This article came in nowrunning.com --- On Mon, 7/21/08, Adi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Adi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [arr] Sultan The Warrior To: [email protected] Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 5:20 AM Taking this article at face value: With Rajnikanth in a project, nothing seems to happen at a realistic scale. I wonder what happens. Even on a commercial scale, I think this is a dumb decision. A 1-and-a-1/2 hour animation movie can be run twice the number of times a three hour full-length commercial feature film in one theatre having the same capacity. That means double the revenue per day than a regular format commercial film. Is it so difficult for the producers to figure this out? Does Rajnikanth's mere presence hijack people's intelligence also? I always thought Soundarya Rajnikanth was intelligent. I hope this article is wrong! On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 1:46 PM, K P Govind <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote: Soundarya to change the format of 'Sultan' PVS - 7/20/2008 Soundarya Rajinikanth, the director of "Sultan the Warrior", which is touted as a Rs 2- billion cartoon extravaganza profiling her father's life and work, is considering including in it the superstar's live action to increase the duration of the one-hour animation film to 2-1/2 hours and make it a regular commercial film. The live action, it is said, will appeal to all sections of the audience and not just children. Actress Ileana's name is mentioned to play opposite Rajinikanth in the 'live portion' and she is said to be very keen to sign the project. Many other actresses are in the race and no final decision has yet been taken, according to sources. Soundarya originally wanted to make the movie with animated Rajinikanth playing the protagonist. By increasing the duration of the film and making it a regular commercial film with Rajini's presence, the producers are said to be hoping to sell its rights for a price even higher than that "Kuselan" has fetched. The film is being produced jointly by Ocher Studios owned by Soundarya and Warner Brothers. A.R. Rahman has scored the music for the film and the graphics and visual effects have been done by Soundarya's team at Ochar. -- "You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny" -The Upanishads
