bharti

Music

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Saara Yeh Aalam" is based on "Ananda Ragam" from the Tamil film ''

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'' (1981).

Hindi Soundtrack

Telugu Soundtrack

Tamil Soundtrack

Reception

Sukanya Varma of

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rated the film 1 out of 5 stars.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shiva 2006 films 2000s Hindi-language films Films directed by Ram Gopal Varma Indian sequel films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja