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Shiva Sainya

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Shiva Sainya
Directed byShivamani
Screenplay byJ. M. Prahlad
Story byShivamani
Produced byShivamani
StarringShiva Rajkumar
CinematographyKrishna Kumar
Edited byK. Balu
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Yashi Enterprises
Release date
  • 26 April 1996 (1996-04-26)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Shiva Sainya is a 1996 Indian Kannada-language political action drama film directed by Shivamani and produced by Y. S. Ramesh. The film features Shiva Rajkumar in the lead role.[1] H. G. Somashekar Rao, Arundathi Nag, Venki and Nivedita Jain appear in supporting roles. The plot follows a group of youths who are disgusted with corruption in the government that they helped form. They proceed to lead a movement and topple it, before forming their own political party and rising to power in an attempt to provide honest governance, led by Shiva, played by Shiva Rajkumar. The film is based on the life of Prafulla Kumar Mahanta.[2]

The film's score and soundtrack was scored by Ilaiyaraaja and the cinematography was by Krishna Kumar.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack of the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3] The song "Chikkamagaloora Chikkamallige" became popular.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Chikkamagaloora Chikkamallige"Shyamsundar KulkarniIlaiyaraaja, K. S. Chithra04:51
2."O Mere Pyare"V. ManoharMano, K. S. Chithra05:44
3."Raja Namma Rajyakke"V. ManoharMano04:32
4."Om Shanthi Om Shanthi"V. ManoharMano05:05
5."Jailali Hutti"IlaiyaraajaIlaiyaraaja, Mano05:16
6."Are Laila Laila"SrirangaMano04:59
7."Yuva Kranthiya"DoddarangegowdaChorus04:57

References

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  1. ^ Shivarajkumar Century - 100 Films List Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Angry young director Shivamani returns to Sandalwood". The Times of India. 10 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ Songs list
  4. ^ Vijayasarathy, R. G. (10 October 2008). "Chikkamagaloora Chikka Mallige entertains". Rediff.com.
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