Sunday, July 25, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Endhiran Shooting Completed - Shankar
Hi Everyone,
Happy to say that the whole Endhiran shoot is wrapped on 7th July with the shooting of the song sung by AR Rahman, choreographed by Remo at Sun Studios. 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.
Everyone had this feeling similar to a cricket last over…. like a 2 year college wrapping day where you feel very happy & also with a heavy heart … I am amused when I see the same feelings in everyone….
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….
A 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 once again our combination lives up to your expectation levels. And we are planning to release the audio in this month end.
Yours
Shankar
Happy to say that the whole Endhiran shoot is wrapped on 7th July with the shooting of the song sung by AR Rahman, choreographed by Remo at Sun Studios. 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.
Everyone had this feeling similar to a cricket last over…. like a 2 year college wrapping day where you feel very happy & also with a heavy heart … I am amused when I see the same feelings in everyone….
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….
A 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 once again our combination lives up to your expectation levels. And we are planning to release the audio in this month end.
Yours
Shankar
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Endhiran Budget: Rs 200 Crores!!!
The budget of ‘Endhiran’ is getting bigger as it is nearing the D-day.
The magnum opus of Shankar was touted to be a Rs 100 crore project when it was launched in 2008. Then it was said to be Rs 120 crore. When Sun Pictures took over, the film was said to be a Rs 150 crore production. Now the buzz is that ‘Endhiran’ has touched around Rs 200 crores!
The film will have a mammoth worldwide release.
The Rajinikanth-starrer will also be released in China where the super star has a huge fan following like he does in Japan. So to cater to all the markets, ‘Endhiran’ will be out in more than 2000 prints. The music launch of ‘Endhiran’ will be held in Malaysia.
A special music release function will be held in Tamilnadu in the first week of August to cater to Rajini’s fans
The magnum opus of Shankar was touted to be a Rs 100 crore project when it was launched in 2008. Then it was said to be Rs 120 crore. When Sun Pictures took over, the film was said to be a Rs 150 crore production. Now the buzz is that ‘Endhiran’ has touched around Rs 200 crores!
The film will have a mammoth worldwide release.
The Rajinikanth-starrer will also be released in China where the super star has a huge fan following like he does in Japan. So to cater to all the markets, ‘Endhiran’ will be out in more than 2000 prints. The music launch of ‘Endhiran’ will be held in Malaysia.
A special music release function will be held in Tamilnadu in the first week of August to cater to Rajini’s fans
Friday, July 2, 2010
Endhiran History, Making of Endhiran
Endhiran is a forthcoming Tamil science-fiction film being directed by S. Shankar. The film will star Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai in the lead roles. As of 2009, the film's production and distribution rights were purchased by Sun Pictures, with Kalanidhi Maran and Hansraj Saxena, for their first time, as producers. At a cost of Rs. 190 crores, the film is expected to be made on the highest ever film budget in Indian cinema, surpassing that of the 2009 Bollywood film Blue.
Production
After completing Nayak: The Real Hero in 2001, Shankar announced a project with Kamal Haasan and Preity Zinta titled Robo,to be produced by the now-defunct production company Media Dreams.Despite, announcing the project, due to a lack of backing the project was cancelled and Shankar began work on Boys. In 2005, Shankar made another project, Anniyan, this was mistaken to be the renamed title for Robot.
After a positive response from his previous project, Sivaji: The Boss, there were speculations regarding Shankar's next film. However Shankar stated that he was going to be involved with his production house, S Pictures for 3 months.Several websites claimed that he was set to take his maiden Telugu language film with Chiranjeevi,while others claimed that it was set to be with Mahesh Babu.
Ajith Kumar was also considered for the film and several sources reported this news as confirmed but Ajith claimed that he wasn't yet approached.In July 2007, Shahrukh Khan was signed on to be the male lead of Robot and also the producer of the film. However, in October 2007, Shah Rukh Khan and Shankar officially called off the project. Khan commented that the script was "half-baked" and "dull" in comparison to his other films at the time. Shankar commented that Rajinikanth had commented on Shankar being a "trusted" and "excellent" script writer. Thus the two weren't able to compromise on one another opinions.
After further indications that either Ajith Kumar or Aamir Khan were set to sign up for the film, reports surfaced in early January 2008, that Rajinikanth has been roped in for the project. The movie will be made at a cost of Rs. 165 Crores.Later in January 2008, Ayngaran International and Eros Multimedia agreed to become the producers of Robot. The film was unable to keep its name, Robot, due to the English title in Tamil Nadu, whose government present tax exemption to films with Tamil titles. Likely titles suggested to proceed Robot as the title, included Iyandiran or Iyandira, both literal translations of Robot.However it was confirmed in September 2008 that the film has been renamed to Endhiran. The film's scripting is going on as told by Shankar in two interviews. It was subsequently announced that all those who have been committed for Robot should sign an agreement accepting that they will not commit themselves to any other project for the next two years of its production, with an exemption to the female lead, Aishwarya Rai.
However in December 2008, a sudden turn of events led to the production and distribution rights of the film being substantially altered. The production company, Eros International, cited the failures of Drona and Yuvvraj for putting them in financial pressure. Furthermore, Ayngaran International were affected by the Global financial crisis of 2008, forcing both productions to sell the project. Immediately Sun Pictures bought the film from the previous producers for 165 crores, taking over all rights for the film.Sun Pictures is negotiating a deal with HBO to release an English subtitled version of the film in the West.
Casting
Apart from the original decided casting of Rajinikanth in the lead role, Shankar as director and A. R. Rahman as film composer, who sets a new record for the most expensive musician of India, the rest of the cast was named over the following year. Several heroines were approached to essay the lead female role with Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Asin Thottumkal,Trisha Krishnan, Shriya Saran, Priyamani and Nayanthara being linked with the role. In late January 2008, Aishwarya Rai was announced as the heroine of the project, and she later confirmed her appearance in the film to the news channel, Aaj Tak for a fee of 6 crores, becoming the highest paid actress in India with her salary for Endhiran. In a subsequent interview Aishwarya Rai expressed how much she always wanted work with Shankar and Rajinikanth, and was eager to work on the project. For the lead antagonist role Amitabh Bachchan, J. D. Chakravarthy, Narain and Arjun were considered, however Indian actor, Danny Denzongpa was signed for the role. Comedians Santhanam and Karunas were signed up to portray important roles in December 2008. Sujatha Rangarajan originally announced as the dialogue writer of the film, died during the production stages, with Balakumaran being named as his successor.
Along with Shankar's usual directorial assistants, Manoj Bharathiraja, son of noted filmmaker Bharathiraja, was signed on to be an assistant director. Sabu Cyril was signed up as the art director while Rathnavelu has taken up the post of the cinematographer, after K. V. Anand, Manikandan, Nirav Shah, Thiru and Ravi K. Chandran all had opted out.The music composed from A. R. Rahman would feature lyrics from Vairamuthu and Pa. Vijay, while Raju Sundaram will choreograph dance moves. The film will be edited by Anthony Gonsalves, with Manish Malhotra and Mary E. Vogt dually in charge of costume designs. Yuen Woo Ping will be the stunt co-ordinator for Endhiran, making his foray into Tamil films, whilst Stan Winston Studios will take care of the animatronics in the film.Industrial Light & Magic will be working on visual and special effects.
Filming
Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai as pictured at the Machu Picchu, Peru site for a song picturization
The film began on 15 February 2008 in Chennai when portfolio photographer G. Venket Ram did a photo shoot with Rajinikanth. Following this initial shoot, Shankar and the cinematographer R. Rathnavelu went on a world tour to location-hunt. The team visited Vienna in Austria, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and Hanoi in Vietnam to pick suitable locations.The first three photo sessions were held with Rajinikanth in Mumbai and Chennai with Aishwarya Rai featuring in the fourth session.
The first schedule of the film was started on 8 September 2008 at Peru, where a song picturization featuring Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai was shot under the choreography of Raju Sundaram and Claudia Bruckmann, at the historic site of the Machu Picchu. Other scenes for the song were finished off in the United States and then Brazil. The shooting for the second schedule, continued in Goa, India where the initial talkie portions were filmed for ten days. The third schedule for the film included shooting in Himachal Pradesh for a song, which was then followed by scenes being canned in and around Chennai. Scenes featuring a Robotics conference involving Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai, Santhanam and Karunas were carried out at SSN College of Engineering as well as at the Vellore Institute of Technology, with over four hundred students being used as extras.
Production
After completing Nayak: The Real Hero in 2001, Shankar announced a project with Kamal Haasan and Preity Zinta titled Robo,to be produced by the now-defunct production company Media Dreams.Despite, announcing the project, due to a lack of backing the project was cancelled and Shankar began work on Boys. In 2005, Shankar made another project, Anniyan, this was mistaken to be the renamed title for Robot.
After a positive response from his previous project, Sivaji: The Boss, there were speculations regarding Shankar's next film. However Shankar stated that he was going to be involved with his production house, S Pictures for 3 months.Several websites claimed that he was set to take his maiden Telugu language film with Chiranjeevi,while others claimed that it was set to be with Mahesh Babu.
Ajith Kumar was also considered for the film and several sources reported this news as confirmed but Ajith claimed that he wasn't yet approached.In July 2007, Shahrukh Khan was signed on to be the male lead of Robot and also the producer of the film. However, in October 2007, Shah Rukh Khan and Shankar officially called off the project. Khan commented that the script was "half-baked" and "dull" in comparison to his other films at the time. Shankar commented that Rajinikanth had commented on Shankar being a "trusted" and "excellent" script writer. Thus the two weren't able to compromise on one another opinions.
After further indications that either Ajith Kumar or Aamir Khan were set to sign up for the film, reports surfaced in early January 2008, that Rajinikanth has been roped in for the project. The movie will be made at a cost of Rs. 165 Crores.Later in January 2008, Ayngaran International and Eros Multimedia agreed to become the producers of Robot. The film was unable to keep its name, Robot, due to the English title in Tamil Nadu, whose government present tax exemption to films with Tamil titles. Likely titles suggested to proceed Robot as the title, included Iyandiran or Iyandira, both literal translations of Robot.However it was confirmed in September 2008 that the film has been renamed to Endhiran. The film's scripting is going on as told by Shankar in two interviews. It was subsequently announced that all those who have been committed for Robot should sign an agreement accepting that they will not commit themselves to any other project for the next two years of its production, with an exemption to the female lead, Aishwarya Rai.
However in December 2008, a sudden turn of events led to the production and distribution rights of the film being substantially altered. The production company, Eros International, cited the failures of Drona and Yuvvraj for putting them in financial pressure. Furthermore, Ayngaran International were affected by the Global financial crisis of 2008, forcing both productions to sell the project. Immediately Sun Pictures bought the film from the previous producers for 165 crores, taking over all rights for the film.Sun Pictures is negotiating a deal with HBO to release an English subtitled version of the film in the West.
Casting
Apart from the original decided casting of Rajinikanth in the lead role, Shankar as director and A. R. Rahman as film composer, who sets a new record for the most expensive musician of India, the rest of the cast was named over the following year. Several heroines were approached to essay the lead female role with Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Asin Thottumkal,Trisha Krishnan, Shriya Saran, Priyamani and Nayanthara being linked with the role. In late January 2008, Aishwarya Rai was announced as the heroine of the project, and she later confirmed her appearance in the film to the news channel, Aaj Tak for a fee of 6 crores, becoming the highest paid actress in India with her salary for Endhiran. In a subsequent interview Aishwarya Rai expressed how much she always wanted work with Shankar and Rajinikanth, and was eager to work on the project. For the lead antagonist role Amitabh Bachchan, J. D. Chakravarthy, Narain and Arjun were considered, however Indian actor, Danny Denzongpa was signed for the role. Comedians Santhanam and Karunas were signed up to portray important roles in December 2008. Sujatha Rangarajan originally announced as the dialogue writer of the film, died during the production stages, with Balakumaran being named as his successor.
Along with Shankar's usual directorial assistants, Manoj Bharathiraja, son of noted filmmaker Bharathiraja, was signed on to be an assistant director. Sabu Cyril was signed up as the art director while Rathnavelu has taken up the post of the cinematographer, after K. V. Anand, Manikandan, Nirav Shah, Thiru and Ravi K. Chandran all had opted out.The music composed from A. R. Rahman would feature lyrics from Vairamuthu and Pa. Vijay, while Raju Sundaram will choreograph dance moves. The film will be edited by Anthony Gonsalves, with Manish Malhotra and Mary E. Vogt dually in charge of costume designs. Yuen Woo Ping will be the stunt co-ordinator for Endhiran, making his foray into Tamil films, whilst Stan Winston Studios will take care of the animatronics in the film.Industrial Light & Magic will be working on visual and special effects.
Filming
Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai as pictured at the Machu Picchu, Peru site for a song picturization
The film began on 15 February 2008 in Chennai when portfolio photographer G. Venket Ram did a photo shoot with Rajinikanth. Following this initial shoot, Shankar and the cinematographer R. Rathnavelu went on a world tour to location-hunt. The team visited Vienna in Austria, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and Hanoi in Vietnam to pick suitable locations.The first three photo sessions were held with Rajinikanth in Mumbai and Chennai with Aishwarya Rai featuring in the fourth session.
The first schedule of the film was started on 8 September 2008 at Peru, where a song picturization featuring Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai was shot under the choreography of Raju Sundaram and Claudia Bruckmann, at the historic site of the Machu Picchu. Other scenes for the song were finished off in the United States and then Brazil. The shooting for the second schedule, continued in Goa, India where the initial talkie portions were filmed for ten days. The third schedule for the film included shooting in Himachal Pradesh for a song, which was then followed by scenes being canned in and around Chennai. Scenes featuring a Robotics conference involving Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai, Santhanam and Karunas were carried out at SSN College of Engineering as well as at the Vellore Institute of Technology, with over four hundred students being used as extras.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
எந்திரன் படப்பிடிப்பு முடிந்தது
தீபாவளிக்கு ‘எந்திரன்’ ரிலீஸ்: உலகம் முழுவதும் 3000 தியேட்டர்களில் வெளியீடு!
சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினி காந்த்தின் எந்திரன் படம் தீபாவளிக்கு விருந்து படைக்க தயாராகி விட்டது. உலகம் முழுவதும் 3000 தியேட்டர்களில் படத்தை திரையிடத் திட்டமிட்டுள்ளதாம் சன் பிக்சர்ஸ் நிறுவனம்.
சன் பிக்சர்ஸ் நிறுவனம் முதல் முறையாக நேரடியாக தயாரிக்கும் படம் ரஜினிகாந்த் , ஐஸ்வர்யா ராய் நடித்துள்ள எந்திரன். ஷங்கர் இயக்கியுள்ளார். படம் மிகப் பிரமாண்டமாக உருவாகியுள்ளதாம்.
படம் எப்போது ரிலீஸாகும் என ரஜினி ரசிகர்கள் ஆவலுடன் காத்துள்ளனர். இந்த நிலையில் பட ரிலீ்ஸ் குறித்த சில முக்கிய தகவல்கள் கிடைத்துள்ளன.
அதன்படி வருகிற தீபாவளி திருநாளுக்கு படம் திரைக்கு வருகிறது. இதுவரை படத்திற்கான செலவு ரூ.190 கோடியைத் தாண்டியுள்ளதாம்.
தமிழகத்தில் 500 தியேட்டர்களில் படத்தை திரையிடவுள்ளனர். உலகம் முழுவதும் மொத்தம் 3000 தியேட்டர்களில் எந்திரன் படம் திரையிடப்படவுள்ளதாம்.
மலேசியாவில் ஆடியோ வெளியீட்டு விழாவை பிரமாண்டமாக செய்யவுள்ளனர். மேலும், சென்னையிலும் ஆடியோ ரிலீஸ் இருக்குமாம்.
படத்திற்குப் பிரமாண்டமான எதிர்பார்ப்பு உள்ளதால் அதற்கேற்ற வகையில் விளம்பரமும் இன்ன பிறவும் இருக்கும் என தெரிகிறது
சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினி காந்த்தின் எந்திரன் படம் தீபாவளிக்கு விருந்து படைக்க தயாராகி விட்டது. உலகம் முழுவதும் 3000 தியேட்டர்களில் படத்தை திரையிடத் திட்டமிட்டுள்ளதாம் சன் பிக்சர்ஸ் நிறுவனம்.
சன் பிக்சர்ஸ் நிறுவனம் முதல் முறையாக நேரடியாக தயாரிக்கும் படம் ரஜினிகாந்த் , ஐஸ்வர்யா ராய் நடித்துள்ள எந்திரன். ஷங்கர் இயக்கியுள்ளார். படம் மிகப் பிரமாண்டமாக உருவாகியுள்ளதாம்.
படம் எப்போது ரிலீஸாகும் என ரஜினி ரசிகர்கள் ஆவலுடன் காத்துள்ளனர். இந்த நிலையில் பட ரிலீ்ஸ் குறித்த சில முக்கிய தகவல்கள் கிடைத்துள்ளன.
அதன்படி வருகிற தீபாவளி திருநாளுக்கு படம் திரைக்கு வருகிறது. இதுவரை படத்திற்கான செலவு ரூ.190 கோடியைத் தாண்டியுள்ளதாம்.
தமிழகத்தில் 500 தியேட்டர்களில் படத்தை திரையிடவுள்ளனர். உலகம் முழுவதும் மொத்தம் 3000 தியேட்டர்களில் எந்திரன் படம் திரையிடப்படவுள்ளதாம்.
மலேசியாவில் ஆடியோ வெளியீட்டு விழாவை பிரமாண்டமாக செய்யவுள்ளனர். மேலும், சென்னையிலும் ஆடியோ ரிலீஸ் இருக்குமாம்.
படத்திற்குப் பிரமாண்டமான எதிர்பார்ப்பு உள்ளதால் அதற்கேற்ற வகையில் விளம்பரமும் இன்ன பிறவும் இருக்கும் என தெரிகிறது
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