Paramashiva (film)

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Paramashiva
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Directed by Mahesh Babu
Written byErode Sounder
Based on Samudhiram
Produced byAnaji Nagaraj
Starring V. Ravichandran
Saranya Mohan
Sakshi Shivanand
Vijay Raghavendra
CinematographyAnaji Nagaraj
Edited byVinod Manohar
Music by Arjun Janya
S. A. Rajkumar
Production
company
Veera Films
Release date
  • 12 September 2014 (2014-09-12)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Paramashiva is a 2014 Indian Kannada language drama musical film directed by Mahesh Babu and produced by Anaji Nagaraj. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Saranya Mohan, Vijay Raghavendra and Sakshi Shivanand in prominent roles. The film is about a family bonding between a brother and his sister and the emotional trauma they face as their life moves on.

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The film is a remake of Tamil film Samudhiram (2001) with sub-plot borrowed from another Tamil film Simmarasi (1998) - similar to the pattern followed by the 2002 Telugu film Siva Rama Raju . The film, originally slated for a 2011 release, found much delay and released on 12 September 2014, because of the producer's other commitments. [1]

Cast

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed and scored by Arjun Janya.

Sl NoSong TitleSinger(s)Lyrics
1"Paramashiva" Kailash Kher V. Ravichandran
2"Hannagabeku Kaayi" Rajesh Krishnan
3"Hege Nee Bande"Rajesh KrishnanV. Ravichandran
4"Rajakumari"Rajesh KrishnanV. Ravichandran

Reception

A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "It is not every week that you get to be disappointed so much from a star movie. To know why, watch Paramashiva just once". [2] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "Paramashiva has hit the screens a decade too late. Those who loved Ravichandran in Drishya can skip this". [3]

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References

  1. "Three-Year-Old Paramashiva Finally Sees Light of Day". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.
  2. "Movie review: Paramashiva".
  3. "Paramashiva's Decade-Old Village Story Doesn't Sell". 13 September 2014.