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Nagarjuna's comments on Chaitanya and Akhil remaking Shiva turn heads: 'My sons do not have the guts to...'

Ram Gopal Varma’s 1989 cult classic Shiva, starring Nagarjuna, Amala Akkineni, and Raghuvaran, returns to theaters on November 14 in a digitally restored 4K version celebrating its revolutionary impact on Telugu cinema.

November 12, 2025 / 18:03 IST
Nagarjuna's comments on Chaitanya and Akhil remaking Shiva turn heads: 'My sons do not have the guts to...'

Shiva, Ram Gopal Varma's cult masterpiece, will be back in theaters on November 14 in 4K. The 1989 movie Shiva by Ram Gopal Varma is going back to theaters in a 4K version that has been digitally enhanced. The movie that revolutionized the laws of Telugu film will be out on November 14. Nagarjuna, Amala Akkineni, and Raghuvaran are in it.

Fans of all ages will be able to feel its raw intensity, pulsating music, and harsh truth again. Nagarjuna's emotional homecoming Nagarjuna informed RGV how happy and thankful he was before the rerelease. He said that Shiva was one of the best movies he had ever made.

"When I saw Shiva again a few days ago, it was like seeing a new movie." "It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience," the actor remarked. He thought fondly of how his father, legendary actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao, reacted to the movie's success. "I remember my dad watching it two days after it came out."

Nagarjuna smiled and said, "The movie is a big hit," even though everyone was talking about it. When asked if his sons, Naga Chaitanya or Akhil Akkineni, would ever contemplate about remaking the movie, Nagarjuna laughed and said, "Chay and Akhil are too scared to make a new Shiva." He said, "Chay and Akhil don't have the guts to make a new Shiva." He also remarked that if the right project came up, he would love to work with his wife Amala again.

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A Film That Made a Difference

Ram Gopal Varma directed Shiva, which was produced by Akkineni Venkat and Yarlagadda Surendra under Annapurna Studios and SS Creations. It was the first movie to expose university politics in a way that had never been done before. Its gritty tone, realistic story, and background music set a new standard for Telugu cinema and inspired a whole generation of actors and directors.

The Akkineni Legacy Lives On

The Akkineni family is still making movies, and Shiva is getting set for its big 4K premiere. Nagarjuna's last movie was Lokesh Kanagaraj's Coolie, and Naga Chaitanya's most recent movie was Chandoo Mondeti's Thandel, which delighted audiences.

Akhil Akkineni was last seen in Surender Reddy's Agent. Shiva is still more than a movie more than thirty years later; it's a revolution. The re-release aims to bring back the same intensity, attitude, and cinematic fire that changed Telugu film forever.

Vaishnavi Gavankar
first published: Nov 12, 2025 06:02 pm

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