 The
news is now official. After much speculation as to whom
Rajinikanth will romance in his upcoming film 'Kochadaiyaan',
his younger daughter Soundarya, who's directing the film, has
finally broken the news on Twitter. Actor Deepika Padukone has
been roped in to play the lead opposite the megastar.
Earlier the team is said to have approached a few other
Bollywood heroines including Katrina Kaif but Deepika, who had
earlier been signed on for Rajinikanth's 'Rana' will now be seen
in Kochadaiyaan as well. Soundarya is also said to have roped in
Tamil actress Sneha to play Rajinikanth's sister's role while
actress Shobana and actor Aadhi will also play important roles.
AR Rahman will compose the music while KS Ravikumar will
supervise the direction.
The poster has Rajnikanth striking one of the
poses of Lord Shiva, with long hair and a toned body. While some
say he will be seen with an eight-pack avatar, others believe he
will only have six-pack abs. 'Kochadaiyaan' is the name of a
Pandya king. Kochadaiyaan is a hi-tech 3D film. This is the
first time that a 3D film with performance capturing technology
is being produced in India. It is worth mentioning that the all
time box office hit 'Avatar' directed by James Cameron and 'The
Adventures of Tintin' directed by Steven Spielberg have been
produced with the same performance capturing technology in
Hollywood.
KS Ravikumar has written the story, screenplay and dialogue. The
film is produced by Eros International and Media one Global
entertainment Limited. The work is progressing in a fast pace
and is scheduled for release in August 2012. Rajinikanth would
act in Rana following Kochadaiyaan in 2012. |
