| Sivaji: The Boss | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | S. Shankar |
| Written by | S. Shankar (Story & Screenplay) Sujatha (Dialogues) |
| Produced by | M. S. Guhan M. Saravanan |
| Starring | Rajnikanth Shriya Saran Vivek Suman |
| Cinematography | K. V. Anand |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
Release dates |
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Running time | 188 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹60-89 crore[a] |
| Box office | ₹125—160 crore[4][5][6][7][8][9] |
Sivaji: The Boss is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film co-written and directed by S. Shankar and produced by AVM Productions.[10] The film stars Rajinikanth in the titular role alongside Shriya Saran, Vivek and Suman playing pivotal roles with an ensemble supporting cast. In the film, Sivaji is a software systems architect, who returns to India from the US in order to provide free medical treatment and education, but has to face hurdles from the system and Aathisheshan, an influential political leader.
A. R. Rahman composed the soundtrack and background score (in his 100th milestone composition), while Thota Tharani and K. V. Anand were the film's art director and cinematographer respectively. With a budget of ₹60 crore (US$7.2 million), the film was the most expensive Indian film at the time of its release. Rajinikanth also became the highest-paid Indian actor with this film, earning a fees of around ₹26 crore (US$3.1 million). Principal photography of the film commenced in November 2005 and lasted till February 2007. Filming took place in various locations across Hyderabad, Spain, Italy, New York City, Pune and Chennai and also became the first Indian film to use Dolby Atmos surround sound technology.
Released on 15 June 2007, Sivaji received positive reviews from critics and became a commercial success by grossing ₹125—160 crore worldwide. It emerged as one of the highest-grossing Indian films at the time of its release and went on to win a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards and two Vijay Awards. The film was converted into 3D and released on 12 December 2012 as Sivaji 3D. The runtime of the 3D version was shorter than the original, cut to 155 minutes. It also emerged as the first Tamil film to enter the 100 crore club in the history of Kollywood.
This marks the final cinematography work of K. V. Anand due to directing films since 2005, which he debuted in Kana Kandaen as well as the final dialogue writing work of Sujatha before his death on 27 February 2008.
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- ^ "Financial Express ₹100 crore". 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "New Indian Express ₹125 crore". 3 May 2014. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Yahoo News ₹128 crore". 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "NDTV ₹148 crore". Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Shivaji worldwide gross of ₹148 crores". Tamil box Office. 25 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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