‘Sultan’ is coming soon!!!

Superstar Rajinikanth who is currently busy with this ‘Yanthram’ has also managed to wrap up his animation flick ‘Sultan- the Warrior’.

This is being made by his stunningly beautiful daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth and if all goes well, then the movie is likely to hit the screens anytime during the next month or so.

This is produced by Ocher Studios owned by Soundarya and Rajini has paired up with Vijayalakshmi in this animated flick.

It is also said that efforts are on to release the movie in various languages and if that happens, the film will create a new record for being released in so many foreign languages.

More details are to be released soon on this.

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Soundarya on animation!

It was Shriya Saran and now it is Soundarya Rajinikanth. The next guest lecturer on the ‘Times Avenues’ list was the Superstar’s daughter, to give a special lecture on her favourite topic and also her career field – animation. The talented lady shared her views on the subject and spoke about the opportunities available in the country when one chooses the animation career. She said, “There is a huge future for animation in India. Apart from the creative line, there are almost 10 times more opportunities on the technical side.” Talking about her current hot project, ‘Sultan’, she is very much looking forward to its release. Her love for pictures and images made her to choose animation over other forms in the film field and she decided to make an animation film with her dad as a hero. One can expect the usual masala and flavour of a commercial film from an animated Rajinikanth in ‘Sultan’, for she revealed, “There’s action, drama, revenge and love... It’s a commercial film. I am a commercial person. A confident Soundarya said, “I’m sure ‘Sultan’ will be path-breaking and we are working towards it.” The daddy dearest says when it comes to the opinion between the two movies ‘Sultan’ and ‘Endhiran’, she replied, “He thinks of them as two prestigious projects. The work to be put in them is the same.” It is said that this highly creative mind has other innovative plans like launching a ‘School of Thoughts’, which will be “a platform to people who have ideas.” Like they say, ‘like father, like daughter.’

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Soundarya Rajnikanth’s new addition

Ochre Studios run by Soundarya Rajinikanth has added one more feather to its cap when it selected HP storage works technology to store Animated Digital Content. This is said to enhance production processes of animated films and minimize service interruption. Industry sources aver that animation industry in India is sure to grow in leaps and bounds in the coming years and to combat this growth, it is mandatory to have state-of-art technological devices in hand.
While discussing on this, Soundarya had this to say, “Our team is determined to create the next generation of digital animated films and for this we needed a storage solution that would grow as our requirements changed.” She further added, “We are delighted to work with HP. Their unparalleled technology experience and resources will help us to achieve our business goals. The HP MSA2000fc array has made storing and retrieving data effortless by streamlining the post-production process so we can meet the creative needs of filmmakers as well as today’s competitive image quality demands.”

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Sultan’s whooping budget

Superstar Rajinikanth will be soon be seen in an animated film thanks to his multi-talented daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth. The film is being made under the banner of Soundarya’s Ocher Studios and the movie is rumored to have hi-end animation. The best part is the central character of the film Sultan who is an exact depiction of Rajini.

We all know that each shot in the film is actually shot with the superstar first and then the animation specialists work on it to bring a very satisfying natural look. Reports indicate that so much of money has gone into the making of ‘Sultan-The Warrior’, as much a grand 60 crore rupees!

Never imagined that animation films would be so costly!

The film has another high light in the sense it is a multilingual film and is being made in eighteen languages. This is a new record that is being made by the superstar’s super daughter. Grapevine also has it that Vijayalakshmi will be lending her personality to this animated movie as the superstar’s heroine.

Soundarya Rajinikanth, a chip off the old block we should say!

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After Kuselan, Rajinikanth gears up for Robot

Tamil superstar Rajinikanth is likely to leave for the US shortly to join the US based production team of his Rs 1.5 billion venture Robot, said publicists.

Robot will be a sci-fi movie and stars Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai in the female lead. She has already reported for the photo-shoot schedule. It is being directed by Shankar whose last offering with Rajinikanth, Sivaji - The Boss broke all box-office records, publicists added.

The movie will be simultaneously produced in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and two other Indian languages besides being later dubbed into English, Japanese and Malay. After Rajinikanth agrees to the final script, shooting will commence from August 15.

The extravaganza is being jointly produced by London-based Ayngaran International and Eros Entertainment. While Rajinikanth's Kuselan has released today, he has almost completed his daughter Soundarya's Ocher Studios' Rs 2 billion animated production which has live shots of the superstar.

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Animated Rajinikanth starts work

Superstar Rajinikanth is starting work in his daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth's film 'Sultan – The Warrior' today. Shooting is happening in a 3D Motion Capture studio in Hyderabad.

It has been confirmed that Vijayalakshmi would be playing the leading lady in the film and not Ileana as reported earlier.

Motion Capture technology entails actors to be wired up with infrared lights and as the actor moves, the movements are recorded onto a computer. These movements would then be applied to 3D models that are designed after the actors.

This is the very first time that a 3D animation movie is being made based on an Indian actor. Rajinikanth's unique body language and mannerisms would be reflected completely on the 3D model that's going to play Sultan – the warrior.

The movie is being produced by Ocher Studios owned by Soundarya Rajinikanth and is expected to be released in 2009.



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Rajini cartoon to feature live action

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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Rajini's daughter a 'behind the scenes superstar'

Superstar Rajnikanth is all set to begin shooting for Sultan, the much-awaited, most expensive Indian animated film. And Rajinikanth's daughter Soundarya is both directing and producing the film.

"First of all, a film like Sultan has never been done before because it's realistic 3D and what India has seen as of now is more 2D. It's all mythology-based and this is a fictitious film. It stars superstar Rajinikanth, so yeah, I think that's the edge," says Soundarya.

"Oh my father's looking forward to it too. It's the first time he's going to be directed by his daughter so he's very excited about it as well," she adds.

Soundarya is the head of Ocher studios which is co-producing Sultan along with Adlabs. And now Ocher studios has also tied up with Warner Bros for producing live action films.

"They're a great team, you know there's nothing more I can say about Warner Bros that people don't already know. We have tied up an exclusive agreement deal that we'll produce live action films for them. We're producing South Indian films to begin with, but soon we'll move on to the North Indian market as well. It's an exclusive agreement that we have happening," says she.

When asked if she ever wants to become an onscreen glamour queen, Soundarya says that she has done a guest appearance with her father in the yet to be released Kuselan, but that for the moment, she's happy playing the back screen boss.

"It may be too late for that because I've already stepped behind the camera. And Kuselan, well it's a wonderful movie and the song is called Cinema Cinema and it talks about how movies are made. The crew that participates in it from behind the camera and it's just a couple of shots, that's it," she explains.

If Rajnikanth is the undisputed superstar in front of the camera, his daughter wants to make her mark from behind the scenes.

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Ileana in Rajini's Sultan

Tollywood glam doll Ileana has been roped in to act with 'Superstar' Rajinikanth in ‘Sultan The Warrior’, an animated film being directed by the top actor's daughter Soundarya.

Ileana, who entered Kollywood with ‘Kedi’ opposite Ravi Krishna, would begin her second innings in Tamil filmdom with Sultan.

Besides, she has also been asked to share the screen with Vikram in a movie to be directed by K S Ravikumar. Vikram would act in two different roles in this project.

The movie is produced by Soundarya Rajinikanth's Ocher Studios. A R Rahman is scoring the music.

“It is privilege to do a movie on my father, who is a mass hero and man admired by the masses”, says Soundarya.

‘Sultan The Warrior’ would hit the screens in April 2008.

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Soundarya's Magical Graphics For 'Sakkarakatti'

Soundarya Rajnikanth, the pretty-looking younger daughter of superstar Rajnikanth, has got all the talents that match her stunning looks. She is already a making an animation film titled 'Sultan: The Warrior' with her father as the central character. Considering Rajni's millions of fans worldwide, this film would surely be a surprise for them, to see their favourite hero in an animation film.

Soundarya has also committed to direct Ajit in a film billed as a sequel to 'Billa'. The film would be produced jointly by Soundarya and Hollywood' sWarner Brothers. Not one to sit back and feel satisfied, Soundarya has associated herself with 'Sakkarakatti' the launch vehicle of K. Bhagyarja's son Chantanu as the hero. She has created many graphics-inspired sequences in the film.

Her work in making the lead pair 'float' in mid-air for a song sequence has come in for special praise from all those who have seen it. Soundarya has also successfully depicted many 'angels of love' accompanying the lead pair in the song sequence. Before getting down to doing all these graphics work, she was alert enough to have discussed the scenes she had in mind with music wizard A.R. Rahman, who has come out with matching songs.

Like father - like daughter: perfection personified!

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“I wanted my son to debut in a Shankar movie”

The Sakarakatti audio launch held at the Sathyam theatres registered a near-full attendance of invitees; and significantly it brought 20 directors of Tamil cinema in one stage. While Vikram and Susi Ganesan took a leave of absence owing to their Kanthaswamy shoot schedules in Mexico, Radhika Sharathkumar made a few heads turn with her entry.

First copy of the CD was released by Rama Narayanan and received together by A R Rahman’s mother and Shanthanu’s mother and yesteryear actor Poornima Bhagyaraj. Two songs were screened and the launch was peppered with emotional speeches by a few directors.

After praising Shanthanu for his aerobics in the songs, Ameer wished him to fly high in his career after the release of the movie. He further expressed his longing to meet A R Rahman. “I have traveled far wide and met personalities; however, I haven’t got an opportunity to visit Rahman at his home in Chennai. It is my wish to visit him very soon,” he noted.

Jeyam Ravi revealed that he was earlier associated as an Assistant Director in many movies produced by Dhanu. He further stated that Shanthanu has tremendous networking skills and knows more people in the industry than him.

It was Bharathiraja who added zing to the event by expressing his longing and desire for Rahman and his music. He said that it is wonderful to witness the third generation in action and that Dhanu is a real crowd puller. After which, he concentrated mostly on pulling pranks at Rahman revealing how difficult it was to get tunes from him. “It is easier to extract milk from a tigress,” Bharathiraja said.

Bharathiraja also declared that he would make Rahman act in one of his movies. “His eyes are like Mono Lisa’s, beautiful and expressive. It would be such a waste if I didn’t employ them in one of my movies. He is acting in one of my movies,” Bharathiraja declared assertively.

A R Rahman, in his speech, mentioned that he was apprehensive to take up Sakarakatti since he had no free time for another year at that time. “However, director Prabhu already had five of my Hindi songs in mind and asked my consent to use the tunes. We only selected two of them and the rest four are fresh tunes,” Rahman said.

Bhagyaraj let a peek of fatherly anxiety by saying that he wanted his son to debut either with Shankar or Maniratnam. “I was amazed at Prabhu’s talent of story telling and didn’t have to think twice before sending Shantunu to the sets of Sakarakatti,” he reminisced. “I was quite lucky in terms of my career, maybe because my mother named me after luck. I wish the luck to continue in the case of my son too,” Bhagyaraj said. He also requested Shanthanu to consider new directors in his career unlike other established actors who think twice before signing in for debutant directors’ ventures.

The two songs, Chinamma Chilakamma and Marudaani Vizhiyil, which were screened, included extensive visual effects done by Soundarya Rajnikanth’s Ochar Studios.

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