On a hiatus following his illness, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth will now act in India’s first 3-D film directed by his younger daughter, Soundarya. Work on his Rana, on whose sets he fell ill early this year, has been postponed in favour of the 3-D film Kochadaiyaan. According to a release, the film will be released in August 2012, after which Rajinikanth will resume shooting for Rana.
This is the first time that a 3-D film with “performance capturing technology” is being produced in India. The Hollywood blockbuster Avatar, directed by James Cameron and the recent movie The Adventures of Tintin directed by Steven Spielberg, have been produced with the same technology, the release said.
K.S. Ravikumar, director of Rana, has written the story screenplay, dialogue besides supervising the direction of Kochadaiyaan.
Produced by Eros International work on the film is progressing at a fast pace and is scheduled for release in August 2012.