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Film review: Take Rajinikanth out of ‘Kabali’ and what is left?

Pa Ranjith sealed his reputation as a stylish and thoughtful filmmaker with Madras (2014), in which a long-running feud between political parties over a wall became a nifty metaphor for Tamil Nadu politics. The Malaysia-set Kabali, starring Rajiatnikanth as the eponymous don, opens with the promise of similar messaging tucked into a regulation gang-war drama. After being in […]

Rumours about Rajnikant’s health send fans into tizzy

CHENNAI: Rumours about the health of Tamil superstar Rajnikant, who is in the US now, sent his fans into a tizzy today but the actor’s office assured he was fine. “He is taking rest in the US. He is happy and is vacationing with his family. There is no need to believe rumours,” his publicist […]

Now, Kochadaiyaan producers in financial tangle

Whether a virtual-Rajinikanth’s motion-captured movie Kochadaiyaan made the cut or not, it sure has spelt financial trouble for its producers. On Friday, Mumbai-headquartered EXIM bank issued a notice to the superstar’s wife, Latha Rajinikanth, who stood guarantor for the funds given to Mediaone Global Entertainment Limited., co-producers of the film. She was called to repay […]

The ‘Science’ Behind Akshay Kumar’s Look in Enthiran 2

New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, who is making his debut in Tamil cinema with Rajinikanth’s sci-fi action-thriller 2.0, will be seen playing an eccentric scientist in the film, which is currently being shot in Delhi. (Also Read: Revealed: Akshay Kumar as Villain Dr Richard in Rajinikanth’s Enthiran 2) “Akshay plays scientist Richard who, after an experiment goes wrong, […]

Akshay Kumar to play the villain in ‘Enthiran 2’

Akshay Kumar, Bollywood’s very own khiladi, has been signed on to play the villain in filmmaker Shankar’s “Robot 2”, which will also release in Tamil as “Enthiran 2”. The film is a bilingual and has Tamil Nadu’s cinema icon, Rajinikanth, in the lead along with Amy Jackson. “Enthiran 2” is touted as India’s most expensive […]

Akshay Kumar to play villain in Enthiran 2 along with superstar Rajnikanth

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is all set to play the villain in filmmakaer Shankar’s Robot 2 which will release in Tamil as Enthiran 2. The bilingual film will have superstar Rajnikanth with actress Amy Jackson in the lead and is expected to be a high-budget movie. The filmmaker’s were earlier rumoured to cast Hollywood actor […]

Arnold Schwarzenegger not part of ‘Enthiran 2’, say sources

Chennai: ‘The Terminator’ star Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was approached by the makers of superstar Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Enthiran 2’ to play the antagonist in the film, may not get to play the role as the deal failed to work out, a source has said. “The team has finally decided to rope in a Bollywood actor to play the […]

Arnold Schwarzenegger may play the antagonist in Rajinikanth’s ‘Enthiran 2’

Chennai: The team behind superstar Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Enthiran 2’ is reportedly planning to use motion capture technology to shoot some of the important portions of the Tamil film, which will also be shot in 3D. “The film will be shot in 3D. It was decided last week that some key scenes will be filmed using motion capture […]

‘Kochadaiiyaan’ box office collections: Rajinikanth inks a first

The big ticket release starring superstar Rajinikanth and Deepika Padukone, ‘Kochadaiiyaan’ inked a first in the Indian animation film industry in terms of box office collections. Thalaivar Rajinikanth’s much-awaited motion capture technology film ‘Kochadaiiyaan’ saw a bumper response in South centers. Calculating the box office collections earned from all six languages (in both 2D and […]

Review Kochadaiiyaan: Rajinikanth flipping cigarettes is much more fun

In the normal course of things, that would be a double bonus. Because just one Rajinikanth can go faster than the speed of light. Because he can split an atom faster than a particle. Because he… you get the point. But even Rajini, the one and the only, can’t pick up a film and run with it, […]

Kochadaiiyaan review: A disaster of a film with terrible animation

As the curtain lifted and the first scenes of Kochadaiiyaan began rolling, I thought there was some practical joke being played. I saw a bunch of drawings made by the Etch A Sketch toy flashing before my eyes. The actors’ bodies looked like ninepins, and their faces looked like pencil drawn doodles on inflated balloons. There’s no […]

“Kochadaiiyaan Better Than Hollywood Motion Capture Films”

Chennai: Tamil superstar Rajinikanth’s magnum opus Kochadaiiyaan, which releases worldwide on Friday, is a lot better than several earlier films made using motion capture technology in the west, says Phil Stilgoe, founder of Centroid motion capture company, which worked on the movie.(Also read: Kochadaiiyaan Release Delayed Only due to Technical Reasons: Filmmakers) Kochadaiiyaan, directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth Ashwin, is […]

Rajinikanth’s Kochadaiiyaan Will Introduce Viewers to New Technology

New Delhi: At last the long wait is over and Rajinikanth fans across the globe will get to see his much-awaited and anticipated Tamil film Kochadaiiyaan, directed by the matinee idol’s younger daughter Soundarya. When it unravels on the silver screen on Friday, the film will introduce moviegoers to a new technology – first motion capture photo-realistic […]

Rajinikanth’s Kochadaiiyaan gets the Big B stamp of approval as Amitabh launches movie’s trailer

The Hindi trailer of the much-awaited Rajinikanth movie Kochadaiiyaan was launched by actor Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday. The trailer was launched at a plush suburban multiplex and was attended by Jaya, Aishwarya Rai, Kajol, and Rajinikanth’s daughter Soundarya. Big B could not stop talking about his friendship with Rajinikanth, which blossomed on the sets of […]

Kochadaiiyaan Hindi trailer launch: Amitabh Bachchan is all praise for Rajinikanth!

Mumbai, Mar 31: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who unveiled the trailer of Kochadaiiyaan in Hindi here could not stop gushing about South superstar Rajinikanth’s latest hi-tech 3D film and wished that it heralds a new era in Indian cinema. Also Read – ‘His Dialogue Delivery is Like Superstar Rajinikanth’ – Bharat Arun Reveals How Coach Ravi Shastri Talks During Team Huddles […]