Shivam (2015 Kannada film)

Shivam
Film poster
Directed by	Srinivasa Raju
Produced by	C. R. Manohar
Written by	Srinivasa Raju
Screenplay by	Srinivasa Raju
Starring	Upendra Saloni Aswani Ragini Dwivedi
Music by	Mani Sharma
Cinematography	Venkat Prasad
Edited by	Vinod Manohar
Production company	Tanvi Films
Distributed by	Jayanna Films
Release date	2 January 2015 (2015-01-02)
Running time	149 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada
Budget	₹15 crore (US$2.3 million)

Shivam is a 2015 Indian Kannada action thriller film written and directed by Srinivasa Raju and starring Upendra, Saloni Aswani and Ragini Dwivedi in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Makarand Deshpande, Sharath Lohitashwa, P. Ravi Shankar, Srinivasa Murthy. The film opened on the screens on 2 January 2015 to good reviews from the critics. The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as Brahmana in 2016.

Reports emerged in May 2013 of Upendra's signing for the film, then titled Basavanna and that Srinivasa Raju would be directing it. The report said the film however, would not be based on the life of the 12th century A.D. Indian social reformer Basavanna.Ragini Dwivedi's casting as the first female lead was confirmed in June 2013, her second opposite Upendra, after Arakshaka (2012).Saloni Aswani, who was cast opposite Upendra in Budhivanta (2008) and Dubai Babu (2009) was signed as the second female lead in July 2013.

The principal photography began on 15 May 2013 in Bangalore Palace. Filming began in June 2013, at the Dodda Ganeshana Gudi, a temple in the Basavanagudi locality of Bangalore. It required that Upendra sport a bald head in the film, and instead of the head being shaved, prosthetics were used, considering that he was simultaneously filming with another film that did not require the look. The 3-D effects used in making it was the first for an Indian film and costed around ₹90 lakh (US$140,000). Parts of the shooting were completed in India, Sweden, Thailand and Turkey. The shooting schedule in India was however delayed by over a month, owing to delay in getting official permission for filming at the temple site in Thanjavur. The Indian schedule also included filming in Chennai, Mysore, Melukote and Bangalore. The song sequences were then filmed in places like Istanbul and Antalya in Turkey, and Cyprus. Speaking of Upendra's dialogues and screen time in the film, Raju said, "Upendra has very less dialogues in this film, that's quite a change from what people have seen of him on screen so far." and said that he would feature in the bald look for 40 minutes in the film. Filming completed in May 2014, and the film producer was said to have contemplated its release on 18 September 2014, on the occasion of Upendra's birthday, which however did not materialise. The work on dubbing was complete at the Balaji Digital Studio in Bangalore in late October 2014.