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Credits

Banner: Vaishno Academy

Cast: Nagarjuna, Asin, Rakshita, Sangeeta, Prakash Raj, Benarjee, Brahmajee, Ali, MS Narayana, Ganesh, Bosu Babu, Vinod Bala & AVS

Music: Chakri

Dialogues: Kona Venkat

Cinematography: Shyam K Naidu

Editing: Marthand K Venkatesh

Lyrics: Bhaskartabhatla Ravi Kumar, kandikonda, Viswa and Chakri

Art: Chinna

Stunts: Vijay

Presenters: Bhagawan & Danayya

Story - Screenplay - Direction: Puri Jagannadh

Release date: 23rd October 2003

Context: Watched it on VHS way back and don’t remember anything except the fact that Asin becomes a mute person. During the lockdown, made a Hariharan playlist and obviously my favorite song is Mona Mona Mona and his and Chakri’s combination was amazing, so many classics. Decided to give a rewatch randomly and not planned to watch all Puri Jagan movies in row but that’s how it happened. It was strictly average. 1st half really good, 2nd half dead sleep but overall timeless. Def doesnt feel like a typical Puri jagan movie this was the starting stage.

Interesting Facts:

For Nagarjuna coming off a sensational year with two classics Santosham and Manmaadhudu after 10 months movie was coming so take one year

For Puri after Idiot and Amma Nanna O Tamil Ammai

Filmed the movie in Cochin actually in the fish markets and harbor for real. Also filmed it lib Bangkok because it’s the same island in the songs Malliswari title song, Adigi Adagaleka from Devasadu and 1 Nenokkadine scene

Story is inspired from the movie Message in a Bottle which is actually a novel.

9848022338 number: A legal suit was filed by an individual who owns the phone number alleging that the makers of the film did not attain his permission to use the phone number in the film. He alleged that he received calls from people in the hopes of speaking to Nagarjuna, and that it had caused him "immense agony"

Audio function of Shivamani 98480 22338 was held at VCC (Viceroy Convention Center) on the evening of 8th October 2003. Its been a lucky place for Puri Jagan as audio functions of his last two films Idiot and ANOTA were celebrated at the same venue.

Nagarjuna is busy with the shooting of Kamashi banner film at Vizag now. Hence he sent His wife Amala and son Akhil to the function. They were accompanied by Chalasani Ramesh, bother-in-law and manager of Nagarjuna. The other guests who graced the occasion include Honerable Minister Ayyanna Patrudu and Mass star NTR. The heroines Asin and Rakshita are also missing as they are busy with their shoots.

Akhil released the audio of Shivamani and gave the first copy to NTR.

October 23rd, 2003 Sivamani movie released to much fanfare and the talk was average to above average. 2nd half was probably a big minus but circumstances and luck was in favor for the film and it became a hit at the box office collecting 12.5 crores share

It ran for 50 days in 106 centers and 100 days in 24 centers and Nagarjuna created another record with this movie.

Sangam Sharat Theater ran for 106 days

He is the first hero and only hero to have 3 consecutive 50 lakh grossers in Vizag and 6/7 films during that time collected more than 50L in Vizag. They are:

Santosham - 54,35,548

Manmadhudu - 61,65,392

Sivamani - 55,32,254

Nenunnanu - 54,19,088

Mass - 50,21,199

Super - 25,91,212

SriRamaDasu - 72,64,808

Revisiting Sivamani (2003) Review + Interesting Facts + Jailer Thoughts