'Endhiran will change my image' - Rathnavelu

Sun Pictures is now the production in charge for 'Endhiran' starring Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai. The director of mega ventures, Shankar is making this movie for which Rathnavelu has been roped in for cinematography.

'Endhiran' is being touted as the most extravagant, high budget movie in Indian cinema which is based on a sci-fi baseline. The challenging task of framing the scenes for this CGI based movie has been trusted to talented cameraman Rathnavelu, who recently portrayed a brilliant cinematography in Surya's 'Varanam Ayiram'.

Rathnavelu speaking to the media said, "Shankar is a director who plans every nuance of the movie beforehand and executes them succinctly. We had every aspect of the movie along with the scenes well planned. Songs were canned in Peru, Brazil, Goa and Chennai. When the snap shots of these songs came out, reviews started pouring in, congratulating me for portraying superstar in a youthful and vibrant look. I had an iconic image that I will sign up only for script oriented flicks like 'Sethu' and 'Pithamagan'. 'Endhiran' that is being made on par with Hollywood movies will change this perception."

"As Sun Pictures has stepped in, the promo for this movie will extravagantly reach the masses. I am still being flooded with rave reviews for my work in 'Varanam Ayiram' and all credit goes to Gautam Menon for bringing the best out of me. We had a tough time filming the father and son – Surya but after the response, I am in an exuberant state," concludes the cinematographer on an exalted tone. 

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Bye Dasavatharam, Hello Robot

The Dasavatharam fever is over. Now the hype around Superstar Rajinikanth's next big film Robot has started. According to the latest buzz, director Shankar has changed his cameraman for this big project for the 4th time and now it is Rathnavelu who will be handling the camera for Robot.


He accompanied with Shankar for a three week world tour to finalize the locations for Robot. As of now they will be going to Vienna, capital of European country Austria. After this, they will fly to Brazilian capital Rio de Janeiro. As per the suggestion of the superstar, the team will visit Vietnam also. One of the songs will be shot in the exotic locations of Hanoi, the capital city of the red country.

According to Shankar's close associates, the film will be launched in the second week of August in Chennai and will shift to Vienna for the shooting the song portions with Rajini-Aishwarya.
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Who will crank the camera 'Robot'?

Confusion over the cinematographer of Shankar’s Robot continues. Earlier it was said that Nirav Shaw would be the cinematographer of the mega movie starring Superstar Rajinikanth and Bollywood queen Aishwarya Rai. However, according to a grapevine, Nirav Shaw’s demand for a huge salary made Shankar look for other options.

The ace director then roped in Thiru but even this arrangement did not last for long. The latest news is that Thiru is out and Rathnavelu is in.


Rathnavelu, who is fondly called as ‘Randy’ in Kollywood circles, is one of the favorite cinematographers of the leading heroes. Moreover, he hasn’t demanded much salary to work in the project. So it is believed that Randy, who cranked the camera for movies like ‘Sethu’, ‘Nandha’, ‘Jeyam’, ‘Thirumalai’ and ‘Perazhagan’, will be the cinematographer for the mega budget movie produced by Ayngaran International and Eros Multimedia.

Rathnavelu is currently working for Goutham Menon’s ‘Vaaranam Aayiram’, starring Suriya, Sameera Reddy, and Divya Spandana.

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