Endhiran - First Day Second Show

We just made to the magnum opus of Enthiran, first day second show!

I am still awestruck at kind of pull Rajni evokes around the globe!  We made the bookings a week back, and scheduled all our meetings strategically so that we could make it to the movie on time and enjoy it!
Cineworld at Ilford, London looked like any Chennai movie theatre screening the first day of superstar – abuzz with men, women and children queing up for the movie quite early.. and breaking all british etiquettes – no queues, no polite thank you’s – all our locals celebrating – the one and only super star Rajni!
 
 
 
 
 

Just go with an open mind just to enjoy the combination of  Shankar, Rahman, Rajnikant and aishwarya rai. Rajni defies all odds in this movie and people screaming and whistling for him from the opening song. Of course there is no bang opening like the usual rajni movies, but its rajni, rajni, rajni all the way! Watch out, I don’t want to spoil the fun!
I was amazed at the way certain pockets of the story were handled and the second half is too good. Rajni as robot has some negative shades, and it’s a cake walk for him. I could see glimpses of his characters of classics like Nettrikan, Moondru Mugam (Alex pandiyan) and Nenaithale innikum, all rolled up into one! Enthiran does steal your heart, especially in the emotional last frame!
His makeup and hair style do make him look quite younger and Aishwarya looks stunning in her costumes of Manish Malhotra. She completely steals the frames in all the songs.. The songs are shot in some picturesque beaches and the song “Kilimanjaro” shot in Machu Pichu is amazing! Special effects, in the second half are creative and shankar’s brilliance flashes throughout.
A new genre of movie, sci-fi is new to tamil screens, and we don’t complain!
And please read this before you go for the movie!

"Rajnikant can divide by zero. 

Rajnikant's pulse is measured on the Ritcher Scale.
When Rajni does a push - up , he isnt pushing himself up, he's pushing the Earth Down..
While your email would be someone@gmail.com, thalaivar’s email is gmail@rajnikanth.com..
That’s what you call a super duper star, man!"


Endhiran Review or story citing professional ethics :

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1. This is a complete masala movie with comedy, song, dance, romance, fight, sentiment.

2. The story’s base is Science Fiction – but it is a science fiction masala.
3. That means, do not expect a complete Sci-Fi genre movie like Terminator. But expect a movie like Avatar. (Indian version of Avatar).
4. It has all the ingredients to make it attractive to children, youngsters, family members, ladies and Rajini’s mass audience.
5. The last 45 – 50 minutes will be a celebration for Rajini fans.
6. The animations are never before seen in Indian cinema and takes Indian cinema to next level in terms of visual effects and animations – but it will not be comparable with hollywood animation flicks. So lower your expectations.
7. The stunt sequences are again, the best in Indian cinema, but definitely not up to Hollywood standards.
8. He was sure that the movie will be liked by Hindi audience too.
9. He was absolutely sure that Rajini’s performance as the villain will win him a National Award.
10. He was also sure that A.R. Rahman will win next year’s National Award for BGM.
11. He said that the climax Symphony based BGM by Rahman is worth even Grammy awards.
12. The one point that the Hindi audience may not like is comedy that is specific to south India. He said, they may cut there scenes in Hindi.
13. The International audience who like song and dance will enjoy the movie. But, the film will not impress international audience in general as this will be a typical Indian masala movie.
14. The movie will definitely break all records for sure.


 Endhiran Movie Facts & Unknown Interesting Informations About The Movie Enthiran
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Rajinikanth would be seen without his famed moustache in most parts thereby making him look much younger.Rajnikanth plays a dual role in the film.

* Rajnikanth will be seen in 100 different styles during a song in the film!


* Rajnikanth’s pay for endhiran is Rs 45 crores.A share in the profit will also be added in the rajnikanth price for the movie.


* Aishwarya Rai Bachchan agreed for a whooping amount of Rs. 6 crores for the film, becoming the highest paid actress during that time.


* Endhiran has cost around Rs. 200 crores!


* Endhiran will be released in more than 2000 prints, biggest ever for an Indian film.


* The film will be released in over 300 screens outside India, which makes Endhiran the largest worldwide release after Spiderman.


* The audio rights of the movie has been bagged by Think Music for a whooping 7 Crore Indian Rupees or $1.6 million.


* This Rajinikanth-starrer will also be released in China where the super star has a huge fan following as he does in Japan.


According to the official reports, Endhiran has made a record breaking history in US theatres as tickets for all the three versions were sold out within few minutes after booking plans opened.

Endhiran US rights was acquired by FICUS Movies, a U.S. based production house has acquired the rights of both Tamil and Telugu version for a whooping amount of nearly Rs.35 Crores.

According to the trade reports, the producers of Endhiran are likely to take a cakewalk with a wholesome profit prior to the release of film on October 1. Rumors are that until now Sun Pictures has sold out approximately for Rs.202 Crores and will reach an extremum of Rs.240 Crores.

Venus is reported to have acquired the Hindi rights have a big sum of Rs.50 Crores.

Meanwhile, the entire team of Sun Network is vigorously promoting the film by featuring cover stories in all its print network and teasers in satellite channels.

“Endhiran’ will be India’s first sci-fi thriller based on “Robot’ and has been produced at the cost of Rs.130 Crores.

The producers have also set up a special team to be vigilant over curbing down the piracy videos.

With Super Star Rajnikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachan in lead rolls, get starts rolling on September 8th at America.
The movie production houses which involved into this grandeur venture are Ayngaran International Films Pvt Ltd., and Eros International.

Two fantastic numbers in A. R. Rahman's music, he is the music director of the film, is about to shot in beautiful locations of America.

Cinematography R. Ratnavelu. 
Art: Sabu Cyril
Lyrics: Vairamuthu, Pa. Vijay,
Editing: Antony, Choreography: Raju Sundaram, Costume Design: Manish Malhotra.

The Costume Designer of Men in Black, Batman returns, Inspector Gadget Mary E Vogt is designing the scientific outfits.

Stan Winston Studio (USA) who has worked for Predator, Jurassic Park, Pearl Harbor, Iron man, Terminator and I - Robot is doing Animatronics.

Yuen Woo Ping who handled stunt for many Hollywood movies like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Matrix and Kill Bill is currently working for Endhiran (THE ROBOT).

All the three world renowned people working for an Indian movie is for the first time.
Hollywood companies like ILM, Tippet, Café EFX; and Hong Kong companies like Centro and Menfond are going to work in the field of VFX.

Visual Effects and Animatronics co-ordination: Indian Artiste.
Producers: K. Karunamurthi / C. Arunpandian.

Executive Producer: K. Vijayakumar

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ROBOT MOVIE REVIEW - Times of India

Story: Dr Vasi (Rajnikanth) is a scientist with a mission. He wants to create the first robot which would not only serve tea and coffee to its masters but would have the power to serve humanity in more meaningful ways.

He creates Chitti, the humanoid who looks like him and is willing to do anything for him. Trouble begins when he goes a step further and teaches the machine to feel. Chitti falls in love with the professor's girl friend, Sana (Aishwarya Rai) and ends up becoming an almost undefeatable rival in love, courtesy the red chip that a rival scientist ( Danny Denzongpa) infuses in him. Can the creator tame the rogue robot or will machine rule over man?

Movie Review: Want to see what mainstream Indian cinema actually means? Go, watch Robot. The last 30 minutes of the film are literally the baap (grandmaster) of all make-believe and end up creating a whole new genre of cinema: the `curry eastern' which stands up as a wholesome alternative to the curry western. For Rajnikanth fans, the climax is definitely a sure-fire way to lose your sanity.

For non-Rajnikanth fans, it's a sure-fire way to understand the mystique and magical allure of Rajni saar, a hero who enjoys a demi-god status in several parts of India. Why? Because there are almost a hundred Rajnikanths eating up helicopters, smashing cars, battering planet earth and creating havoc, like never before. If you thought Terminator, Matrix, Godzilla was fun, then we guarantee you'll fall off your chair with glee as our desi T2-meets-Blade Runner-meets Neo-meets-Godzilla sets the screen on fire in a crazy, vengeance bid. Spoofy, yes. But super fun too.

Robot is primarily designed as an unadulterated tribute to the charisma of Indian cinema's ageless superstar, Rajnikanth. And it's completely, wholeheartedly, joyously desi. Where else would you find a hero who literally shoots with his fingers! What's more important is the fact that you actually don't mind when the bullet whizzes out of his forefinger and hits the man in front in the head. Instant death! Ha Ha!

The high point of Robot are the super quality special effects. All the Spiderman, Batman and Superhero antics of Rajnikanth have been done with exquisite elan by the Stan Winston Studio which reportedly provided the animatrics for films like Jurassic Park and Avatar. And all the stunts have been choreographed by Yuen Woo Ping, the Hong Kong based action director who created the high-adrenalin stunts of classics like Kill Bill and Matrix. Almost 40 per cent of the film's colossal budget (Rs 160 crores) has been spent on special effects, which, at the end of the day, seems all worthwhile. For watching Rajnikanth running horizontal on a speeding train, clambering across burning buildings like Spiderman or mutating into gargantuan monsters does manage to shock and awe the viewer who's out there to have big time fun.

But Robot isn't effect alone. It has a plot too which, if you really pay attention, has a meaning and a message. The film carries forward the man-machine war through interesting twists and turns and creates a lively love triangle between scientist Rajnikanth, medico student, Aishwarya Rai and robot Rajnikanth. Interestingly, the duo make an interesting pair, what with Rajni saar's sundry wigs and sideburns and Aishwarya's tribal `Kilimanjaro-Mohenjodaro' attire. Peppered with colourful songs (AR Rahman) and dances (Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram) and high-octane drama, Robot is the perfect getaway film, guaranteed to give you a high with its heady over-the-top Indian flavour. You might just OD (overdose) on the pungent masala fare.
Have a blast.



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ROBOT MOVIE REVIEW - 3 and Half Stars

If Robot the film was a person, it would be diagnosed with bipolar disorder. 

Parts of the film are superbly entertaining - the scale is spectacular, the story is ambitious and the special effects are impressive.  But parts, especially in the second half, are so needlessly stretched and cacophonous, that you're just waiting for it to end. 

Still, I strongly recommend that you see Robot, to partake in writer-director Shankar's prodigious imagination and to revel in the sheer force of nature that is Rajinikanth.

When you buy a ticket to a Rajinikanth film, you enter into a pact with the actor.  The only rule in a Rajinikanth movie is that there are no rules.  Rajinikanth, whose contract reportedly specifies that he be credited as superstar, reigns supreme. 

In Robot, he plays a double role - Dr Vasi, who creates an andro-humanoid robot named Chitti, also played by Rajnikanth.   As pure machine, Chitti functions well enough but trouble starts when Dr. Vasi imbues human emotions into him. 

Chitti falls in love with his creator's girlfriend, Sana played by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, creating a singularly unique love triangle.  When Chitti's feelings aren't reciprocated - Sana thinks of him as a 'toy-friend' instead of a boyfriend -- all hell breaks loose.

Robot's most compelling feature is the character of Chitti.  Deriving from sources ranging from Blade Runner to Frankenstein, Shankar uses Chitti to make a comment on the human condition. 

Like us, Chitti wants to live, he wants to love but like us, he is also tragically flawed, capable of blinding hubris and horrific destruction.  Of course these sub-texts are buried under masala so extravagant that your jaws drop. 

There are several gorgeously shot songs, including one in Machu Picchu, that has several llamas in the frame with a swaying Aishwarya.  Sadly however, A R Rahman's music is singularly unmemorable.  

As is the character of Sana who is essentially a Barbie doll required to look either gorgeous or afraid.  Let me also warn you that it takes some time to get used to the film's supremely over-the- top sensibility. 

Robot doesn't have an under-stated moment in its three-hour running time. 

At one point, Chitti has an extended conversation with mosquitoes.  And it took me a good ten minutes just to get past the wig that Rajinikanth wears as Dr Vasi.

But once you're in the flow of things, the plot gives you no time for pause. 

Of course the scale moves to another level with the special effects that have been done by some of the same technicians who worked on Jurassic Park. 

In the climax, an army of Chittis transforms itself into a snake and gorges on the enemy.  But through all these fantastical, futuristic images, Shankar keeps the flavor strictly home- grown.  The robot is given his name by Dr. Vasi's mother and even though Chitti menacingly abducts Sana, it never gets too risqué.  

Robot rides on Rajinikanth's shoulders and he never stoops under the burden.  Aided by snazzy clothes, make-up and special effects, he makes Chitti endearing.

Robot is exhausting.  You won't have much energy left when it's done.  But this roller-coaster ride should be experienced.

(Three and a half stars out of Five)

Thanks: NDTVMovieJunkie.com

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Katrina Kaif Harper’s Bazaar India October 2010

Katrina Kaif Harper’s Bazaar India October 2010

Most Beautiful Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif indulge in the latest fashion and photographed for the cover page of fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar India for the month of October 2010.


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REPORT ENDHIRAN ONLINE PIRACY

Anti Piracy Group (APG) is protecting Superstar Rajinikanth-starrer Endhiran/Robot (2010) against online piracy. Since the overseas theoretical screening and DVD rights are owned by FICUS Entertainment (www.ficusmovies.com), APG would pursue legal action as per DMCA rules against individuals/websites who distributes pirated links/sharing files/torrent files of Endhiran/Robot.
Notices regarding this have been issued to various torrent websites that have actively indulging in online piracy in the recent times.
Endhiran/Robot is a graphic-rich movie and its EFX can be experienced only in theatres. APG requests movie buffs not to encourage piracy. Should you find Endhiran/Robot pirated videos online please report immediately at antipiracygroupllc@gmail.com!

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Endhiran Gets Ready to Storm Theatres

Finally, we are just a day away from the release of India's biggest budget film Endhiran – The Robot. After waiting for three years, fans are excited to watch superstar Rajinikanth on-screen.
 
According to reports, Tamil version will be releasing in 1450 theatres with 1000 plus prints movie tickets in Tamil Nadu has been sold for a week. It includes PVR, Sathyam Cinemas, Inox etc. In Chennai alone the movie is releasing in over 30 theatres.

In Andhra Pradesh, Thota Kannarao has the rights for Telugu version of the film Robo. In some regions the movie will be released in both Tamil and Telugu version. In Hyderabad and many big cities, tickets for three days have been sold out.

In Karnataka, it is a different case, as the distributor and the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) is yet to settle the dispute regarding prints. It has allowed to screen the film in 35 theatres from three versions. According to the rules of the KFCC, a non-Kannada movie can be screened in only 24 theatres. But the distributors are demanding 60 theatres.

The Hindi version of Endhiran has also grabbed attention among North Indian fans. Sources say that the movie has generated huge-hype in Mumbai.

In US and Europe, ticket booking started 10 days ago and were sold out in few hours. The movie is also releasing in Colosseum Kino, the largest cinema hall in Oslo (Norway).

The three versions of the film is releasing in over 3000 screens (2250 prints) worldwide on Friday, October 1.

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Mani Ratnam Launches Ratha Sarithiram Audio Today



Suriya's Bollywood dreams are close to becoming real with his first Hindi flick Rakta Charitra ready to roll out. Music launch of the Tamil version, called Rakta Charitram, will be held in Satyam Cinemas, October 30, 2010 at 5.30 PM in the presence of Tamil industry bigwigs. The audio CD will be released by Mani Ratnam and the event will be chaired by Rama Narayanan, Kalyan, Arulpathi and Amirtham.

Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, Rakta Charitram is a political thriller and is inspired by the real life incidents leading to the death of Paritala Ravindra, a political leader from Andhra Pradesh. The movie also stars Vivek Oberoi and Priyamani in lead roles.

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Sun Pictures Acquires Kavalan Vijay Movie?

It was reported in some sections of the press some weeks ago that producer-director Shakthi Chidambaram had acquired the distribution and release rights of the Vijay-Asin starrer ‘Kaavalan’ at a whopping Rs.40 crores.

Not many were aware that Shakti had done so and the news, which appeared in a leading daily, has now stirred a Pandora’s Box! Shakti had earlier taken a loan of Rs.50 lakhs from a nationalized bank to make his ‘Guru Sishyan’. When the Bank came across the news item, they called Shakti over and gave him a verbal ‘dressing down’ as to why wasn’t he repaying the loan when he could acquire a film’s rights at an amount which is more than thirty times the loan amount.

In order to avoid the consistent pressured being applied on him by the Bank to repay the loan he had taken in making ‘Guru Sishyan’. Making full use of his plight, Sun Pictures has moved in for the kill and is said to be demanding Shakti that he sell off the distribution and release rights of ‘Kaavalan’ to them. Still to forget the ‘bitter’ experience when Sun Pictures released his ‘Vettaikaran’, Vijay is reportedly against selling the rights to Sun Pictures. It is, however, believed that Sun Pictures might have the final laugh in the matter!

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Why Shah Rukh denied Endhiran the Robot

The following is an article by sify dated 27 October, 2007 on fizzle between Shah Rukh Khan and Shankar. 

It’s official. The much talked about Shankar directing Shah Rukh Khan in Robot produced by the actors Red Chillies productions has turned out to be a non-starter.
The bone of contention is the script of the film. Shankar had given only a one-line script of the film, and SRK found too many loopholes in it and is said to have remarked that it is “half baked”. Shankar is said to have remarked- “a star of Rajnikanth’s stature, had worked with me without interfering in the script!”
Suddenly, both realized that their working style do not match, and has agreed to shake hands, and call of the project. The basic problem with SRK and Shankar was that they are as different as chalk and cheese.
The SRK kind of Hindi commercial cinema, is script driven and there is always something new in it (Chak De), for the multiplex and overseas audiences who form the bulk of the viewers. The Shankar kind of commercial entertainment has its roots in the 70 & 80’s crass fantasy pills of an ordinary good guy turning into a vigilante and fighting the system and the hero’s larger-than-life image is used to make the film work.
The current crop of Bollywood heroes in private make fun of southern heroes and their outlandish dressing and wigs. Ask Anil Kapoor, who will regale you with many Shankar jokes, during the making of Nayak (Mudhalvan, Hindi version), which he says was a frame to frame remake of the original, and it bombed big time!
In hindsight SRK, backed out and plumped for good friend Karan Johar and his new film My name is Khan, a film on how westerners view with suspicion anybody with a Muslim surname, after the 9/11 attacks in US. In a television interview, Shah Rukh said, he is “kicked about Karan’s film, especially after my personal experiences as a Muslim traveler abroad”. In private SRK is said to have said that Robot is nothing but a futuristic vigilante tale!

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Endhiran Movie Preview

Two thousand prints, around 10,000 shows, international technicians and makeup artists, award winning sound engineering and music - as the extravagant 200-crore saga unfolds this weekend - it will also shatter the myths of ‘small market, small budget’. The notions of ‘Tamil cinema being a small market and hence there are restrictions with regard to budget’ will be flushed down the drain as Endhiran releases to a whopping number of 600 screens in Chennai city alone.

The built-up thrill reaches its pinnacle with the ticket booking closing within minutes of opening all over the world. The biggest release of this year has broken all box-office booking records even before it release. Not only in India but it is also reported that the advance ticket booking has been phenomenal all over the world. For instance, at Jacksons Heights, New York, the tickets for the first week were sold out within 10 minutes.

This ambitious project, taken over by SUN TV, was abandoned by Ayngaran International and Eros during the economic recession that rocked the global financial markets. It underwent numerous title changes including Iyanthiran and Iyanthira. When, in September 2008, the official title Enthiran was finalized, Ayngaran / Eros cited financial pressures and decided to walk out on the movie. However, SUN provided wings to Shankar’s sci-fi dreams after Ayngaran sold the project in late 2008.

With a working budget of Rs. 150 Crores, Shankar has made sure that he had the best of both worlds working for Endhiran starting with Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai. Enthiran is loosely based on Sujatha’s novel ‘En Iniya Iyanthira’. Sujatha’s passing away would definitely have been a setback in the proceedings but Shankar has also roped in Vairamuthu’s son Karky Vairamuthu. Endhiran also boasts of double Oscar and Grammy winner Rahman’s music, Rathnavelu’s cinematography, Resul Pookutty’s sound engineering, world class computer graphics and makeup artists.


The audio rights alone were sold for a few crores to Think Music and Enthiran became the first Tamil movie to have its songs featured in the i-Tunes top 10 list.


Thanks to the strategies of the think-tank at SUN pictures, Enthiran has already started minting money for the production banner. There has been a few events (audio release, trailer release and trailer screening) that were telecast in SUN TV earning the producers advertisement revenue. The movie’s first week tickets have been sold out ensuring sure-shot returns for the theatre owners and distributors in the first week itself. This is only the case in Tamil Nadu and the other states (Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and the North Indian states where the Hindi version is being released) are expected to bring in as much revenue.


As if the never- seen-before publicity is not enough, there is news that Shankar has plans to fly down Chitti (the Robot of Enthiran) to India for promotional activities. The rent will run into crores but that isn’t making the producers flinch. Chitti, which is in the Stan Winston Studio in California, will be brought to India and Shankar has confirmed the news himself.


So Enthiran is essentially a Diwali before Diwali. It’s all over the place. Pardon the cliché: love it or hate it, but it’s just impossible to ignore it. Enthiran has too many ‘firsts’ up it sleeves: for starters, it’s the most expensive Asian film ever made and the first Indian movie to take the largest worldwide opening.


Notwithstanding all this, do you even need reasons to watch a Rajini film, since the last you saw him lit up the screens was way back in 2007? We don’t think so.


Endhiran Theatrical Trailer:

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Boss Engira Baskaran - TamilCritic Analysis and Ratings

What the Director wanted to convey : Who cares, its hilarious all the way.

Continuity of Storyline:  The movie maintains the comedy throughout the film, though the movie lacks grip in the second half.


Pluses: Santhanam, Arya, Songs, Dialogues

Minuses: Nayanthara and her artificial expressions

Target Audience for the film: General

Prospects for the film in coming weeks: After three weeks, the movie has been declared a hit. The trade reports are steady with full houses for evening shows. The movie will however go under the shadow of Endhiran which is releasing this week.

TamilCritic Ratings:

Direction : 16.0 / 20.0
Story : 6.5 / 10.0
Screenplay : 6.5 / 10.0
Dialogues : 8.0 / 10.0
Acting :  7.5 / 10.0

Music : 3.0 / 5.0 for Songs, 3.0 / 5.0 for Background score
Editing : 6.0 / 10.0
Cinematography : 6.0 / 10.0
 
Special Mention : Comedy : 9.0 / 10.0

Marks : 71.5 / 100


Concluding Lines: Rajesh has yet again pulled off with literally a null storyline. Rajesh scores because the movie is a family entertainer bounded with healthy comedy with no vulgarity in dialogues or scene depictions. The Limelight of the movie, however, is Santhanam. The film works greatly only for the chemistry between Santhanam and Arya. Nanbenda!!!

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