Nagarjuna and RGV Reunite After 36 Years To Launch ‘Shiva’ Re-Release Trailer

Nagarjuna and Ram Gopal Varma reunited after 36 years for a special occasion. The duo, who made everyone sit up and take notice of Telugu cinema with the iconic action drama Shiva in 1989, came together to launch the trailer of the film's remastered print ahead of its re-release. The trailer also featured messages from cinema stalwarts such as Mani Ratnam, SS Rajamouli, Prabhas, JR NTR, Allu Arjun, Mahesh Babu and Sandeep Reddy Vanga, among others.

Speaking at the event, Director Ram Gopal Varma said, “We are glad to be on the same stage together after 36 years, and we never imagined that we would be here again for the Shiva 4K re-release. I’m really grateful for this opportunity once again and for the creative freedom I received from Nagarjuna. I spent two months on sound design 36 years ago, and now, after all these years, I’ve been given the same creative freedom again." The film's original sound was re-done and converted to a Dolby Atmos mix using advanced AI engineering. "Damodar, who did the sound effects for Shiva, has his grandson working on this new version, and the results are even better than before. The remastered version of Shiva looks so fresh and sharp," the filmmaker added.

Nagarjuna Akkineni spoke about how Shiva was the film that made him a big star. "RGV has been working really hard for the past six months to make this re-release happen. When I watched the remastered version, I wondered why we don’t have that kind of sound in today’s movies. Your parents’ generation watched Shiva with monologue sound, but now you will experience it in Dolby Atmos. Everyone will be blown away by the Shiva 4K experience. I wouldn’t be surprised if, even after 36 years, we find ourselves standing together on a similar stage again."

The film, which co-stars Amala Akkineni, will be re-released on November 14 in theatres.