Kochadaiiyaan – Movie Preview
“There are heroes, there are superheroes, but there is only one SUPERSTAR RAJINIKANTH.”
It all started with a earth shattering teaser. And now, we have the magnum-opus, the 125-crore Kochadaiiyaan ready to hit the screens near you this Friday. It’s been two dedicated years of hard work for Soundarya Ashwin, the director of the film and her team. The film has a star-studded cast including Deepika Padukone, Sarath Kumar, Nassar, Shobana, Jackie Shroff, Aadhi and Rukumani Vijayakumar. AR Rahman has scored music for the film and the songs have been topping the charts on all radio stations ever since. The film has dialogues by KS Ravikumar, who has also penned the story. It is produced by Mediaone Global Entertainment and distributed by Eros International.
Kochadaiiyaan – Highlights
If you are bored about the brouhaha and the hoopla surrounding the cast and crew of the film, please find below Only Kollywood’s interesting compilation of snippets related to the film.
- What is motion capture technology? It is nothing but capturing the live action of actors and then recreating the performance to animate digital models of the actors in 2D or 3D. Kochadaiiyaan is India’s first photo-realistic 3D film with the motion capture technology. James Cameron’s Avatar utilized performance capture technology. Even, the Hulk character in Avengers was captured using motion capture technology instead of a bland CGI technique
- Numbers: 2 years in the making, over 200 odd technicians and a 125-crore budget – Directed by a 29 year old debutante director. More than 100 screens for the Tamil version in USA make this the biggest South Indian release ever
- History: First film in Indian cinema to be released in 6 languages namely Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Punjabi and Marathi simultaneously. The film is also being in released in Japan in Japanese where Rajinikanth has a sizable fan following. First 3D Indian film to be released in more than 100 screens in USA
- Costumes: Rajinikanth’s hairstyle was inspired from Mani Ratnam’s classic Thalapathi. The costume designer for the film is Neeta Lulla, our country’s most celebrated female fashion designer and a four time National Award Winner
- The Oscar Connection: Two oscar winners are part of the film. AR Rahman, the music composer and Resul Pookkutty, the sound designer
- The Brad Pitt Connection: Centroid Studios, who worked on the Brad Pitt’s ‘World War Z’ has employed extraordinary efforts on to recreate the image of Rajinikanth on screen with the infrared rays pointers on the body suit he was wearing
- Quotes: Rajinikanth – “Kochadaiiyaan is not my cup of tea. A film replete with so much technological advancements should have been done by Kamal Haasan”
- Screens: More than 6000 -Worldwide; Tamil Nadu: 400+, Kerala: 250+ and Karnataka: 150+
The film also brings together the classic Thalapathi pair Shobana and Rajinikanth on screen. Late veteran comedian Nagesh has been brought alive on screen with the motion capture technology.
The stage is set. The red-carpet bombing is underway. The Rajinikanth euphoria is just two days away. Actually, one doesn’t need any of the above reasons to watch a Thalaivar film at all. Do we really need a primer to watch Rajinikanth on-screen? We guess no.