After several dates for principal photography to begin, ranging between March and April 2011, were reported, The Muhurat Shot finally began on 29 April 2011 at grand set resembling 17th century which has been erected at AVM Studios in Chennai. Many VIP's from Tamil Film Industry have attended for this event which was an extravagant affair.
"I am thrilled to be part of ‘Rana’, which is a period film," Superstar Rajinikanth said today in Chennai.
Speaking at the launch of the movie, which is directed by K S Ravikumar and produced by Eros International in association with Soundarya Rajinikanth's Ocher Studios, he said, "It is a challenging task to do a period film. I am sure we will pull it off".
It is known that Deepika Padukone plays Rajinikanth's heroine along with Illeana and Tabu and the movie has cinematography by Rathanavelu and music by A R Rahman.
