Shivaji Dev

Shivaji Dev (Tamil: சிவாஜி தேவ்; born 20 September 1989) is an Indian film actor working in Tamil language films who made his debut in Venkatesh's Singakutty (2008). He is the son of Ramkumar Ganesan and grandson of the actor Sivaji Ganesan.

Career

Shivaji Dev made his debut, credited as Junior Sivaji, in Venkatesh's masala film Singakutty (2008), starring alongside Gowri Munjal. The film opened to negative reviews from critics and fared poorly at the box office. In 2009 he joined Balu Mahendra's film institute and undertook a specialized acting course for a year and then started acting in theatrical plays. He garnered good reviews for his on-stage performances including a role in The Importance of a Hat where he played as the role of an English butler, while also directing plays titled Merry Christma and Growing up as a part of the Short & Sweet Theater Festival held in Chennai, India. feature He began work another film, Nandanam in mid 2012, featuring alongside Mithra Kurian and Rishi. However despite completing schedules across Chennai, the film is yet to be complete and have a theatrical release. His second release was the coming-of-age film Puthumugangal Thevai, where he played an aspiring film director. The film had a low key release in December 2012 and attracted negative reviews, though a critic noted Sivaji "shows potential".

Shivaji

Shivaji Bhonsle (Marathi [ʃiʋaˑɟiˑ bʱoˑs(ə)leˑ]; c. 1627/1630 – 3 April 1680), also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian warrior king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire. In 1674, he was formally crowned as the Chhatrapati (Monarch) of his realm at Raigad.

Shivaji established a competent and progressive civil rule with the help of a disciplined military and well-structured administrative organisations. He innovated military tactics, pioneering the guerrilla warfare methods (Shiva sutra or ganimi kava), which leveraged strategic factors like geography, speed, and surprise and focused pinpoint attacks to defeat his larger and more powerful enemies. He revived ancient Hindu political traditions and court conventions and promoted the usage of Marathi and Sanskrit, rather than Persian, in court and administration.

Shivaji's legacy was to vary by observer and time but began to take on increased importance with the emergence of the Indian independence movement, as many elevated him as a proto-nationalist and hero of the Hindus. Particularly in Maharashtra, debates over his history and role have engendered great passion and sometimes even violence as disparate groups have sought to characterise him and his legacy.

Sivaji (film)

Sivaji is a 2007 Indian Tamil action-masala film directed by S. Shankar and produced by AVM Productions. Rajinikanth and Shriya Saran play the lead roles, with Suman, Vivek and Raghuvaran playing other significant roles in the film. A. R. Rahman composed the soundtrack and background music, while Thotta Tharani and K. V. Anand were the film's art director and cinematographer respectively.

The film revolves around a well-established software systems architect, Sivaji, who returns home to India after finishing work in the United States. On his return, he dreams of giving back to society with free medical treatment and education. However his plans face a roadblock in the form of the influential businessman, Adiseshan. When corruption also arises, Sivaji is left with no option but to fight the system in his own way.

The film was initially scheduled for release on 14 April 2007 (Tamil New Year), but due to post-production delays, it was released worldwide on 15 June 2007 in Tamil, and subsequently released in Telugu as a dubbed version on the same date. The film was also dubbed in Hindi, which released on 8 January 2010. The film was positively received by critics, and became a commercial success worldwide. It went on to win a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards and two Vijay Awards.

Shivaji (disambiguation)

Shivaji (1627–1680) was an Indian warrior king and founder of the Maratha Empire.

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