No hurdles for RANA

 

The Superstar may be taking rest in hospital. But there is no stopping for K S Ravikumar, the director of ‘Rana’, for the filmmaker is busy zeroing in on locations and finalising the remaining members of the cast and crew.

“The project is very much on track. Our plan is to start the regular shooting only in July. So Rajini’s hospitalisation has not stopped the shaping up of Rana in any way,” Ravikumar says. The director, who had earlier worked with the Superstar for ‘Muthu’ and ‘Padaiyappa’, adds: “I was recently in Thailand to select locations. I will be soon leaving for London for the same purpose.”

Meanwhile, sources say that the Superstar is taking complete rest at a suit in the seventh floor of the hospital, with his family members being with him. “He wants to spend his time by watching comedy channels,” they add.

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Rana Movie Launch Video Firstlook - Exclusive

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Rana gets its Villain!!

Rajinikanth has zeroed in on his villain in Rana! It is none other than Sonu Sood, who played the powerful baddie in Arundathi. His role in Chandramukhi has Oomaiyan was well-appreciated and he has several Hindi and Telugu films to his credit.

According to sources, Sonu’s role in Rana will be very important and meaty. Director KS Ravi Kumar decided on Sonu Sood as he felt only he could do full justice to the role and the Superstar immediately agreed to it, we hear.

Rana is said to be partly set in the historical era and it is known that the film is to be produced by Soundarya Rajinikanth.

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Its Official: Deepika in Rana!!

 Bollywood top ranking actress Deepika Padukone has confirmed that she will be part of the Super Star Rajinikanth’s upcoming film ‘Rana’. Deepika is thrilled and “very excited to be working with a legend and the biggest actor in India”.

Co-producer and technical director of the film, Soundarya Rajinikanth has also authenticated the news and said she “excited to have Deepika Padukone on board”.

Deepika is one of the most wanted and most preferred actresses in India and she had dream debuts in different languages. She debuted with the biggest star of the language at that time.

She started her career in Kannada opposite Upendra with the movie ‘Aishwarya’. She started in Hindi opposite Shahrukh Khan with the film ‘Om Shanti Om’. Now for her first Tamil film she is pairing opposite the biggest star of contemporary Indian cinema, Rajinikanth.

‘Rana’ is a full-length period film and the super star is playing three roles. Pre-production work on the film is on war footing and the film is officially expected go on the floors in March.

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Exclusive: Rajini's next film Rana!!

Just when news about Endhiran is subsiding, brand Rajini is making news again: Not for his next (animated) movie Hara but for his next project with director KS Ravikumar. The news is official now that Rajini and KS Ravikumar have agreed to work on a project together which has been titled "Rana". The USP of the movie is that Rajinikanth will be acting in three roles in the movie. The last time we saw Rajinikanth in three roles was in Moondru Mugam.

Rana will be co-produced by Eros International and Ocher studios. The multi-lingual, which will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, will have music by AR Rahman who also scored music for Rajinikanht's last movie Endhiran. Editing will be done by Anthony and Ratnavelu, of Endhiran fame, will be the cinematographer. Art direction will be taken care by Rajeevan while The technical & special effects director will be Soundarya Rajnikanth and Charles Darby of Eyeqube Studios. The shooting is expected to commence in March this year and the film is expected to be released in 2012.

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