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Robot
Directed byS. Shankar
Written byBalakumaran
Sujatha
S. Shankar
Produced byKarunamoorthy
Kishore Lulla
StarringRajnikanth
Aishwarya Rai
J.D. Chakravarthy
CinematographyRathnavel
Music byA. R. Rahman
Distributed byAyngaran International
Eros Labs
Release dates
India April 14, 2010
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget120 crores

Robot is a forthcoming science-fiction film being directed by S. Shankar, who with Robot, directs his tenth feature film. Despite several rumours regarding the lead actors, Rajnikanth and Aishwarya Rai have been formally announced to portray the title role. The film is expected to cost 120 crores and is set to contest with Kamal Haasan's film, Marmayogi, in a race to become India's most expensive film to date.

Production

Development

After completing Nayak: The Real Hero in 2001, Shankar announced a project with Kamal Haasan and Preity Zinta titled Robo,[1] to be produced by the now-defunct production company Media Dreams.[2][3][4] Despite, announcing the project, due to a lack of backing the project was cancelled and Shankar began work on Boys. In 2005, Shankar made another project, Anniyan, this was mistaken to be the renamed title for Robot.[5]

After a stupendous response from his previous project, Sivaji: The Boss, there were speculations regarding Shankar's next film. However Shankar stated that he was going to be involved with his production house, S Pictures for 3 months.[6] Several websites claimed that he was set to take his maiden Telugu language film with Chiranjeevi,[7] while others claimed that it was set to be with Mahesh Babu.[8] Ajith Kumar was also considered for the film and several sources reported this news as confirmed but Kumar claimed that he wasn't yet approached.[9] In July 2007, Shahrukh Khan was signed on to be the male lead of Robot and also the producer of the film.[10] However, in October 2007, Shah Rukh Khan and Shankar officially called off the project. Khan commented that the script was "half-baked" and "dull" in comparison to his other films at the time. Shankar commented that Rajnikanth had commented on Shankar being a "trusted" and "excellent" script writer. Thus the two weren't able to compromise on one another opinions.[11]

After further indications that either Ajith Kumar and Aamir Khan were set to sign up for the film, reports surfaced in early January 2008, that Rajnikanth has been roped in for the project.[12] The movie will be made at a cost of Rs. 120 Crores.[13] Later in January 2008, Ayngaran International and Eros Multimedia agreed to become the producers of Robot with Karunamoorthy, the Chairman of Ayngaran International saying that:

“ We are very happy to announce that superstar Rajnikanth, Shankar along with A. R. Rahman are coming together again to make Robot, which is going to be made in Tamil and would be dubbed into Hindi, Telugu and English.”

The film is unlikely to keep its name, Robot, due to the English title in Tamil Nadu, whose government present tax exemption to films with Tamil titles. Likely titles suggested to proceed Robot as the title, include Iyandiran or Iyandira, both literal translations of Robot to Tamil.[14] The film's scripting is going on as told by Shankar in two interviews. It was subsequently announced that all those who have been committed for Robot should sign an agreement accepting that they will not commit themselves to any other project for the next two years of its production, with an exemption to the female lead, Aishwarya Rai.[15]

Casting

Apart from the original decided casting of Rajnikanth in the lead role, Shankar as director and A. R. Rahman,[16], who sets a new record for the most expensive Musician of India, the rest of the cast is expected to be named within the next six months. Several heroines were approached to essay the lead female role with Aishwarya Rai,[17] Priyanka Chopra,[18] Deepika Padukone,[19] Asin Thottumkal,[20] Trisha Krishnan,[21] Shriya Saran[21], Priyamani and Nayanthara[22] being linked with the role and furthermore, Amitabh Bachchan[23], Narain[24] and Arjun are being considered for further lead roles.[25] In late January 2008, Aishwarya Rai was announced as the heroine of the project, and she later confirmed her appearance in the film to the news channel, Aaj Tak for a fee of 6 crores, becoming the highest paid actress in India with her salary for Robot. Robot is touted to become the most expensive film ever made in India.[26] In a subsequent interview Aishwarya Rai expressed how much she always wanted work with Shankar and Rajnikanth, and is eager to work on the project. [27] Telugu actor, J. D. Chakravarthy was chosen ahead of other actors to play the role of the villain in the film.[28] Sujatha originally announced as the dialogue writer of the film, died during the production stages, with Balakumaran being named as his successor. Along with Shankar's usual directorial assistants, Manoj Bharathiraja, son of noted fimmaker Bharathiraja, was signed on to be an assistant director.[29] Sabu Cyril was signed up as the art director while Rathnavel has taken up the post of the cinematographer, after K. V. Anand, Manikandan, Nirav Shah, Thiru and Ravi K. Chandran had opted out.[21][30][31]

Filming

The film began on February 15, 2008 in Chennai when portfolio photographer G. Venket Ram did a photo shoot with Rajnikanth.[31] Following this initial shoot, Shankar and the cinematographer Rathnavelu went on a world tour to location-hunt. The team visited Vienna in Austria, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and Hanoi in Vietnam to pick suitable locations.[32] The first three photo sessions were held with Rajnikanth in Mumbai and Chennai with Aishwarya Rai featuring in the fourth session.[33].

References

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  2. ^ "Shankar's prime weapon is his script writing". India4u. 2001. Retrieved 2001-12-23.
  3. ^ D. Govardan (2008). "Rajinikanth replaces Shah Rukh Khan in India's costliest movie". India Times. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
  4. ^ Kamath, Sudhish (2001). "Talk of the town". The Hindu. Retrieved 2001-03-28.
  5. ^ S. Srinivasan (2005). "Anniyan (2005)". Nowrunning. Retrieved 2005-06-12.
  6. ^ Moviebuzz (2007). "`Robo`- Shankar's next film". Naachgaana. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
  7. ^ "Shankar's next project with Chiranjeevi". Filmfunda. 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
  8. ^ "Prince Mahesh Babu". Tollywoodpoint. 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
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  10. ^ "'Robot' prepares while 'Sivaji' makes waves". The Hindu. 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
  11. ^ "Robot shelved!". Sify. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
  12. ^ Vilakudy, Rajaneesh (2008). "Shankar signs on Rajnikanth for Robot". Rediff. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
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  15. ^ "Superstar goes by the rules!". Indiaglitz. 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
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  17. ^ "Who should Rajni romance in Robot: Deepika or Ash?". Rediff. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
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  21. ^ a b c "Heroines in the race for 'Robot'". Indiaglitz. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-08. Cite error: The named reference "trisha" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
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  23. ^ "Deepika opposite Rajinikanth!". Tamilomovie. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
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  26. ^ "Robot confirmed!". Sify. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
  27. ^ "I want to work with Rajni sir says Aishwarya Rai". FilmSutra.com. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  28. ^ "Chakravarthy with Rajini for 'Robot'". Indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  29. ^ "Manoj in Shankar's 'Robot'". Cinesouth. 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  30. ^ "Amitabh, Nirav Shah in 'Robot'!". Cinesouth. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  31. ^ a b "Robot shoot starts!". Sify. 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  32. ^ "Shankar goes on a global location hunt!". Sify. 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  33. ^ "Aishwarya Rai participates in the fourth photo session.The first film schedule will start in the first week of September in [[Brazil]]". Behindwoods. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
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