Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva

Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva
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Directed by	Sai Ramani
Produced by	R. B. Choudary
Written by	John Mahendran (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Sai Ramani
Story by	Anil Ravipudi
Starring	Raghava Lawrence Nikki Galrani Sathyaraj
Music by	Amresh Ganesh
Cinematography	Sarvesh Murari
Edited by	Praveen K. L.
Production company	Super Good Films
Distributed by	Sivabalan Pictures Vendhar Movies
Release date	24 February 2017 (2017-02-24)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (English: Bald Shiva is a Wicked Shiva) is an upcoming Tamil action film directed by Sai Ramani, starring Raghava Lawrence and Nikki Galrani in the leading roles. A remake of the 2015 Telugu film Pataas, the film began production in November 2015 and will be released on 24 February 2017.

In May 2015, producer R. B. Choudary bought the Tamil remake rights of the successful Telugu film Pataas (2015) and revealed that Raghava Lawrence would direct and star in the film. However, Raghava Lawrence stopped pre-production on the venture, and instead launched two new films as a director in August 2015. He revealed he planned to work with Vendhar Movies in a film titled Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva with Nikki Galrani, named after a dialogue from Kanchana 2; meanwhile, he also announced a fourth film in his Muni franchise, Naaga.

In a turn of events in November 2015, it was revealed that Raghava Lawrence would postpone his other films and begin work on the Tamil remake of Pataas with director Sai Ramani, who had earlier directed the Jiiva-starrer Singam Puli (2011). The project later adopted the title Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva, after Vendhar Movies readily agreed to give the title away. In return, Vendhar Movies acquired the Tamil Nadu theatrical distribution rights to the film. Nikki Galrani was also signed on to work as the lead heroine of this project, while Sathyaraj was also cast in the film. Production started in mid November 2015, with scenes involving Raghava Lawrence shot in Chennai. The film was predominantly shot throughout late 2015 and early 2016 and by March 2016, Lawrence revealed that only twenty more days of shoot were pending. The climax of the film was shot in Ambattur, Chennai and production was completed barring the shoot of the songs by the end of March 2016.

The team prepared to release the film by May 2016 but were forced to delay the venture after producer Madhan of Vendhar Movies had disappeared after writing a suicide note. Madhan and Vendhar Movies' involvement in the project as a distributor meant that legal issues put the release of the film on hold, as police investigated Madhan's disappearance. Meanwhile, production on the shoot of the songs were completed after Raghava Lawrence choreographed and filmed songs with Lakshmi Rai in May 2016 and then with Nikki Galrani in Malaysia during July 2016. Madhan was later arrested after being found to be hiding in Manipur, and following his capture, the film prepared for a theatrical release after the distribution rights was sold to Sivabalan Pictures. In order to ensure the release of the film, Raghava Lawrence sacrificed a large amount from his salary and also helped settle the deficit owed by Vendhar Movies.