Rajnikanth's new avatar: Animated Sultan! *Zeenews Bureau* Chennai, Jan 14: Rajnikanth fans are in for a treat. The Tamil superstar, who has redefined the term 'Stardom' will soon, be seen as mythological, larger than life character. But what, you may ask, is so great about Rajni playing a larger than life character. Hasn't he always done that?
Well, that's where the novelty lies. For the first time in his glorious career, Rajnikanth will be seen in an animation. And donning the director hat would be none another than his daughter, the 23 year old Soundarya. The animation film titled 'Sultan' is being developed at Chennai's Ocher Studios. While the film is targeted at both adults and children, Soundarya admits, making the film though is no child's play. She is at the helm of the USD 10 million, full-length 3D animation film, Sultan-The Warrior, being co-produced with Adlabs. The movie will be made in 12 languages including Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, English and even Japanese. "Animating a live-action hero is not easy at all because you have to get the size precise and even facial features like the eyes and the nose precise," she said. She is leaving no stones unturned to ensure that the movie becomes a benchmark for animation in the country. She even took the iconic actor to Brussels for a body scan. 'I want him to be the first South East Asian actor to ever be animated. If that's not all, even the film's promise to be a cracker, since none other than A R Rahman is composing the sound track. "The background score is very, very important for an animation. It's the backbone of the film. The film's got four full-length songs, so Rahman sir has taken a lot of effort and he's done a lot of homework on his own. We are very excited about the music," says Soundarya. In another first of sorts, the film will also have a separate English title song. A search is on for an international singer. The movie is expected to hit theatres by the end of this year. With the makers clearly looking for a global platform for their film, whether or not Sultan Rajni scores with the international audience, his fans are already queuing up for the tickets. http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=418146&sid=ENT&ssid=1 -- regards, Vithur A.R.RAHMAN - THE ABODE OF DIVINE MUSIC
