Gladwin Emmanuel Chennai: Produced by AVM and directed by Shankar, `Sivaji the Boss,' rewrote the box-office history of Tamil cinema. It was Rajnikanth's 100th film in Tamil. The decision to dub the movie came after the tremendous response it got from the non-Tamil speaking people in the north.
The movie has been completely dubbed into Hindi (It will retain its original title) under the supervision of Swanand Kirkire, a script writer and lyricist in his own right, at a theatre in Mumbai. "The movie is expected to be released in a couple of weeks. The marketing process has already started," said S C Babu, CEO of AVM Production. The Tamil verson had seen a bumper opening in over 850 screens Since the original three-hour duration may not be acceptable to the Hindi audience, editing changes have been effected to cut down the length of the Hindi version to around 2 hours and 20 minutes. Some portions which have appeal only to a Tamil-speaking audience and comedy tracks and sequences which will not have the same kind of appeal for a Hindi audience have been removed without affecting the continuity of the movie. The lyrics were re-written. The Tamil verson of the movie had witnessed a bumper opening in over 850 screens, when it was released. With A R Rehman's music, K V Anand's cinematography and Thottatharani's artwork, the movie has also won applauds abroad. It managed to find a place in the top 10 movies in UK box-office. Rajni, reportedly had taken home a wad of Rs 1.60 million for Sivaji which is the most expensive Indian film ever. Even top Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan charge about Rs 90 million per film. http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?Page=article§id=3&contentid=2008041320080413021104582c702871c
