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Shiva (1990)

Shiva poster
Original title
शिवा
Directed by
Ram Gopal Varma
Genre
political thriller film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 41m
Rated
A
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man gets caught up in a violent clash with a local crime syndicate. He fights back against corruption and brutality in his city.

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What happens

Shiva is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. It is a remake of Varma's debut Telugu film Siva (1989). The film has Nagarjuna (in his Hindi debut) and Amala with Raghuvaran and J. D. Chakravarthy in lead roles. All four actors reprise their roles from the original Telugu film. The success of the film led to Ram Gopal Varma directing a prequel in 2006. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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