foot-tapping numbers". A critic from News18 India wrote "Gurukiran's three songs are peppy - the songs for Shivraj Kumar in this film remind the songs done for his younger brother Puneeth Rajakumar by music director V Harikrishna in previous films. Cinematographer Sathya Hegde has given his best". A critic from DNA wrote "Shiva is a mismatched puzzle that only hardcore Shivarajkumar fans would want to put together. The rest of you can think of alternate weekend plans". B S Srivani from Deccan Herald wrote "The story is a non-entity here. One of the ideals of Lord Shiva is non-permanence. Shivaa subscribes to this throughout — nothing remains in the mind". Accolades References External links 2012 films 2010s Kannada-language films Films scored by Gurukiran Films directed by Om Prakash Rao Indian action films 2012 action films