Shivalinga (2016 film)
| Shivalinga | |
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| File:Shivalinga kannada movie.jpg Film poster | |
| Directed by | P. Vasu |
| Screenplay by | P. Vasu |
| Story by | P. Vasu |
| Produced by | K. A. Suresh |
| Starring | Shiva Rajkumar Vedhika Urvashi |
| Cinematography | P. K. H. Das |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | V. Harikrishna |
Production company | Suresh Arts |
| Distributed by | Jayanna Films Reliance Dream Eye Studios Kasturi Media |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Shivalinga is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language horror film written and directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Shivarajkumar and Vedhika. Produced by K. A. Suresh, the film's music is composed by V. Harikrishna. The film was released on 12 February 2016.[1] The climax of the movie was reported to be taken straight out of an Agatha Christie novel.[2]
Plot
Raheem and his well-trained pigeon Sara are alone in a coach aboard a train when a blind man enters and reached to door.[clarification needed] Raheem saves the man, a killer, who in turn throws Raheem off the moving train to his death. Raheem's death is ruled a suicide, but Raheem's fiancee Sangeetha knows that Raheem had no reason to kill himself. The same night, Raheem appears in Sangeetha's dream and says that he was murdered. The following day, Raheem's case is forwarded to the CID[clarification needed] at Sangeetha's request.
Shiva is a strict CID officer who is married to a thrill-seeker named Satya. The two live near a cemetery. Shiva is assigned Raheem's case and begins the investigation. The same night, Satya sees a ghost of child, and Satya is frighted by this. Shiva, however, cannot see that ghost and thinks that Satya is imagining it. The following day, Shiva visits Raheem's home to investigate Raheem's relationship with his father and with Sangeetha. Shiva suspects Sangeetha's father is responsible for Raheem's death.
Satya's behavior becomes erratic. She drives around the city while wearing a black dress, she's redecorated the house with green curtains and lights, and she has cooked Biriyani, even though she has never made the dish before. Later a house maid (Sadhu Kokila) and a few other maids tell Shiva about Satya's strange behavior. Shiva meets his friend Ashok, who is a psychiatrist. He advises Shiva to observe her behavior secretly. That night, Shiva returns home early. He hears a man's voice and smells a cigar burning. He heads to Satya's room and is shocked to discover that Raheem's soul has possessed Satya's body. Raheem warns Shiva, that he must solve Raheem's murder.
Shiva accesses the security footage at the Bangalore railway station and discovers that the blind man is the killer. Shiva tracks down the blind man and chases him, finally cornering him on a train coach with no passengers. Satya, who is still possessed by Raheem, enters and demands to know why the blind man killed him. The blind man tries to escape by jumping out of the moving train, but falls to his death. Shiva takes Satya to Darga, where they meet and informs Satya mother only.[clarification needed] Baba (Pradeep Rawat) helps them to send raheem' soul out but not temporary. He[clarification needed] tells Shiva that solving Raheem case is the only solution for helping Satya.[clarification needed] Shiva starts the investigation piece by piece, and Raheem's pigeon Sara helps Shiva by giving clues. Shiva interrogates Satya at the CID Conference Hall regarding Raheem. Satya reveals that the deceased person (Raheem) gets her Tablet Mobile, which was robbed by a pickpocketer and returns it back. Satya get's a snap of Raheem for the sake of friendship. Satya's friend was felt jealous, while getting a snap of Raheem {This guy was loving Satya and Satya denied his love}. With a wrath of ruining satya's life, the guy had made a call on Satya's residential landline. It was Satya's father, who was spying on Satya's activities, lifted the call and heard the entire conversation, which made him wrath to kill innocent Raheem. Then after unveiling the truth, the ghost of Raheem possess Satya's father and kills him instantaneously.[vague]
Cast
- Shivarajkumar as Shiva
- Vedhika as Satya
- Shakthi Vasudevan as Raheem
- Vaishali Deepak as Sangeetha
- A pigeon as Sara
- Sadhu Kokila
- Urvashi as "All-time Adugemane" Anusooya, Shiva's Mother.
- Ashok as Satya's Father
- Vinaya Prasad as Satya's Mother
- Avinash as Sangeetha's Father
- K.S. Sridhar
- Edakallugudda Chandrashekhar as Raheem's Father
- Pradeep Rawat
- Malavika Avinash
- Bharath Kalyan as the psychiatrist Dr. Surya
Production
Vedhika was selected as lead actress.[3] Shivarajkumar is said to be appearing in the role of an CID Officer.[4] The film was launched on 15 December 2014 at Kanteerava Studios.[5] The first schedule of the film was completed at Ulsoor.[6]
Soundtrack
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V. Harikrishna composed the background score for the film and its soundtrack. The soundtrack album consists of five tracks.[7] It was released on 27 November 2015 in Bengaluru.[8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Betegaara" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Ramya NSK | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Bombe" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Karthik, Vani Harikrishna | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Do Something" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Tippu, Megha | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Upakaara" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Javed Ali, Archana Ravi | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Yethara Yethara" | V. Nagendra Prasad | Vijay Prakash | 4:35 |
Remake
In May 2016, P. Vasu announced plans to remake the film in Tamil as Chandamukhi 2. Raghava Lawrence has expressed interest in performing in the film.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Shivalinga to be Released on 12th of February". Chitraloka. 3 February 2016.
- ^ "Shivalinga: When a ghost turns sleuth". 13 February 2016 – via The Hindu.
- ^ "Shivalinga Actress Vedhika". Chitraloka. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "SHIVANNA TO PLAY CID OFFICER". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Shivalinga Launch on 15th – Exclusive". Chitraloka. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Shivalinga I Schedule Over". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Shivalinga (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Shivalinga Audio release on November 27th". Chitraloka.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Raghava Lawrence to act in Shivalinga remake".
- ^ "Rajinikanth refers Ajith's name for 'Shivalinga' remake, will Thala accept P Vasu's offer?".