''Siva Shankar'' is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action drama film starring Mohan Babu and

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. The film is directed by Kapuganti Rajendra, who previously worked under

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and Soundarya's last film in Telugu. ''Shiva Shankar'' is inspired by the 2002 Hollywood film ''

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''. The film is presented by Mohan Babu's son Manchu Vishnu. This is the last film for

in Telugu, released after her death.

Cast

* Mohan Babu as Siva Shankar / Sivaji *

as Padma *Natanya Singh * Raja Murad as Hemadri *

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* Jaya Prakash Reddy * Ponnambalam *

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* Ahuti Prasad as a car driver *

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as a hotel owner *

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* Venu Madhav * AVS *Ganesh *

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* Ananth * Chitti Babu * GV *

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* Abhinaya Sri * Master Abhinav *Master Vamsi

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The audio launch was held at Annapurna Studios on 31 July 2004. Several film celebrities attended the event. The song "Endhirayyo" was based on Raja's own Tamil song "Maanguyile" from ''Karagattakaran''. *Jabilamma Uguthunnadi -

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, Tippu *Krishnaa Nuvvu Raaku - K. S. Chithra, Hariharan *Nenemi Chethunu -

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*Endhirayyo - Swarnalatha, Tippu *Neetimeedhe Kaagithana - Hariharan

Release

''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". ''Full Hyderabad'' stated that "Shrill drama, violent costumes and blaring choreography – everything the posters promise you, and nothing you don’t see coming".https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/shiv-shankar/telugu/shiv-shankar-movie-reviews-1499-2.html

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0929626 2004 action drama films 2004 films Indian action drama films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja 2000s Telugu-language films