Siva Shankar Explained

Siva Shankar
Director:Kapuganti Rajendra
Producer:Mohan Babu
Screenplay:Satyanand
Starring:
Music:Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography:Jayaram
Editing:Gowtham Raju
Studio:Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures
Runtime:139 minutes
Country:India
Language:Telugu

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

Film director

The film is directed by Kapuganti Rajendra, who previously worked under Dasari Narayana Rao and Soundarya's last film in Telugu. Shiva Shankar is inspired by the 2002 Hollywood film Road to Perdition.[1]

The film is presented by Mohan Babu's son Manchu Vishnu. This is the last film for Soundarya in Telugu, released after her death.

Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2] The audio launch was held at Annapurna Studios on 31 July 2004. Several film celebrities attended the event.[3] The song "Endhirayyo" was based on Raja's own Tamil song "Maanguyile" from Karagattakaran.

Reception

Jeevi of Idlebrain.com 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".[4] A critic from Sify wrote that "Direction by Kapuganti Rajendra is not up to the mark but music by Ilayaraja is melodious and the background score is worth mentioning".[5] A critic from Full Hyderabad stated that "Shrill drama, violent costumes and blaring choreography – everything the posters promise you, and nothing you don’t see coming".[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: An year of inspirations - Telugu cinema in 2004 .
  2. Web site: Songs Download, Telugu MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Telugu Songs. www.raaga.com.
  3. Web site: Photos - Telugu Cinema function - Audio Launch - Shiv Shankar - Mohan Babu, Soundarya .
  4. Web site: Telugu cinema Review - Shiva Shankar - Mohan Babu, Soundarya - Natanya Singh. idlebrain.com. jeevi.
  5. Web site: Review: Shiva Shankar. Sify. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050310180109/http://sify.com/movies/telugu/review.php?id=13555062&ctid=5&cid=2430. 10 March 2005. 6 December 2023. Moviebuzz.
  6. Web site: Shiv Shankar review: Shiv Shankar (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com.