Paramasivan
| Paramasivan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | P. Vasu |
| Written by | Pattukottai Prabakar(dialogues) |
| Story by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Produced by | S. Ramesh Babu |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar
Laila Jayaram Vivek Prakash Raj |
| Cinematography | Sekhar V. Joseph |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production companies | Kanagarathna Movies Samrat Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 165 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Paramasivan (English: Supreme Shiva) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by P. Vasu and produced by S. Ramesh Babu. The film features Ajith Kumar in the lead role with Laila, Vivek, Prakash Raj and Jayaram playing other pivotal roles. The synopsis is based on 1998 Coimbatore bombings. It was released on 14 January 2006 to mixed reviews and declared as super hit at the box office .[1] The film was inspired from the Hindi-language film Kartoos (1999) starring Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff and Manisha Koirala.
Plot
Subramaniyam Siva (Ajith Kumar) is in jail, awaiting the death sentence for killing corrupt and evil members of the police force who had killed his father SI Ganapathy (Rajesh) and sister. SP of Police Nethiadi Nandakumar (Prakash Raj) is an honest, fearless and upright police officer who has been given the mission to flush out the terrorist outfit behind the Coimbatore blasts. He decides to employ unconventional methods to fulfill his mission and engages Siva to assist him, renaming him Paramasivan, changing his look (cutting his long hair), and giving him a single-point agenda – trace out and erase the people responsible for the Coimbatore blasts. Unaware to Paramasivan, Nandakumar intends on killing him after the mission is completed.
The fly in the ointment is played by CBI officer Nair (Jayaram), who is out to trace Paramasivan and stop his unlawful activities. His assistant SI Agniputran (Vivek) provides lighter moments. How Paramasivan finishes the villains and his job forms the rest of the story. Paramasivan comes to know of Nandakumar's idea to kill him after the mission during the last few scenes where Nair intervenes. Eventually, Paramasivan is forgiven and starts a new life with his lover Malar (Laila).
Cast
- Ajith Kumar as Subramaniyam Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar
- Laila as Malar
- Vivek as SI Agniputran
- Prakash Raj as SP 'Nethiadi' Nandakumar
- Jayaram as CBI officer V. Nair
- Nassar as Vetrivel, police
- Avinash as DGP Rajasekar
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Swamy Kathirvethi
- Rajesh as SI Ganapathy, Subramaniyam Siva's father
- Seetha as Subramaniyam Siva's mother
- Santhana Bharathi as Malar's father
- Aishwarya as Malar's stepmother
- KPAC Lalitha as Malar's grandmother
- Mayilsamy as Police Inspector
- Sathyan as Police
- R. S. Shivaji as Police
- Cell Murugan as Sandeep Mususamy
- Ragasya in an item number
Production
After the success of Chandramukhi (2005), director P. Vasu announced his intentions of directing Rajinikanth again but the announcement of Rajinikanth's collaboration with Shankar in Sivaji hindered his hopes. In August 2005, he roped in Ajith Kumar to play the protagonist in his next film.[2] The project was initially taken up by director Bala's production house, B Studios, and was titled Idi (Thunder), with Laila selected to play the leading female role.[3] The film was launched on 10 September 2005 by Rajinikanth, while the title was changed to Paramasivan.[4]
Following Ajith Kumar's exit from Bala's directorial venture, Naan Kadavul, this film changed producers the next month with S. Ramesh Babu agreeing to finance the film. Nisha Kothari was first requested to appear in an item number in the film but the role was later taken by Ragasya.[5] For the film, Ajith Kumar lost fifteen kilograms to get into shape.[6] K. Balachandar's Kavithalaya Productions took up the distribution of Paramasivan for the Chengalpet area.[7]
Soundtrack
Background score and Songs composed by Vidyasagar[8]
| Paramasivan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 11 November 2005 | |||
| Genre | World Music | |||
| Label | The Best Audio | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
| Vidyasagar chronology | ||||
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| Song Title | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Oru Kili | Madhu Balakrishnan, Sujatha | Yugabharathi |
| Aasai Dosai | Priya Subramani | Na. Muthukumar |
| Kannan | Kalyani Menon, Lakshmi Rangarajan, Saindhavi | Kirithaya |
| Natchathira Paravaikku | Tippu, Rajalakshmi | Vairamuthu |
| Thangakkili | Madhu Balakrishnan, Gopika Poornima, Srivarthini | Kirithaya |
| Undivila | Shankar Mahadevan, Malathy Lakshman | P. Vijay |
| Paramasivane | Shankar Mahadevan, Chandran, Karthik, Tippu, Jemon, Ranjith | Vairamuthu |
| Theme | Instrumental |
Release
The satellite rights of the film were sold to Jaya TV.[9] It was dubbed into Hindi as Godfather Shiva.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Davis, Franko (10 November 2005) Paramasivan review. nowrunning.com
- ^ "Rajini blessed for the success of Ajith's Thirupathi". www.ajithkumar.fr.fm. 29 August 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Laila is back in Kollywood with a bang : Down South : Tamil News". ApunKaChoice.Com. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Tamil movies : It will be Paramasivan from P Vasu". Behindwoods. 10 September 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ ""Jay Jay" Amoga In Paramasivan?". www.ajithkumar.fr.fm. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "P Vasu: Ready for Paramasivan". Rediff. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "A new role for old man – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Paramasivan songs lyrics". tamilsonglyrics. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
- ^ "LIVE TV - Watch Indian TV Channels - Live Streaming and Catchup TV - LIVE News Online - in.com". in.com.
- ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
External links
- Paramasivan at AllMovie
- Paramasivan at IMDb
