Shivam is a 2015 Indian Kannada action thriller film written and directed by Srinivas Raju and produced by C. R. Manohar.

It stars Upendra, Saloni Aswani, Ragini Dwivedi, Makarand Deshpande, Sharath Lohitashwa, P. Ravi Shankar and Srinivasa Murthy.

[4] Basavanna is forced to become a priest after his father's sudden death, where he soon learns about the manipulations in the temple's maintenance and decides to eliminate them.

[6][7] Saloni Aswani, who was cast opposite Upendra in Budhivanta (2008) and Dubai Babu (2009) was signed as the second female lead in July 2013.

[5] Filming began in June 2013, at the Dodda Ganeshana Gudi, a temple in the Basavanagudi locality of Bangalore.

The film posters showed a symbol of Nandi, a bull, believed to be the vehicle of the mythological Hindu deity Shiva, and Upendra sitting in dhyana mudra, the spiritual gesture of meditation, like an ascetic.

[2] The censored part included scenes featuring dialogues on religion and the demolition of Indian temples in the past.

"[22] S. Viswanath of Deccan Herald gave it a rating of three out of five and wrote, "Over the top, full paisa vasool.

He added writing praises of the performances of Upendra and Ragini Dwivedi and concluded, "Shivam, is one rollicking, riotous Uppi show, sending fans into hysterical frenzy.

Without giving a clear verdict, he concluded writing, "The film may please a large section and rake in the moolah.

"[1] Writing for The New Indian Express, A. Sharadhaa felt that "unlike the edgy thriller, falls into a complete masala category."

and added that "[The] hero-villain cat and mouse chase, strong dialogues, Upendra’s dramatic avatars, item songs and graphic violence form the essence of the film."