http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jan/07rajni.htm
We were the first to report Tamil director Shankar was signing Rajnikanth<http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jan/02robot.htm>for his new film, *Robot*. And days after we published it, comes the official press release confirming it. *Robot* was first offered to Shah Rukh Khan [Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=shah rukh khan> ] and then Aamir Khan [Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=aamir khan> ], but both actors stepped down, making way for the Superstar himself to work with his *Sivaji *director again. The film will be produced in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and other languages. It will be a high-tech film with state of art technology, the press release said. Director Shankar is at the moment finalising all the other technicians for the film which will be announced shortly, it said. A R Rahman will score the music. So keep reading *rediff.com*, and getting your daily dose of news, views and more!
