Showing posts with label Rajinikanth. Show all posts
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Superstar Rajinikanth who is having the habit of encouraging fresh talents and creations as when it comes to limelight, has expressed his heartfelt appreciations to the director Prabhu Solomon after watching the special screening of ‘Mynaa’.
Mynaa is about the travails of a driver subjected to various hardships in the hilly terrains where he operates. Viddharth and Amala Paul play the lead roles; D Imman is the music composer and Vairabalan the art director.
Reportedly Rajinikanth gave a hug to Prabhu Solomon and had expressed that he’d wished to be a part of the movie. Moreover the star has also penned a personal signed letter written in Tamil to the director of Mynaa, Prabhu Solomon as a token of his appreciation. Superstar also sent a bouquet to the lead pair as a token of his appreciation.
The super star had stated in the appreciation letter that he wish he had been in some scenes of ‘Mynaa’. He praised Thambi Ramaiyya’s role in the movie and was fully in appreciation for the actor.
Every man has a beast in his heart. Owing to society and our traditional values, we don’t let others to see it from close. But it so happens that the beast unleashes itself in certain circumstances which is beyond the control of human mind. Since I have lived and grown among those kind of people in the society during my early days, I can easily relate myself with the movie. “I could see those characters I have confronted in my life in Mynaa”, he has mentioned.
Praising the efforts of actors, he said that each actor and actress in the movie has done a brilliant job which is the evident in this movie. The highlight of the letter is when he mentions “Mynaa is a Dravidian movie. This movie is for every citizen of Tamil Nadu”. These kind of movies are a rarity in Tamil cinema. It is like “Kurunji Malar”, he feels.
About the crew, he states that Prabhu Solomon has done a very commendable job in directing this movie. Sukumar’s camera ensures that the movie is real and not otherwise. The cinematography is a visual treat. D Imman’s music complements the movie’s intentions very well.
He praised the efforts of all crew members, including Thambi Ramaiyya, and said that they have given a visual feast to the audience. Rajini also appreciated the efforts of Shalom studios, AGS and Udhayanidhi Stalin to make this movie a success.
Rajini’s only regret, after watching Mynaa, is that he could not act in the movie. “I would have been happy if I had acted in a few scenes in Mynaa”, he concludes.
Endhiran is directed by Shankar. The film has been made in Hindi called Robot and Tamil and Telugu called Endhiran. The film has received enormous success overseas with the film grossing Rs. 20 crores in the United States of America, Rs. 8 crores in the United Kingdom (Including Europe), Rs. 7 crores in the Middle East, Rs. 21 crores in South East Asia (including Malaysia and Singapore) and Rs. 5 crores in the rest of the world.
This film has been released by Ayngaran International, which is a 51% subsidiary of Eros International and is the pioneer in Tamil film distribution in theatrical and home video formats in the international market.
Ayngaran International CEO K Karunamoorthy commented, “We are pleased to announce the exceptional response to the Tamil and Telegu versions of the film-Endhiran, not just in India but across the world. The magnificent trio – Rajnikanth, Shankar and A.R. Rehman have hit the jackpot once again. We were very confident about the film breaking all box office records. The combined distribution strength of Ayngaran International and Eros International has enabled us to integrate the Tamil film industry by producing and releasing films very successfully on the global platform.”
Eros International Media Managing director Sunil Lulla said, “It gives me immense pride to announce the exceptional response received for the Tamil and Telugu versions of the film-Endhiran, which has been distributed through our own subsidiary Company, Ayngaran International. We are elated with the box office collections of the film across the globe and wish to contribute the success to the very talented team of Endhiran. We believe the extensive distribution power of Ayngaran International and Eros International has given us a competitive advantage and we will continue to strive to create greater success stories in the future.”
The Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on last saturday was the venue to celebrate 40 years of the Directors’ Association. The event was graced with almost all the tamil directors presence, and dance performances from Anaha,sameera Reddy and Charmi. The Surprise dancers of the evening were Roja and Devayani along with karthik and Radha.
The entry of Isaignani Ilayaraja and Ilayathalapthy Vijay did lit up the mood of the evening, but it was Superstars entry which stole the loudest of the cheers at the stadium. Later the super star also turned out to be the star of the evening when director K Balachander called Rajinikanth up on stage to ‘interview’ him. The director said that these were questions that had been on his mind for a very long time. The excerpts from the interview:
What do you feel you have lost out on because of the fame cinema has given you?
I cannot be an ordinary man, move around like people do, go out eat in a restaurant or take a walk. I miss my private life. But Sivaji Rao, the simple man, is always awake inside me
Tamil cinema has elevated you to such great heights of Super star, what would you offer in return?
I will definitely do something that would make all of tamil people proud.
You have achieved so much in cinema. When can we expect a National Award?
(Laughs) That is not with me. It is up to you directors to give me roles that might fetch awards.
Why don’t you direct one movie ?
I dont know direction
Your favorite director
Mahendran (is this what is called is called as plain speaking)
How many movies have you acted in ?
154 films
Though it is the new trend in Hollywood to release old films in 3D, the latest development has surely disappointed fans who were expecting to see their Thalaivar in 3D.
Also, the Hara team is making all arrangements to ensure that the film does not lack in technical expertise.
And, how! His film Robot (Endhiran) released with an unheard of 2,000 prints worldwide at a Rs 160-crore budget and made Rs 950 million in the opening weekend.
Remarks trade analyst Taran Adarsh, " Rajinikanth is the ultimate star of the masses. It's not as if he's unaware of his stardom but he's warm, friendly and down-to-earth when you meet him. His humility shines through and this is what his fans pick up on."
In the South, which is given to hero worshipping its stars, the actor's larger-than-life persona is comparable only to MG Ramachandran , with his good guy image transcending from reel to real life. Analyses Tamil film writer Gnani Sankaran, "When MGR and Sivaji Ganesan vacated the film scene in late Seventies, Kamal moulded himself after Sivaji, who played unusual roles. Rajini fashioned himself after MGR, playing the do-gooder, Superman hero, protector of women and family values." He adds, "Tamilians have always been involved with the personality cult, since the days of the freedom movement. The personality cult is vital both in politics and cinema for commercial success. Here, the two are married!"
While onscreen, the 'Boss' (Thalaivar) Rajinikanth can split a bullet into two to kill villains, in real life, stands a man who greets guests to his daughter's wedding personally, accompanied by his wife. He could be the elderly, balding, dhoticlad father-next-door. As filmmaker Ram Gopal Verma tweeted, "A star requires great looks, good height, versatile acting, six-pack body, etc. And if one has none of the above he will become superstar Rajini."
Chennai-based film historian Theodore Baskaran believes Tamilians are prone to hero worship, from religious icons to politicians and actors. He, however, doesn't approve of the hype over Rajinikanth. According to him, MGR was the biggest star ever, as his loyal fan base translated into a strong constituency of votes too. "Rajinikanth's fans love him for what he portrays on screen."
However, that doesn't stop fans from turning out at 4 am to catch the first show of Rajinikanth's film, bathing his cutouts with milk, even beer and cola. A fan said on his object of worship, "He is not like any other actor. His biggest movie is out today and he is a superstar, but I am sure he is sitting at home calmly, without even caring to shave his beard. Such is his simplicity."
When Robot released, tongue-incheek sms-es went out proclaiming, "Robot released today. Rajinikanth gave The Times of India four stars." But, for the actor, his simplicity remains his calling card. Starting life as a bus conductor in Bangalore, Rajnikanth, who was born Shivaji Rao Gaekwad, is the son of Maharashtrian parents. His friend of over 40 years, Raj Bahadur and bus driver of Bangalore's Srinagara to Majestick route, on which the actor was the bus conductor, recalled in an interview, "Shivaji is compassionate and helpful. I have seen him getting out of his car if he sees an old person on the street and give him thousands of rupees. He does all that silently without anyone knowing."
He can shoot bullets with his finger, kill with a handbag, make mosquitoes apologise, clone himself a hundred times, even seduce the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with the cheesy line, 'come on, baby, give a beautiful kiss to the king'. So is it surprising that Rajinikanth, 61, has just starred in India's most expensive film which is also set to become India's most successful movie?
Three years after his last big hit, the Rs 60-crore, 1,000-print Sivaji: The Boss made Rs 128 crore; two years after the Rs 64-crore Kuselan tanked at the box office making just Rs 8 crore; and a year after his daughter's ambitious animated film Sultan ran into production and legal troubles, Shankar's Endhiran: The Robot has created a buzz that will translate into a Rs 300- crore box office gross on Sun Pictures' publicly listed balance sheet and act as a neat little pre-Diwali gift to Tamil Nadu's ruling family.
With the opening weekend gross alone being Rs 90 crore, he has also proved himself worthy of the tag of being Asia's second highest paid actor at Rs 45 crore. Whether it is shooting down policemen as the evil robot with the memorable Terminator-like line, 'Happy Diwali, folks,' or wooing Aishwarya with copies of A Briefer History of Time and Freakonomics, the hero-of-10-wigs has proved himself irresistible to all psychographics, young and old, MIT alumni and Mylapore maamis, urban sophisticates and rural fanatics.
Part urban legend now with the 99 Rajinikanth jokes (a sample, water boils faster when Rajinikanth stares at it) and part global phenomenon (The Robot has become India's highest grossing opening weekend film in the US at $2.5 million), he has established that he is The Superstar, with a box office collection surpassing India's biggest hit so far, 3 Idiots. A superstar who draws fans to the first day, first show of his film at 3 a.m. in Chennai's Rohini theatre; whose film has had the widest release across 3,000 screens worldwide; whose movie tickets were sold for up to $40 in some US theatres during the opening weekend; and whose releases are greeted with special prayers, milk abhishekams and public tonsuring, Rajinikanth proves that no matter where you are from (a Kannadiga who speaks Marathi) or how you began in life (as a bus conductor), success can be grasped faster than he can utter his "punch" dialogues.
For Sun Pictures, who spent Rs 200 crore on production and marketing, it was a trophy project. Sun Network Chairman Kalanithi Maran wanted a Tamil film for the international audience with an "international" standard, says Hansraj Saxena, COO, Sun Pictures. "After Eros's Ayngaran International pulled out because of the recession and there were no takers for Endhiran, Maran took on the project. He was sure he would get back the money he invested," says Tamil writer Vaasanthi.
Sun's marketing muscle, enveloping the state in surround sound, helped. Sun Pictures is part of the Sun TV network, which owns a dozen newspapers and magazines, 21 TV channels, 43 FM radio stations and controls 30 per cent of movie theatres in Tamil Nadu. Sun Network channels-Sun TV, K TV and Gemini TV-have been running trailers, its magazines like Kungumam, newspaper Dinakaran and the evening daily Tamil Murasu have done cover stories, and even the film's five-minute trailer, released in over 20 per cent theatres in Tamil Nadu, ran housefull at Rs 120 a ticket. Everything was to be done bigger and better, whether it was A.R. Rahman's music, Resul Pookutty's sound or Stan Winston Studio's special effects, making it a milestone in Indian cinema.
What's more, the film was smartly pre-sold. The Hindi theatrical rights were sold to Manohar Prasad's Gemini Film Circuit for Rs 23 crore, Telugu rights to Thota Kanna Rao of Sri Krishna Traders for Rs 27 crore, Kannada and Malayalam for Rs 14 crore, the Tamil overseas rights for Rs 17 crore, the music rights for Rs 10 crore, home video in all languages for Rs 17 crore, and tv rights for Rs 25 crore.
In Tamil Nadu, Sun Pictures retained the distribution rights, while in Chennai it sold them to a trusted lieutenant of dmk leader M. Karunanidhi, T. Nagar District Secretary J. Anbhazhagan, for Rs 27 crore. With a projected Tamil theatrical box office revenue of Rs 88 crore, the film will make more than a tidy profit. With 3,000 screens multiplied by four shows a day and at least 500 seats per show, the number of people who watched The Robot nationwide on opening day was an astounding 15 lakh. Add to all this Rs 20 crore earned by the Sun Network channels from the movie's promotional programmes, with ad costs averaging Rs 35,000 for 10 seconds.
This story is simple enough. It's the war between man and machine. Rajinikanth is Vazikaran, the Cornell and Stanford trained scientist who creates Chitti, a robot who will replace soldiers, by acting and thinking like a human. But he falls in love with Aishwarya, a medical student named Sana, who is already in love with Vazikaran. Naturally there is an evil Green Goblin kind of scientist, Bohra, played by Danny, who wants to exploit this weakness in Chitti's silicon heart.
The last 40 minutes is a real celebration for Rajini fans, as he struts on screen as Chitti, upgraded version 2.0, enjoying his wickedness, morphing from snake to giant man to enormous tower in one breath, intent on creating a new species, Robo sapiens. Industry sources say around Rs 50 crore was spent on the last 40 minutes and Rs 3 crore was spent for Rajinikanth's make-up alone. The sets for the climax cost Rs 5 crore. Beats zari borders and San Francisco skylines anytime.
For all its lightness of spirit and comic book humour, The Robot is also a triumph of technology. Domes light technology has been used to shoot 3D images of Rajinikanth for the first time to match the skin tone lighting for both the human and the Rs 4.8-crore robot. The camera report for the entire movie runs to around 1,600 pages and 40 per cent of the budget of the film has been spent on special effects.
"There are 1,500 CG shots in the film, of which 200 are complicated shots. Twenty-two scenes of the movie have been shot using animatronics and special make-up," says director Shankar, who last worked with Rajinikanth on Sivaji: The Boss. Everything is in excess. Fifty-seven costumes for Aishwarya and 55 for Rajinikanth were designed by Mary E. Vogt; dance moguls like Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram and Lawrence Raghavendra choreographed the five songs; and the locations varied from Vienna to Machu Picchu in Peru. Having raised the bar with The Robot, Rajinikanth will now have to do bigger and better. "After Chandramukhi in 2005, he was a superstar not just for Kollywood but also a top actor for the international audience," says software professional Simply Sundar, who also runs a fansite devoted to Rajinikanth. The actor's registered fan base has now crossed two crores, with 50,000 registered fan clubs and 50,000 unregistered.
In keeping with the apolitical nature of Endhiran, Rajinikanth has made it clear that politics is not his next act. He may have gone to meet Bal Thackeray during his Mumbai visit, but all he will publicly say about what is next is that he is planning a holiday. So it seems is Sun Pictures. With no direct productions in the pipeline, it intends to acquire distribution rights of the Rs 38-crore Vijay-starrer Kavalan. Topping the man who can divide by zero or drown a fish, as the jokes go, will not be easy.
With 3,000 screens multiplied by four shows a day, the number of people who watched the film nationwide on the opening day was 15 lakh.
Badsha (1995) Based on the Hindi film Hum, in which he had played a role, it made him a superstar with thousands repeating his dialogue: "If I say it once, I've said it a hundred times."
Muthu (1995) Made him a cult in Japan when it was released as The Dancing Maharaja. It got him a mention in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 2006 speech to the Diet. The landmark line? "When I will arrive, or how I will arrive, nobody will know, but I will arrive when I ought to."
Padaiyappa (1999) In his 150th film, he played Sivaji Ganesan's son, an engineer who returns to his village. The movie earned Rs 20 crore and ran for 100 days. Its music, by A.R. Rahman, was hugely popular. As was the dialogue: "En vazhi? Thani vazhi." (My way is a unique way).
Chandramukhi (2005) The longest running Tamil movie of all time, at 800 days in one theatre, was a remake of the Malayalam hit Manichithrathazhu. It saw him play a psychiatrist who could read minds by following facial expressions. He sported 15 different wigs. Movie made over Rs 55 crore.
Sivaji: The Boss (2007) He played a software engineer who returns to clean up the city. He changes the colour of his skin at will, bounces chewing gum around, and dances in front of the Guggenheim Bilbao. He was paid Rs 26 crore. Movie made Rs 128 crore.
Like Chuck Norris, Rajinikanth has a series of jokes devoted to him on the Internet
Rajnikanth never sells a movie. He gifts it to the nation.
Rajinikanth once kicked a horse in the chin. Its descendants are today called giraffes.
Rajinikanth will attain separate statehood in 2013.
Rajinikanth never wet his bed as a child. The bed wet itself in fear.
Rajinikanth has already been to Mars. Thats why there are no signs of life there.
Rajinikanth doesnt breathe. Air hides in his lungs for protection.
Rajinikanth puts the laughter in manslaughter.
Rajinikanth can speak Braille.
Rajinikanth got small pox when he was a child. As a result, small pox is now eradicated.
Rajinikanth goes to court and sentences the judge.
Endhiran/Robo/Robot's success has hushed up the furore over dubbed movies having a swell time in Hyderabad.
Man, machine, mohabbat… was a rather cheesy tagline for a film futuristically titled Robot and became the butt of sms jokes before Rajnikanth's costliest film till date hit theatres. The jokes and debates about why Southern stars don't stir the box office across India died a quiet death once Shankar's Robot/Robo/Endhiran arrived. Trade pundits who did the math trying to gauge if Shankar's expensive gamble would recover its cost, are now trying to fathom the record-shattering collections.
Cinema halls in Hyderabad have been juggling show timings to meet the demands for the screening of Tamil, Telugu and the Hindi versions. Brave the serpentine queues and reach the ticket counter to be faced with a standard question: “Tamil, Telugu or Hindi?” before you get the tickets. It's more likely that you see houseful boards though.
Film buffs in the city have had the advantage of watching original films releasing alongside their dubbed/remade counterparts for quite some time now. Gautham Menon's Ye Maya Chesave did roaring business even as the Tamil version Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaye sailed through in three multiplexes, drawing moderate to full houses for 2-3 shows a day. Karthi's Awara, helped by Yuvan Shankar Raja's lilting tunes, earned him recognition among Telugu film goers. The Tamil original Paiyya, which released simultaneously, saw Tamilians settled in the city queuing up. And Mani Ratnam's Raavan and Villain were cold turkeys, but that didn't stop film buffs from checking out the Tamil original Raavanan and drawing comparisons between the different versions.
Srikanth, general manager, Prasads multiplex, sees this as a reflection of Hyderabad's cosmopolitan culture: “There was a time when original Tamil, Kannada or Malayalam films would be screened in Hyderabad a good two to three months after their release in the neighbouring states. And those screenings were confined to morning shows. The increased response to native films has made it possible to screen more shows. Hyderabad is no more a vernacular city. It's only fair that people get to see a film in their language of preference,” he says.
On Wednesday, a day before the release of NTR's Brindaavanam, Robo was being screened for 10 shows in a leading multiplex with each one of them running to packed houses. Vasu of Multidimensional Pictures that distributed the movie feels Hyderabad is at a stage where it can leverage on its multi-lingual population. The furore raised by a section of the industry over dubbed films getting prominence is unwarranted, he says. “To the audience, all that matters is an entertaining film. We released the Telugu version in 205 theatres in the Nizam region and the collections have been 85 to 90 per cent even during weekdays. Tamil Nadu and Kerala do not have a problem with dubbed films and given Hyderabad's cosmopolitan society, it shouldn't be an issue here,” he asserts.
Trade analyst Komal Nahata affirms that Endhiran/Robot has broken language barriers elsewhere in the country too. “Endhiran alone has made business more than Rs. 100 crore, the magic mark that distributors earned through 3 Idiots. North Indians who don't take kindly to Rajnikanth and other South Indian stars have accepted the film, which in itself is a huge success,” he sums up.
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According to exhibitors in Hyderabad, tickets were sold out for Endhiran sooner than they did for Robo and Robot. The film has been running to packed houses in all three languages, leaving theatre owners perplexed as to how to make way for this week's releases — Brindaavanam, Aakrosh and Knock Out.
The growing number of shows and response to originals like Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaya, Raavanan and Paiyya alongside the respective Telugu dubbed/remade versions Ye Maya Chesave, Villain and Awara are indicators to the city's cosmopolitan nature.
The distributors' share from Endhiran alone has surpassed the Rs. 100 crore, beating the previous record of 3 Idiots.
l Trade pundits note that Robot's acceptance in Mumbai, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan regions break the notion that Southern stars are paper tigers in Bollywood strongholds.
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!"
"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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
As is the case with every Rajinikanth movie, Endhiran too has not disappointed fans. There is not a single day when fans do not get news about the magnum-opus directed by Shankar. There was a lot of speculation about the release date of the movie when the audio was launched in Malaysia. It was first announced that Endhiran would be released on the first week of September. Then, due to logistical reasons, the release was postponed to the last week of September.
Even last week, we read news that Endhiran will release on October 8, as the number '8' is lucky for director Shankar. Now, you will be the first to know that Endhiran will be released on September 24, 2010 which is less than three weeks from now. The countdown begins.
Aamir Khan had said that he is eager to watch Endhiran, produced by Sun Network’s Kalanidhi Maran and directed by Shankar. The actor pointed out that he grew up watching Rajinikanth-starrers mainly because of the actor’s style. Aamir added that is keen to take a peek on Endhiran to know what style Rajini had done for the Robot role.
For the first time, Rajini has paired up with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Endhiran and this has also caused a lot of expectations. The film’s music has been scored by Oscar winner AR Rahman.
Rajinikanth, in a recent press release, has said that though he wished to invite all his fans for the wedding of his youngest daughter Soundarya with industrialist Ashwin, he is not in a position to do so because of the space constraint and traffic hassles. The actor has already invited several politicians including the Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa.
The Superstar also sought the wishes of all the fans and well-wishers. The wedding is scheduled to take place at Rani Meyyammai Hall in Chennai on September 3rd, 2010.
A R Rahman and his Enthiran music has not only become popular worldwide, but is ruling the Tamil Nadu domestic music charts. In the Mirchi Top 10 countdown for the week ending August 14, four out of the 10 songs are from the Rajinikanth sci-fi film!
Kilimanjaro… is on top of the charts, and three other Enthiran songs are in fourth, fifth and sixth positions on the Mirchi Top 10.
Think Music, who is distributing the album, says the CD sales of the album have crossed the magic figure of Rs 3 lakhs, which no other album has done in the recent years.
It is phenomenal by any yardstick, and perhaps Rahman’s best ever performance of the decade. Shankar and AR Rahman combo surely rocks once again.
The fans are also emotional about the album because they feel Rahman has no live projects in Tamil after Enthiran.
The Mozart of Madras had three albums released in 2010 - VTV, Raavanan and now Enthiran. Currently, Rahman is working on three Hindi films, besides his many Hollywood commitments.
He has not signed any new films in Tamil and his regulars like Shankar have gone to Harris Jayaraj to do his 3 Idiots remake.
Meanwhile, as Enthiran lords over the charts, Yuvan Shankar Raja (Paiyaa, Baana Kathadi, Naan Mahaan Alla) and GV Prakash’s (Madrasapattinam) lucky streak seem to have come to an end as the Mozart of Madras rules.
