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Rajinikanth on working with Akshay Kumar in Shankar’s magnum opus: He’s the real hero and villain of 2.0

Rajinikanth on working with Akshay Kumar in Shankar's magnum opus: He's the real hero and villain of 2.0

Rajinikanth, who has always been reticent about his professional career and has steered clear of media interactions in the past decade or so, has spoken to anchor Archana of Zee Tamil television in a highly enjoyable 90-minute-long chat. Various snippets and never-heard-before facts about Rajinikanth’s life, 2.0, and his friendship with Kamal Haasan have been doing […]

Why Shankar is the ‘Rajinikanth of directors’: The filmmaker consistently creates new markets for Tamil films

Why Shankar is the 'Rajinikanth of directors': The filmmaker consistently creates new markets for Tamil films

The producers of 2.0 invested nearly 75 million US $ for the VFX portions in filmmaker Shankar’s upcoming magnum opus. Known as the Rajinikanth of directors, Shankar joined hands with the Superstar himself for 2.0, so such a humongous budget makes sense. But convincing producers wasn’t difficult for the director even in his early days, says award-winning director Vasanthabalan […]