He deserves this and much more. He is a great human being,” says Soundarya Rajinikanth on ARR

CHENNAI: Even as the nation celebrates the limelight hogged by A.R.Rahman at the Oscars, a group of filmmakers in the industry are on cloud nine. For, these are the people who have signed the Oscar-winner for their impending movies.

Gautam Menon, one of the handful to have roped him in, says the award is a recognition for all his works. “Oscar for him is not just for Slumdog Millionaire. The award sums up his extraordinary work in all the movies he has worked in.” Calling himself a “fan of Rahman right from his maiden album,” Gautam says signing him for the Simbu-starrer ‘Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa’ was a dream come true. “I wanted him to score music for my first film. I am glad it has worked out now.” Irrespective of the ‘Oscar’ tag, the music wizard’s albums would always record high sales. “I have an entire collection of Rahman’s albums. I think many Indians would. We are all happy about his Oscars, no doubt. But there is no question of boost in marketability of our album. If it is Rahman, cassettes will anyway sell like hot cakes.”

For ‘Endhiran’, the banner is just getting bigger. Directed by Shankar, with Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead, the movie is set to take the masses by storm with its top-slot cast and technology crew including Stan Winston Studio for Animatronics and Yuen Woo Ping, for the stunt sequences. Rahman’s Oscar has now added a great deal to the movie’s grandeur.

Actor Rajinikanth’s daughter Soundarya has a reason to cheer, too. ‘Sultan the Warrior,’ the animation movie starring her father jointly produced by her company – Ocher Studio, will now have an Oscar connection, with Rahman handling the background score.

“I was ecstatic when I saw Rahman sir win the Oscar. He deserves this and much more. He is a great human being,” she says, adding: “His winning the Oscar will surely add value to all the productions he is involved in and as he said in one of his interviews, his quality will remain the same, no matter which awards come by. I am a great fan [of his] and it is an honour and a blessing for me to be working with him on my directorial debut.”

http://www.hindu. com/2009/ 02/26/stories/ 2009022658110200 .htm

Happy Wedding day to our beloved Superstar

Superstar got married in the year 1981 on feb 26th. On behalf of all superstar fans we wish him a very happy wedding day.

Khoon Ka Karz is Arasan The Don in Tamil

Khoon ka Karz is a hit film which stars superstar and is now being dubbed in tamil as Arasan The Don. This film releases in March all over TN and other parts.

Khoon Ka Karz released in hindi in the year 1991 which also stars Vinod Khanna,Sanjay Dutt,Dimple Kapadia,Kimi Katkar and Sangeeta Bijlani. Mukul Anand directed this movie and Laxmikant Pyarelal scored the music. Superstar comes as Dada in this movie. A very entertaining movie with powerful star cast. It is now being released in tamil after 17 years.

Baasha is also slated for a re-release sometime soon. Sultan is on its way for this summer. Its Superstar all the way this summer.

Hearty congratulations to Rahman for winning the Oscar - Jai Ho

More Endhiran shooting spot pics

Superstar's Baasha to re-release in 10 theatres

The Rajinikanth starrer Baasha is back with a bang after 12 years of its release! The film has remained etched in the minds of the fans forever due to the electrifying dialogues and the powerful presence of Rajini, not to mention the acting of late actor Raghuvaran. This film is due to be released in 10 theatres on February 27th.

Till date, MGR’s films draws huge crowds whenever they are screened in the state. It is amazing to note that Rajini’s films are also being released in a like manner. Baasha will be distributed by OK Films. The film was directed by Suresh Krishna and produced by Rm. Veerappan.

Pooja’s memorable moments with Superstar

Floored by Naan Kadavul, Rajinikanth invited Director Bala and Arya to
his home recently and heaped laurels on the movie and their sincere efforts.

On Thursday, it was the turn of actress Pooja, who had played a blind beggar in the movie to have a tete-a-tete with 'Super Star' Rajinikanth.

Pouring accolades on Pooja for her extra-ordinary performance in Naan kadavul, Rajinikanth said on the occasion that she had proved her acting talent in the movie. He also showed great enthusiasm in getting to know her forthcoming projects.

A thrilled Pooja presented Rajinikanth with a 'holy' shawl, which her father had gifted to her, requesting her to present it to someone she respected a lot.

Rajinikanth too gifted her a shawl and a portrait of Swami Raghavendra.

Superstar lauds Naan Kadavul team

It is well known that the superstar does not hesitate to praise good work and has always been the first to commend excellent films. The superstar watched Naan Kadavul, which was screened exclusively for him. Impressed by the film, Rajni invited Bala and Arya to his residence to discuss the movie and shower accolades.

Rajni had reportedly told Bala: “I’m impressed and stunned with the presentation of the film… only you can make such a movie Bala…” Later he wished both Bala and Arya all success in their future projects.




A transcript of Rajini's letter, reproduced in English, is given below:

Never in the history of Tamil cinema has there been a film like Naan Kadavul. Generally, all of us know of films based on our lives, social issues, and political problems. But there are several issues left untouched in this world and society. It is, therefore, understandable that most of us would not be aware of the underworld mafia controlling the beggars and the life of the Agori Babas. Bala’s efforts and talent has ensured that these two aspects of our society are brought on screen excellently and easily understandable by the public. I convey my heartfelt wishes and bow my head in saluting this great director.

Having met several Agoris in the Himalayas during my visits, I appreciate the body language and acting skills of Arya. The music scored by Ilayaraja has a horripilate effect on me every time I hear it. The acting of all the differently disabled actors in the film had me literally in tears. An effort like this in Tamil has really made me proud. A film like this is impossible in the future. I wish all those who were associated with film and congratulate them.

Superstar at Prabu's daughter marriage function

Superstar Rajinikanth attended actor Prabu's daughter, Aishwarya, marriage function. Superstar came with his wife Latha and spend few minutes there. Large number of cameraman surrounded him to get exclusive shots.

Rajini watches Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, applauds the creators

Superstar’s who used to always appreciate noble efforts and newcomers in tinsel town has once again proved his modesty.

Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, a film by debut director and technicians has got rave reviews from media and audience and the film has also emerged as a hit. Superstar came to know about this and expressed his wish to watch the film. The happy producers of Vennila arranged him a special show at Four Frames Preview theatre located in Lake Area Nungambakkam.

Superstar dropped in for the film and watched the film and enjoyed it completely. After watching, the technicians and crew of the successful film met Superstar and got his blessings. Producer of the film Anand Chakravarthy and other technicians including cinematographer Lakshmanan and music director Selva Ganesh were present during the occasion.

The technicians expressed their gratitude for Superstar’s appreciation.

Shankar explores IT parks to hold Endhiran shoot

Endhiran team is in short break now. Taskmaster Shankar is busy scouting locations for the film in various spots of the city.

Shankar - IT visitor

The director and his associates are visiting various IT parks in the city and studying them every nuke and corner. The city which has developed as a major IT hub in recent times (next to Bangalore and Hyderbad) boasts many software firms in various technology parks across the city catering numerous domestic and international clients.

Since Endhiran is a science fiction film, where he has to showcase state-of-art buildings built with latest technology in architectural field Shankar is on exploration for such buildings in the Chennai city. It is reported that his assistants has submitted him a selective portfolios of locations where the shooting can be held. Now he is visiting those places to zero in on an location for next schedule. (Details about get-go of next schedule is not available)

Shankar and his crew at Olympia Tech Park

Yesterday Shankar was spotted with his assistants in Olympia Tech Park in Chennai which is located in Guindy. The director was carefully examining each and every part of the park and reports said that he was seen discussing about the some scenes which is likely to be shot in next schedule. He performed a mini rehearsal about the scene to his assistants and ordered them to make necessary arrangements.

(But it is yet to be confirmed whether they have ticked that place or not. We will inform you as details pour in.)

Conference suits and hi-class pubs

Those who work in Olympia Tech Park (Verizon) say that the building is meant for excellent and state-of-the-art infrastructural facilities with conference halls, suits and hi-class pubs. They say that the shooting would be held in weekends if the place is zeroed in.

It looks that Shankar may shoot some scenes regarding conference of Mr.Vaseegaran (the scientist role of Superstar in Endhiran) and pub scenes probably with Aishwarya Rai.


Source - Onlyrajini