Name of the Film: Endhiran (Earlier titled Robot)
Director:  S. Shankar
Producer: Kalanidhi Maran
Cast: Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai, Danny Denzongpa, Santhanam, Karunas
Story, Screenplay: S. Shankar, Sujatha Rangarajan
Music: A. R. Rahman
Genre: Sci fi thriller, Action
Cinematography: R. Rathnavelu
Banner: Sun Pictures
Expected Release :2010
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Nayan: Superstar Rajinikanth may well be the demigod of the Tamil masses and he may surely be enjoying an international appeal but then the truth remains that there are a healthy pocket of people who find his films to be ridiculous and after the hype and publicity the film makes before its release, the end result has been disappointing in some cases, especially with the foreign audience. Added to that is the inclusion of a sheepish scene which was shown in 'Kuselan' where folks from Japan come only to clap hands which is totally not their culture or approach. It can be agreed that Rajini surely enjoys a great charm and has been very influencing on the people of India but then care must be taken to ensure that his films meet at least the basic requirements of the foreign audience.

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Nayan: Rajnikanth writes letter to Karnataka government on Hogenakkal issue. In the letter, Rajinikanth says that his statements during the Hogenakkal issue might have hurt a certain segment of people. He requests the association to allow them to release the film and that they not mix politics and movies.

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Nayan: The Rs two billion cartoon extravaganza Sultan the Warrior will also feature superstar Rajinikanth in live action, publicists said. "The superstar's live action will appeal to all sections of the audience and not just children,"sources said. Meanwhile, a number of actresses have been pipped to play a role opposite Rajini in the movie, but nothing has been finalised yet. The movie with animated Rajinikanth playing the main protagonist is being produced jointly by the actor's daughter Soundarya Rajnikanth owned Ocher Studios and Warner Brothers.

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Nayan:The list of  stars making an appearance in Kuselan gets longer and longer as names big and small get added! The latest to join that list is Kamal Haasan! After Ilamai Oonjal Aadugiradhu, Super Star and Ulaga Nayakan will be share screen space after a long time. The duo have done tons of movies together in the past. But as they grew in name and fame, casting the two in the same flick became increasinly difficult. Now, however, it seems like P. Vasu has succeeded in bringing two of Kollywood's biggest stars together.  

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Nayan: The superstar's fame is reaching sky high. Not long ago, he was on the t-shirt of an American pop-star. This was followed by a French film, Pretemoi Ta Main, carrying some footage of his film. Grapevine has it that Rajinikanth, will soon be a comics-superhero! Yes! Chennai-based artist Gaman, who heads a publication company called Krea Comics is all set to roll of this project.

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PV: Sultan The Warrior, a full-length animated movie of Rajinikanth, is all set to release with about 3500 prints, early 2009. It is directed by Aishwarya, the superstar's daughter.

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PV: Rajni, Sneha and Mamta Mohanda's Kucheludu, a bilingual film of Superstar Rajinikanth, is under brisk progress. Directed by P. Vasu and produced by Ashwini Dutt, the flick's release date is set as July 18th. Director Vasu is said to be determined on the date and thus has speeded up the work on the sets.

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Nayan: Hero Rajini, currently working with director P. Vasu for Kuselan, will appear in 20 looks in a song. Rajinikanth had earlier appeared as nine different characters in the song Azhagu in Baasha.The new song in Kuselan has the lyrics Saarire saare saare Pokkiri Raja Raja…Pollathavan neethan neethan, which is penned by veteran lyricist Vaali.

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Nayan: Bollywood sex bomb Mallika Sherawat was said to be sweating in fear that she has been caught by the moral police of Tamilnadu, Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) for revealing her shapely back and luscious legs in front of the Tamil audience and sitting cross legged in front of the Chief Minister Karunanidhi. Even a case was filed at the police station for hurting the sentiment of the Tamil people. But now everything has been dropped against her and when further enquiries happened, it has come to light that superstar Rajinikanth is said to be the man who is behind this. Apparently, Rajini is said to have advised the Tamil leaders and lawyers that Mallika is a guest for the state and not a native and added that this must not be taken seriously.

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Nayan: Rajini's Sivaji is now all set to scorch the screens in Hindi.Sivaji - the Boss was in every way the Boss of the box office last year, and continues to lure audiences to theatres. That the movie glided past the 100 and 200 day mark, and is now heading towards the 300th day mark is no surprise indeed!

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Nayan: Rajnikanth is normally a very reserved person. He speaks very little and less with reporters. The superstar never comments about other artists. He usually releases a statement praising their film or their action, but that is all. But to the surprise of everyone, Rajnikanth is reported to have spoken at length to a Tamil film magazine and that too about a heroine.The same Nayantara is now a big star and a celebrity. After Billa, Nayanatara is now a big star with a huge fan-following. She now has a big aura around her, said Rajni.

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Nayan: Not many might know the famous South Indian director and producer K Balachander. He is probably best remembered in Bollywood for making the Kamal Hassan – Rati Agnihotri starrer Ek Duje Ke Liye way back in 1981. Off late, the successful director had been going through a rough patch professionally and financially as well.   K Balachander's biggest discovery is definitely India's highest paid superstar Rajnikanth. The actor made his debut in Balachander's Tamil film Apoorva Raagangal and it was no looking back for the actor who is now considered a God down south.  Now in his hour of need, Rajnikanth is going all out to help his mentor get out of his financial crunch.. Normally, Rajnikanth does one film every one or two years and allots anywhere from 100-200 days for the film. Now he has signed Shankar's Robot but when he came to know of Balachander's problems, he decided to put the film on hold and finish a quick film for Balachander.  

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Kuselan is the Tamil version of the recent Malayalam film Katha Parayumbol. P.Vasu is the director and will be produced by KB's Kavithalaya. The story is based on friendship between a barber and his childhood friend who turns out to be superstar actor.If it was Mammootty who did the superstar's role in Malayalam, the same will be handled by superstar Rajinikant in Tamil. Nayantara is said to play the lead role against Rajini in the film. The other heroine is Simran who is said to pair up with Pasupathy who does the role of a barber.  Vidyasagar composes the music.
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Tamil megastar Rajnikant's next film Robot is already making news. To add to the excitement, the recent buzz  is that Bollywood actress and former Miss World, Aishwarya Bachachan is being considered to cast opposite the superstar for the first time. Its also known that Ash is being offered a huge sum for undertaking the project. The big budgeted Shankar film is said to be scientific fiction thriller and hence said to be highly expensive. With big names like Rajni, director Shankar and A.R. Rahman teaming up together again after the success of Sivaji, all of his fans wish for another super treat with this upcoming venture.
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Chennai, Jan 14 (ANI): India gets its first 3-D superhero, when south Indian film star Rajnikanth dons an animated persona for a forthcoming film titled- 'Sultan the Warrior'.

Rajnikanth, a regional star whose flamboyance is unequalled by Bollywood actors and who may have even more fans than super star Amitabh Bachchan, has become the first actor to be animated ever in Indian entertainment history.

His unique acting style is characterised by a trademark gesture - toss a cigarette in the air, catch it in his lips, then light it with a match struck on a shirtsleeve.

'Sultan the Warrior' will also see the superstar-actor fighting off villains in his trademark style, though with a lot more stylish gestures thrown in for the viewer's delight.

Directing Rajnikanth in his animated venture is none other than his daughter Soundarya, who is debuting with 'Sultan the Warrior'.

According to her, the film is a 'daughter's gift to a father', whose personal life reads like a movie script - he started as a poor bus conductor in Bangalore with a penchant for acting, before making it big in the glamour world.

"Sultan the Warrior is the first of its kind. If you were to look into Indian entertainment history, the first actor to ever be animated will be my father. He's the first actor in the whole of South-East Asia to get animated. And this kind of a film genre has never been attempted in India before," said Soundarya.

"And with this, we hope to set a benchmark for Indian animation. There have been animation films before in India but, not of quality that we are trying to achieve with this movie," she added.

A complete work of fiction, the film is being made in an animation studio in Chennai, on a budget of 10 million U.S. dollars, with a crew of 80 members working on it.

The makers are attempting to create a benchmark for Indian animation films, by taking care to produce a good quality film, one that would burst the myth that only Hollywood can churn out superlative animations.

Work on 'Sultan the Warrior' is expected to be over by the end of the year and the film is slated to be release in 12 different world languages. (ANI)
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Nayan: Veteran producer Aswini Dutt has actually managed to become the producer of the new movie that is being made by director P Vasu starring none other than superstar Rajnikanth. That would be either before or after 'Robot' of Shankar. While the Tamil version will be produced by K Balachander, it is learnt that the Telugu version will be produced by Aswini. The details of this project are yet to unfold in full and the discussions are going on very briskly among Rajni, Balachander and Ashwini Dutt as per grapevine.

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London, Mumbai, 7th January 2008: Leading integrated Tamil media & entertainment company Ayngaran International, which is an Eros International company, announces the production of Shankar's 'Robot', starring superstar Rajnikanth.

After the grand success of 'Shivaji', Tamil film industry's most popular star, Rajnikanth, talented director, Shankar, and music maestro, A. R. Rahman, are coming together once again in the much anticipated 'Robot'.

Expected to be the grandest film ever to be made in Indian cinema, 'Robot', will be produced in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and other languages.

Director, Shankar, commented:
"It's very exciting to be working again with talents like Rajnikanth and A.R. Rahman. Combined with production & distribution muscle of Ayngaran – Eros International, 'Robot' has the potential of becoming this year's biggest film."

Rajnikanth commented:
"I am immensely happy to be working with Ayngaran – Eros International for 'Robot'. This film by Shankar is one of its kinds to be made on Indian screen. No one has done it before."

K KarunaMoorthy, CEO of Ayngaran, commented:
"After the grand success of 'Shivaji' and 'Billa' we are all geared up for 'Robot' now. Aligning with Eros International's consolidation strategy, we are leveraging our position to integrate the Tamil film industry by producing & releasing films on the global platform. It's a pleasure working again with the magical team of Rajnikanth, Shankar and A.R. Rahman. We are positive that 'Robot' will break all box office records. "

About Eros International Plc

Eros International plc is an established global player in the fast-growing Indian media and entertainment arena. Being vertically integrated means that Eros not only produces and commissions films like studios but it also distributes and exploits films across formats globally via cinemas, home entertainment, television formats and new media.

Established in 1977, Eros International has three decades of market leadership in creating a global platform for Indian cinema. The company operates in over 50 countries with worldwide offices in India, UK, USA, Dubai, Australia, Fiji and Isle of Man. It has built a successful business model around the release of 30-40 new films every year and the exploitation of a film library containing more than 1,300 titles, making it one of the largest content owners in the business.

Global Distribution, Motion Pictures, Music, Home Entertainment, e-Television, New Media and Animation are the main Strategic Business Units of Eros.

Eros successfully completes its 30th year in the business with the Vision of consolidating the fragmented industry, the Strategy of operating a vertically integrated business model.

About Ayngaran International
Ayngaran has been the pioneers in Tamil Film Distribution in theatrical and home video formats in the International Market. The History of Ayngaran business dates back to 1987 when it had the vision to acquire the International Rights across formats of many Tamil films that became blockbusters. The Ayngaran library has over 1500 films including Blockbuster films like "Shivaji", "Padayappa", "Chandramukhi", "Mudhalvan", "Indian", "Jeans", "Boys", "Pokkiri", "Gilly", "Sivakasi", "Kadalukku Mariyadhai", "Alaipayuthey", "Kandukondain Kandukondain", "Kannathil Muthamittal" and "Billa 2007" amongst others.
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Nayan: The Rajini- K.Balachander combo has given some great movies, but it's been quite a while since the two teamed up again. But the latest spice is that Rajini will be acting in a movie to be produced by K Balachander under the Kavithalaya banner. Rajini who recently watched the Malayalam flick Katha Parayumbol, which was Mamootty's X'mas offer in 2007, was deeply moved by the story. The movie is about the friendship between a barber in a village and a movie star who comes to that village for a shooting. This moving story on friendship had Mammootty play the movie star and Sreenivasan as the barber. Both actors have given splendid performances and our Superstar was immediate in appreciating Sreenivasan for his acting as well as his powerful dialogues.

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Nayan: Come next December, superstar Rajnikant, the 'sultan' of the Tamil film industry, will create a history, being the first Indian hero to be featured in an animated film. The 3D animated 'Sultan-The Warrior' will be an action-gripped adventure movie, featuring Rajnikant as a mythological and larger-than-life hero.

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