Rajinikanth hospitalised

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Tamil superstar Rajnikanth, who was hospitalised for allergic bronchitis and high fever, is recuperating well and has been advised rest for a couple of days.

Aishwarya, Rajnikanth's daughter and wife of actor Dhanush, said her father was "fine".

She said doctors had advised him rest and he would be under observation for two days at the Isabelle Hospital in Chennai, where he was admitted on Wednesday after he complained of breathlessness.

Doctors, who have prohibited visitors meeting the actor, said he was "doing well" and required rest.

This was the second time in a week that he had been hospitalised. On April 29, last Friday, the actor was admitted to the same hospital briefly for exhaustion and dehydration. He was discharged the same day.

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Rajnikanth's Rana shooting starts

Rajnikanth is known to work in one film a year. So after the stupendous success of Enthiran, the Superstar has speeded things up, as he has already started on his next project Rana.

The film, produced by Eros International and Rana Production Ltd UK and directed by K.S. Ravikumar.

Unfortunately, after the muhurat shot, Rajni had felt uneasy and had been hospitalised for dehydration and exhaustion. He was discharged later in the evening.

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'Endhiran' will be a surprise: Shankar

Director Shankar, who has been tight-lipped so far about his action-packed sci-fi Tamil film "Endhiran" starring superstar Rajnikant and Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai, reveals that the movie is almost finished and has lots of surprises in store for the audience.

"'Endhiran' is almost complete. 90 percent of the shooting is over," Shankar wrote on his blog www.directorshankaronline.com.

"I have just finished the action sequences of the film 'Endhiran' in Pune and Lonawala. both the leading artists of the film were present during the shooting," he wrote.

Shankar has also uploaded some of the stills of the film on his blog. This is said to be the first official release of the stills of the movie.

A year ago some pictures taken surreptitiously during the shooting of a song in Peru in South America were released and Shankar had protested, saying it was a pirated work.

Shankar launched the blog Jan 1 in a bid to interact with his fans.

The other sections of the blog that will update fans about the progress on the film have not been activated yet.

"While (his last blockbuster) 'Sivaji' was about black money and corruption, 'Endhiran' is about an andro humanoid robot Prem. The first half of 'Endhiran' is full of surprises. The second half is a roller coaster ride," he wrote.

The director also promises to share information about the making of his magnum opus "Endhiran".

Being made on a budget of Rs.125 crore, the film has hogged the limelight since it was launched. Sun Pictures is producing it.

Shankar, whose "Sivaji" was released on June 15 in 2007, may screen "Endhiran" in April or June this year.

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Ash and Rajini's romance in a Benz?

Shooting for the Rajinikanth-Aishwarya Rai starrer Endhiran, which was on at Vellore, is all set to shift soon to Kulu Manali. It is believed that director Shankar has incorporated a few romantic scenes between the duo which is sure to set the screens sizzling. One of the scenes to be shot in Kulu Manali will be one such, the lead pair romancing in a car! For his scene, it is believed that a top model Benz car has been purchased, and the car cost around Rs One Crore! The buzz is that another brand new Merc was blown in an action scene shot earlier! The superstar is playing a double role in the movie, and it is said that he is working out intensely to look young and match up to Aishwarya Rai in the film.

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Aishwarya and Rajini danced at world heritage site for 'Endhiran'

Mumbai, Sept 24: What happens when super-duper star Rajinikanth and world’s most beautiful woman, Aishwarya Rai dance arm-in-arm? Obviously, an unprecedented visual treat! Yes, recently the awesome-twosome shot an amazing dance sequence for their forthcoming film ‘Robot’. The lady was seen wearing ostrich feathers and her Rajini sir was at his stylish best. The spicy song sequence was shot at the UNESCO declared world famous heritage site - Machu Pichhu in Peru and the film went on to become the first ever shot there. Wow!

‘Robot’, one of the most promising movies of 2008, has been in news for more than one reason. Earlier, Shah Rukh had to star in the film but due to 'creative differences' with dirtector Shankar, he opted out. In walked the ‘baap’ of all superstars – the one and only Rajinikanth. After some hussle and tussle between SRK and director Shankar, the film was renamed as Enthiram. Grapevine also has it that Shankar will be shooting for his film in other exotic locales like South America, too.

The film is to be produced by Ayngaran and Eros International. AR Rahman has been roped in for music. This will be the second film for Ash under Shankar's direction after 'Jeans'.








Earlier, in an interview to a news daily, Aishwarya talked in glowing details about the Tamil superstar, “Rajini Sir is such a wonderful human being. He has been so close to the family, too. I am glad and honoured to be working with him."

When asked about heroines getting sidelined in a Rajini film, Aishwarya refuted the claim, "I don't think it's a fair statement. You can't but be fascinated by this phenomenon called Rajini sir. He is so super-fascinating and intriguing to his audience. I don't think it's a deliberate attempt by any director to sideline any actor/character working along with him."

Hubby Abhishek, do we smell something burning? As for us, we can’t help but wait eagerly to see the fascinating pair onscreen!
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Rajnikanth's Endhiran : Posters released

Shankar, the ultimate showman of Kollywood, who usually keeps everything about his movies under wraps before their release, has given the media a pleasant shock by releasing the posters of his magnum opus, ‘Endhiran-The Robot’, officially. The poster shows Rajnikanth in a robot get- up, kissing a rose.

The shooting of the mega-budget movie, produced by Ayngaran Internationals and Eros, commenced on Monday in Brazil, with Shankar and team canning a song sequence featuring Rajni and Aishwarya Rai.

R.Ratnavelu takes care of cinematography while Manish Malhotra handles the costume designing. Shankar has roped in Hollywood technicians to make his sci-fi film on par with international standards. Chinese martial arts choreographer and film director Yuen Woo-ping, who has worked for films like ‘Fist of Legend’ (1994), ‘The Matrix’ (1999), ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ (2000) etc, will choreograph the stunt sequences while technical assistance is being provided by the Stan Winston Studios (famous for having done the graphics for films like ‘Jurassic Park’, ‘Artificial Intelligence’, ‘Indiana Jones’ etc).

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'Enthiram' starts shooting in Peru

The shooting for 'Enthiram' (formerly 'Robot'), the mega film by Shankar, starring Rajnikanth and Aishwarya Rai, will begin on September 8th in Peru.

A song will be filmed at the picturesque Machu Picchu. This would be the first time an Indian film would be shot in this ancient site built by the Incas around 1460, which is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.ji.

The technicians’ list of 'Enthiram' comprises some of the best in Hollywood. Mary E. Vogt – the expert who designed the futuristic suits and gadgets in 'Men in Blac'k, 'Bat Man Returns' and 'Inspector Gadget' – will design the robotsas well as the futuristic suits that will be donned by the artists.

Manish Malhotra will design the 'normal costumes'. The talented costume designer has already worked with Rajni in 'Sivaji'.

Stan Winston Studios will take care of the animatronics involved in this film. (Animatronics is moving the puppets, for example robots in this film, using high-end electronic devices.) 'Iron Man', 'Terminator', 'Jurassic Park', 'Pearl Harbo'r, and 'I-Robot' are some of the movies that testify to Stan Winston Studios’ efficiency. They will also be aided by companies like CafeEFX ILM, Tippet, Centro and Menfond.

Stunt choreographer Yuen Woo Ping, who choreographed the stunning and visually appealing stunts of 'Matrix', 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' and 'Kill Bill', will take care of all the stunts of this film.

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Kuselan release on August 1

Superstar Rajinikanth’s upcoming movie Kuselan, which was delayed due to post production work, will be released on August 1. Pyramid Saimira, worldwide distributors of the film, confirmed that the movie, being directed by P. Vasu, would grace theatres on August 1st.

This bilingual movie, a remake of the Malayalam movie Kadha Parayumpol, will be released simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu as Kuselan and Kathanayukudu respectively. Pyramid Saimira is going for a 1000 plus screens release of the film worldwide. The movie is produced by prominent director K. Balachandar for the Tamil version and Ashwini Dutt for its Telugu version.

The movie will feature Rajinikanth in 20 costumes, including an Egyptian Pharaoh. Pyramid Saimira is expecting the film to take the best-ever opening of 2008, as the release will be gigantic. Director P. Vasu has said that the film will be marketed like any other Rajinikanth film, and the superstar appears from the third reel onwards.

Meanwhile, recently released audio CDs and cassettes of Kuselan have opened to record sales, with reports that more than 2 lakh CDs have been sold within just 2 days all over the world. Apart from CDs, 50000 cassettes were reportedly sold in rural areas, breaking Shivaji's audio sales record.

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