{{Use Indian English|date=February 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | image = Paramasivan.JPG | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[P. Vasu]] | producer = S. Ramesh Babu | writer = P. Vasu | starring = [[Ajith Kumar]]<br />[[Laila (actress)|Laila]]<br />[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]<br />[[Prakash Raj]]<br />[[Jayaram]] | music = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] | cinematography = [[Sekhar V. Joseph]] | editing = [[Suresh Urs]] | studio = Kanagarathna Movies<br />Samrat Pictures | released = {{Film date|2006|01|14|df=yes}} | runtime = 160 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }} '''''Paramasivan''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action thriller film]] written and directed by [[P. Vasu]] and produced by S. Ramesh Babu.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=12 January 2006 |title=Adding spice to festival |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/adding-spice-to-festival/article3216775.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128005919/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/adding-spice-to-festival/article3216775.ece |archive-date=28 November 2021 |access-date=28 November 2021 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The film stars [[Ajith Kumar]] in the main lead role alongside [[Laila (actress)|Laila]], [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], [[Prakash Raj]] and [[Jayaram]]. It was released on 14 January 2006.
==Plot== {{More plot|date=February 2026}} Subramaniyam Siva is in jail, awaiting the death sentence for killing corrupt and evil members of the police force who had killed his father SI Ganapathy and sister. SP "Nethiadi" Nandakumar is an honest, fearless police officer who has been given the mission to flush out the terrorist outfit behind the Coimbatore blasts. He decides to employ unconventional methods to fulfill his mission. He Siva to assist him, renaming him Paramasivan, changing his appearance (cutting his [[Dreadlocks|Jaṭā hair]]), and giving him a single-point agenda: trace out and erase the people responsible for the Coimbatore blasts. Unaware to Paramasivan, Nandakumar intends to kill him after the mission is completed.
The fly in the ointment is CBI officer Nair, who is out to trace Paramasivan and stop his unlawful activities. His assistant SI Agniputran provides lighter moments. How Paramasivan finishes the villains and his job forms the rest of the story. Paramasivan learns of Nandakumar's plan to kill him after the mission during the last few scenes, where Nair intervenes. Eventually, Paramasivan is forgiven and starts a new life with his lover Malar.
==Cast== {{Cast listing| *[[Ajith Kumar]] as Subramaniya Siva (aka) Paramasivan (aka) Eeshwar * [[Laila (actress)|Laila]] as Malar * [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as SI Agniputran * [[Prakash Raj]] as [[Superintendent of Police|SP]] "Nethiadi" Nandhakumar * [[Jayaram]] as CBI officer V. Ayyappan Nair * [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Vetrivel, police * [[Avinash Yelandur|Avinash]] as DGP Rajasekar * Naveen as Farook (terrorist) * [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Swamy Kathirvedhi * [[Rajesh (Tamil actor)|Rajesh]] as SI Ganapathy, Paramasivan's father * [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] as Paramasivan's mother * [[Santhana Bharathi]] as Malar's father * [[Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran|Aishwarya]] as Malar's stepmother * [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha|KPAC Lalitha]] as Malar's grandmother * [[Shivaram]] as Malar's grandfather * [[Mayilsamy]] as Police Inspector * [[Sathyan (Tamil actor)|Sathyan]] as Police officer Sathya * [[R. S. Shivaji]] as Police officer * [[Siva Narayana Murthy]] as Police Officer * [[Bonda Mani]] as Police officer * [[Cell Murugan]] as Sandeep Munusamy * [[Theni Kunjarammal]] as Grandmother of dead grandson * [[Cool Suresh]] as Witness * [[Bava Lakshmanan]] as Witness * Kumaresan as Police officer * [[Ragasya]] in an item number song Aasai Dosai }}
==Production== After the success of ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' (2005), director [[P. Vasu]] wanted to direct an action film, and cast [[Ajith Kumar]] as the lead actor. The film was titled ''Paramasivan'', in reference to one of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] god [[Shiva]]'s names. Vasu explained, "Everyone knows that Lord Shiva destroys evil when he opens his [[third eye]] [...] Similarly, my hero also reacts to evil by symbolically opening his third eye". Ajith shed around {{Convert|15|kg|g}} to get into shape.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warrier |first=Shobha |author-link=Shobha Warrier |date=11 January 2006 |title=P Vasu: Ready for Paramasivan |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jan/11vasu.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060113032912/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jan/11vasu.htm |archive-date=13 January 2006 |access-date=18 October 2012 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> [[Laila (actress)|Laila]] was cast as the lead actress, reuniting with Ajith after ''[[Dheena]]'' (2001).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sreekumaran |first=P. |date=26 January 2006 |title=Laila is back in Kollywood with a bang |url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/downsouth/tamil/20050906-0.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126110858/http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/downsouth/tamil/20050906-0.html |archive-date=26 November 2005 |access-date=18 October 2012 |website=ApunKaChoice.Com}}</ref>
==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paramasivam |url=https://theavdigital.in/products/paramasivam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209093410/https://theavdigital.in/products/paramasivam |archive-date=9 February 2026 |access-date=9 February 2026 |website=AVDigital |language=en}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;" |- ! Song title !! Singers !! Lyrics |- | "Oru Kili" || [[Madhu Balakrishnan]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]] || [[Yugabharathi]] |- | "Aasai Dosai" || Priya Subramani || [[Na. Muthukumar]] |- | "Kannan" || Kalyani Menon, Lakshmi Rangarajan, [[Saindhavi]] || Kirithaya |- | "Natchathira Paravaikku" || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Rajalakshmi || [[Vairamuthu]] |- | "Thangakkili" || Madhu Balakrishnan, [[Gopika Poornima]], Srivarthini || Kirithaya |- | "Undivila" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Malathy Lakshman]] || [[P. Vijay]] |- | "Paramasivane" || Shankar Mahadevan, Chandran, [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Tippu, Jemon, [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]] || Vairamuthu |- | "Theme" || Instrumental | - |}
==Release and reception== ''Paramasivan'' was released on 14 January 2006 during the week of [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]], clashing with ''[[Aathi]]'' and ''[[Saravana]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 January 2006 |title=Chennai Box-Office (Jan14-16) |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/chennai-box-office-jan14-16-news-tamil-kkfvvkhfidesi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510154603/https://www.sify.com/movies/chennai-box-office-jan14-16-news-tamil-kkfvvkhfidesi.html |archive-date=10 May 2021 |access-date=25 February 2021 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Lajjavathi of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised Ajith's appearance but panned the climax bike fight and characterisations of Jayaram, Laila and terrorists and concluded saying slim Ajith would have got another ''[[Villain (2002 film)|Villain]]'' if he had chosen a new story with a slightly new background.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=லஜ���ஜாவதி |date=29 January 2006 |title=பரமசிவன் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2006-01-29/page/n1/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240305151801/https://archive.org/details/kalki2006-01-29/page/n1/mode/2up |archive-date=5 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=1 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> G. Ulaganathan of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' wrote, "Paramasivan has all the ingredients in proper mix---action, pathos, sentiment, comedy, stunts, romance, etc. It should satisfy Ajith's fans".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ulaganathan |first=G. |date=15 January 2006 |title=Paramasivan |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jan152006/movies1718222006114.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902020342/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jan152006/movies1718222006114.asp |archive-date=2 September 2006 |access-date=3 April 2025 |website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' praised Ajith's performance and Vasu's writing, as well as the action choreography, but criticised Vidyasagar's music and felt Laila was wasted.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=26 January 2006 |title=Paramasivan |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2006/01paramasivan.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070207051334/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2006/01paramasivan.asp |archive-date=7 February 2007 |access-date=23 May 2023 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}}
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