Director Shankar’s film dubbed in Telugu

Eeram, directed by debutant Arivazhagan, went on to become a huge hit. The movie was produced by ace director Shankar, who is known to give opportunities to upcoming directors to make their mark in the film industry.

Talking about Shankar, Arivazhagan says that he is thankful that the director trusted him to give an opportunity to wield the megaphone.

Yet another good news that Arivazhagan shares with us is that Shankar plans to dub Eeram in Telugu. The success in Tamil has apparently prompted Shankar to take the film to Tollywood.

Rajini kamal Shankar in Kalanidhi marn's 500 crores project

It’s going to be a good news for all the audience of Indian Cinema. Its the desire of every viewer to see Superstar Rajinikanth and Kamal Hassan on one screen. And this going to happen soon.

According to the sources Superstar Rajinikanth and Kamal Hassan are working together in a movie. The movie is directed by successful director Shankar.The producer of the film Kalanidhi maran is making this project with a huge amount of 500 crores.The film will be a Trilingual film, which is made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

We have already seen them in movies like Vayasu pilichindhi, Anthuleni kadha and Andhamaina anubhavam long back.

Let all wait for the minutiae of the cast and crew of this sensation combo.

Movie Review: Enthiran

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Banner: Sun Pictures


Production: Kalanidhi Maaran


Direction: Shankar


Star-casts: Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa, Kalabavanmani, Karunaas, Santhanam and others


Music: A.R. Rahman


Cinematography: Rathinavelu


Editing: Anthony


Art: Sabu Cyril

Banner: Sun Pictures Production: Kalanidhi Maaran Direction: Shankar Star-casts: Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa, Kalabavanmani, Karunaas, Santhanam and others Music: A.R. Rahman Cinematography: Rathinavelu Editing: Anthony Art: Sabu Cyril

For years, it wasn’t just for Shankar, but for his fans as well, who had been curiously looking upon his dream project ‘Enthiran’. Nearly before 10 years, Kamal Haasan and Preity Zinta were supposed to be the part of this film later following Shankar approaching Shah Rukh Khan in the Hindi make. At last, the expectations went higher and higher as the film was to be made with Superstar Rajnikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

The biggest brands – Superstar, Aishwarya Rai, A.R. Rahman, Shankar, Sun Pictures was more than enough to sell the product and finally the big day arrives in a much grander way.

So, how does the film work out? Does it live up to our expectations?

Definitely, it exceeds our expectations as this is something far beyond brilliance in the career of everyone in this film. For sure, this will be the greatest milestone for Shankar, Superstar Rajnikanth, A.R. Rahman and other technicians. The film doesn’t boast of usual Rajnikanth stuffs as there are no introduction songs with group dancers and grand music.

Rajnikanth is shown in a simple way as Dr Vaseegaran busy working on a project of launching a new humanoid Robot… After days and months of backbreaking research and hard work, a new robot comes into existence. It is a multi-faceted Robot ‘Chitti’ (again played by Rajnikanth) that looks identical as Vaseegaran. The Robot becomes the heartthrob of all young gals and hero for guys, savior for the needy ones and indeed makes headlines. The Robot is to be examined through an association of senior scientists (one of them is Danny Denzongpa, Dr. Vaseegaran’s mentor). It gets rejected to be utilized for various major developmental projects that includes military defense, because it lacks the sense of cognizance of differentiating the good from bad and moreover, the ‘emotions’.

Instantly, Dr. Vaseegaran starts working on the ‘emotional quotients’ and finally implants the program that instigates the emotions in Robot.

But the mission is unaccomplished as the speculative pop as Robot starts inheriting the traits of human emotions. Apparently, Robot falls in love with Dr. Vaseegaran’s girlfriend Sana (Aishwarya Rai).

Hats off to director Shankar as he tries elevating the standard of Tamil cinema with ‘Enthiran’…. Not alone because of technical aspects, but he has completely changed his narrative style. Say for instance, the hero introduction of Rajnikanth is same as a Hollywood film. But the introduction scene of ‘Chitti Robot’ wins the claps and whistles. The way he dances for the Birthday Party song along with Aishwarya Rai is mind-boggling and his fight sequences in train is awesome. He gets awestricken with his overpowering performance during second half, especially the last 30mins is terrific. Wow! This man looks so invigorated and enthusiastic. The dialogue he utters during the climax sequence of blaming human race is fantabulous. Aishwarya Rai looks beautiful than before and her dancing in ‘Irumbile’ is tremendous. Danny Denzongpa as the villain does justice to his role, but we can term his characterization as to be a catalyst rather than a villain. Santhanam and Karunaas haven’t got much to do with the film.

Musical score by A.R. Rahman is fantastic and the background score during last 30mins is over-the-top and cinematography by Rathinavelu is decorous.

On the whole, ‘Enthiran’ is a must watch movie that has every element of entertainment and of course, the newly tailored experience for the universal fans. This is the first sci-fi thriller in the history of Indian Cinema and we are sure there wouldn’t be any other movie such grander as this one. It’s a must watch movie for 6yrs old kid to 80yrs old persons.

Director Shankar’s answer to ‘3 Idiots’

It’s a longtime buzz that Shankar, who is eagerly waiting for the release of ‘Enthiran’, will start working on the Tamil and Telugu remakes of ‘3 Idiots’ once the Superstar Rajinikanth starrer hit the screens.

When Shankar was approached to confirm the news, he said that he was in talks for the project. “I can’t speak anything about the project since I am too busy with the release of Enthiran,” he said.

“Only after ‘Enthiran’ sees the light of the day (October 1), I can speak about my next project. All my attention is now on ‘Enthiran’ and I am thrilled to know the response it would evoke,” Shankar added.

Meanwhile, plans for ‘Enthiran’, produced by Sun Pictures, are open from today at cinema halls all over Tamil Nadu. As Rajini fans are expected to storm theatres to book tickets, wide arrangements have been made.

Director Shankar: Endhiran is priceless

Endhiran is said to be the first movie made on a highest budget ever in Indian cinema history. But the film’s director Shankar says that it is invaluable when it came to the hard work by the entire team.

Though Shankar’s initial pick was Kamal Haasan, the choice moved on to Shah Rukh and finally reached Rajnikanth. The director said that he is happy that he had Rajni to play the role.

On Aishwarya Rai, Shankar said that she is a thorough professional who came well prepared to the sets on each day of the shoot.

Director Shankar ten habits

Shankar will always think about the plot for his film alone. Once he creates a plot he will tell this to the friends who are not connected to cinema and also to important people in cinema. It is Shankar’s style to write the screenplay after getting their views.

Shankar has the habit of exercising for one hour daily. He has a hi-tech gym in his house.

Shankar is fond of foods. He knows by heart about the special items in various hotels and places.

Whenever he has time, he use to call his teenage friends and the friends when he was an assistant ,to his office and speak to them open heartedly for hours together.

Shankar favourite number is eight. So he is particular that his car number, cell number and release date will be eight.

Shankar’s favourite thing is work. He will start his discussion in the office at 10 in the morning which will go up to 9 in the night. He says that this is the best way to relax

Shankar does not miss any important Tamil film that is being released. He will give importance to the film even if it has new faces.

He has the habit of shooting a fighting scene for at least one month. He will shoot the song sequences for 20 days. He expects perfection. But other scenes he will shoot rapidly.

However busy he is, he will spend the whole day with his wife and children on their birthday.

Shankar has the habit of listening to the new tunes for his film at least 200 times at various times. After this, only he will decide whether to ok it or not.

Who was there at the Endhiran trailer launch

The trailer of Endhiran was released at the Sathyam Cinemas today (September 11th, 2010) amidst much expectations. It was released jointly by the film’s producer Kalanidhi Maran, actor Rajnikanth and director Shankar.

Those who made it to this event were the Nadigar Sangam president Sarath Kumar, sound engineer Rasool Pokutty, directors Bhagyaraj, Dharani, K S Ravikumar, Parthiban, Hari, Lingusamy, Sundar C, Cheran, actors Arya, Vivek, Lawrence, Karan, Arun Vijay, Sibiraj, Nakulan, Krishna, Tamil Film Producers Council president Rama Narayanan, FEFSI chief VC Guhanathan, Film Distributors Association president Kalaipuli G Sekaran, Theatre owners Abirami Ramanthan, and DMK functionary and producer Anbhazhagan.

Rajnikanth's wife Latha, daughters Aishwarya Dhanush, Soundarya Ashwin, son-in-laws Ashwin and Dhanush, director Kiccha, producer TG Thyagarajan, Editor Mohan, Amma Creations Siva, Ayyappan, Sivasri Srinivasan, cinematographer Rathnavelu and art director Sabu Cyril were also present.

Rajinikanth says his role is very challenging in Endhiran

Even as the countdown has started for ‘Endhiran’, Superstar Rajinikanth, the protagonist of the multi-crore project, has said that it was a very tough character to play and a very challenging role.

In an interview, the actor said that he accepted the offer just because of Shankar. “He is one of the best filmmakers in the country. Shankar was the only reason behind me agreeing to play the role. I would have declined the offer otherwise.”

Acknowledging that Kamal Haasan and Shah Rukh Khan were supposed to do the film, the Superstar said: “But there is something called destiny. Daane daane par likha hota hai khane wale ka naam.” (‘On the top of each and every grain, the name of the one who is going to eat it would be written’.)

Thanking Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, A R Rahman, Kalanithi Maran and others who extended cooperation to him while working for the film, Rajini said, “We have enjoyed the film. I am sure that the audience will also find it interesting. I am guaranteeing it.”

Aamir Khan great fan of Rajnikanth and waiting Endhiran release

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.

Finally 3 Idiots remake has confirmed for tamil & telugu version

At a time when a lot of buzzes are doing rounds about the Tamil remake of ‘3 Idiots’, director of the Bollywood blockbuster Raju Hirani has confirmed that the film is being remade in south Indian languages

Speaking at the DVD launch of the Aamir Khan starrer in Mumbai, the filmmaker said, “The movie will be soon made in Tamil and Telugu. But I don’t know who will play the lead there.”

“I think they (producers and director of the Tamil version) are currently in the process of casting,” Hirani said and added that he has no plans to make a sequel to ‘3 Idiots’. “I am not with that idea,” he said.

There were reports that a popular production house has acquired the remake rights of ‘3 Idiots’ and Shankar will direct both the Tamil and Telugu versions. “While Vijay will replace Aamir Khan in Tamil, Mahesh Babu will play the role in Telugu,” reports said.

Maddy and Simbu not in 3 Idiots

We already have knowledge that director Shankar is remaking the super-hit Hindi movie 3 Idiots in Tamil and Telugu. As in the case of any Shankar movie, the news mill never seems to close. When it was first decided that Vijay will enact Aamir Khan's role in the movie, Madhavan and Silambarasan were roped in for the other two roles. It was Madhavan's turn first to opt out of this movie due to his prior commitments. Now the latest is that Silambarasan is also out of the project. The reasons for this are unknown and we are sure to keep you posted on this.

This latest develpoment puts Shankar in a state of bother as it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a suitable replacemnt for Maddy and STR. Produced by Gemini film circuit, the music of this multi-starrer is by Harris Jeyaraj and the camera is to be wielded by Manoj Paramahamsa.

3 Idiots may be Shankar's another high profile film

Another going to be much hyped film of the year, the remake of Hindi ‘3 Idiots’, is taking shape as Shankar who is directing this bilingual is ready after completing his ‘Endhiran’. With a lot of imaginations already flowing from all corners it became clearer yesterday when Gemini Film Circuit finally confirmed that Shankar will be in charge of the south Indian remakes.

Immediately after signing the project director Shankar went to Vijay and confirmed him for the Aamir Khan's role. Then Madhavan was confirmed for the same role he played in Hindi version. But there is still news saying Madhavan is not interested to do the role again. Whether he will be able to say no to a Shankar film is a question. For the third main lead Silambarasan aka STR is confirmed. Initially Jeeva was pushed to do this role but Shaknar has opted for STR.

In Telugu, as per news available till now, Mahesh Babu will replace Vijay and Madhavan and STR are being retained for the Telugu also. And for music Shankar may have to leave A R Rahman out as he will be busy on his 'Jai Ho' World Tour all this year. Sources say Shankar has settled for Yuvan Shankar Raja this time.

Another high profile film in the making.

Super star's Endhiran audio rights has sold out for Rs 7 Crores

Oscar Award winning music composer A R Rahman has proved his mettle once again because the audio rights of the film Endhiran has been sold out at a Whooping price.

The film which has Rajnikanth and Aishwarya Rai in the lead roles is being directed by Shankar. The audio CD of this film is being released by end of this month in a gargantuan function to be held at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

Think Music has acquired the audio rights for this film. The audio rights have been sold out for Rs 7 Crores. This is the first time in the history of cinema that a audio right for a Tamil cinema has been sold out for this price.

Jyothi Krishna favorites Shankar and Rajinikanth

The music of "Oo la la laa"directed by Jyothi Krishna is to be released in Kamala theatre premises, on 24th July (Sunday) in Chennai. As is the new trend these days, Jyothi Krishna who started his career as director of movies Enakku 20 Unakku 18 and Kedi has also turned actor in this movie. The herione of this movie is Preethi Bandari.

The invite of the film is very different and interesting. As per the biodata of sorts given by the director turned actor, his favorite director is Shankar and he is fond of actor Rajni and Chennai. The music release function is to be attended by eminent personalities like Ramanarayanan, S.A. Chandrashekar, Anbalaya Prabhakar, director Sivasakthi Pandiyan, Kaja Moideen, VC Guhanathan and director RK Selvamani. The music of "ooh la la laa" is scored by the duo of Sekar Chandra and V. Kumar. Produced by Eka Chakra Media, will this movie prove lucky for Jyothi Krishna ? Lets see.

Endhiran release date has changed as September 3

Even as news about Shankar's approval to direct the Tamil, Telugu remakes of Hindi ‘3 Idiots’ is still raging there was some media reports that hinted his ambitious Rajinikanth film ‘Endhiran’ may not be released in August as told by the super star himself.

News floating today is almost confirming it. The new release date for ‘Endhiran’ could be September 3 according to some sources in Shankar's office.

Though there is no reason given for the postponement, it may be due to the enormous number of prints that will be generated for a worldwide release. In India alone ‘Endhiran’ is expected to strike 800 screens across the country. Japan and Chine will get 120 prints and for other global markets 160 prints are expected to fly. That means ‘Endhiran’ will have around 1500 prints in release and that will make it one of the biggest films of the world ever.

Shankar: Endhiran is over

Shankar in his blog wrote “It was a very, very happy moment for everyone. I think this is the first film where I am doing the pumpkin breaking pooja ( Poosanika Udaikiradhu) with the lead stars Rajnikanth & Aishwarya Rai.”
He further says “Our producer Mr. Kalanithi Maran gave a big party on July 9th for the crew. In the presence of our honorable Central minister Mr. Dayanidhi Maran, I attended the party along with Rajni sir, DOP Rathnavelu, Resul Pookutty, Editor Antony & my crew. We shared all the interesting stories related to the making of the film with Mr. Maran. It was a memorable day for all of us”.
“Good news… Yesterday morning Rahman gave the Tamil songs final mix master to us… it is amazing…rocking, sounding as big & grand as the budget of the movie. The first song clearly indicates that our AR Rahman is an Oscar winner. I hope that once again our combination lives up to the expectation levels. And we are planning to release the audio in the month end”. he adds more

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Rajinikanth's Endhiran movie release date

The most-expected film of the year – Endhiran – is complete. The shooting was completely wrapped up on July 8th. To celebrate this, a bash was arranged in which Rajinikanth, his daughter Soundarya, Aishwarya Rai and the entire Shankar team participated.

With the shooting over, the talks now doing rounds in Kollywood is the release date of Endhiran. While some sources say that it could be released on August 15, other sources point out that it may hit the screens on September 5th.

It is well-known in the film industry circles that Shankar is a strong believer in numerology and his wrapping up of Endhiran on July 8th stands testimony to this. Going by this, the film may be released on September 5th, as the number added with the month and year sums up to 8.

Endhiran’s sound effects

Sound designing is turning out to be an important part of Tamil films these days. Kunal Rajan, a sound engineer by profession, is a successful sound designer in Hollywood, Kollywood and Bollywood these days. He had won the Streamy Award for Sound designing for the Hollywood film Fear Clinic. His work in Achamundu Achamundu, and Hindi films Blue and Ghajini are worth a mention here.

This talented person is currently working with the Oscar winning sound engineer Resul Pookutty for the Shankar-directed Endhiran. Wonder what novel ideas will be incorporated in Endhiran by this 25-year-old.

Rajini's Endhiran completes; planed to release this August

Rajinikanth,Endhiran,Shankar,Aishwarya RaiThe words came from the horse's mouth. Rajinikanth who visited government tourism exhibition campus few days back himself confirmed that ‘Endhiran’ will be an August release.

We had reported few days back quoting director Shankar that the film is complete but for one song. Now we hear even that song has been shot and the shooting comes to an end today.

‘Endhiran’ has six songs and one song was crooned by A R Rahman in the lines of “Athiradi” song in ‘Sivaji’. This song was the last one to be shot. Shankar wanted a massive hotel lobby to shoot the song and after trying number star hotels in the city he finally settled for a hotel still under construction near Anna Arivalayan in Teynampet. Shankar modified the hotel to his needs and started shooting on Monday. Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai participated.

Shankar winds up the film today and will go into post production. Ooh... the excitement multiplies.

Endhiran shooting is going to complete

The biggest movie of this year 'Endhiran' is moving as per schedule and will release this year. Shankar was shooting in Perungudi area in Chennai for the last two days to complete the final patch work. Rajinikanth and Danny Denzongpa participated.

This few days work created a flutter among the fans and made people wonder when it is said all is over for ‘Endhiran’ and why the shooting is still continuing. Queries poured into Shankar's office the air war cleared by Shankar.

Shankar said the film is well over and will release within this year as planned and aid before. ‘Endhiran’ is the first direct production of Sun pictures.