Superstar
Rajinikanth
is
not
only
popular
in
Tamil
Nadu,
but
also
has
a
huge
fan
following
in
Andhra
Pradesh.
His
last
outing
Robot,
the
dubbed
version
of
Endhiraan,
has
superhit
movie
at
the
AP
Box
Office.
The
Tamil
actor,
who
is
now
set
to
woo
the
Telugu
audience
with
his
next
film,
has
recently
started
dubbing
for
Vikram
Simha,
which
is
the
Telugu
version
of
his
much-hyped
film
Kochadaiyaan.
Vikram
Simha
is
a
period
film,
which
has
been
directed
by
Soundarya
R
Ashwin.
KS
Ravikumar,
who
has
penned
the
script
for
the
movie,
says
that
the
film
drew
reference
to
an
alternate
name
of
Hindu
deity
Shiva,
while
also
being
partly
inspired
by
the
name
of
the
Pandya
Dynasty
king
Kochadaiyan
Ranadhiran.
He
adds
that
the
plot
will
be
a
fictional
account
with
small
references
to
Indian
history.
Kochadaiyaan
went
on
floors
on
19
January,
2012,
and
its
shooting
was
wrapped
in
November
2012.
The
film,
which
is
simultaneously
released
in
Tamil,
Telugu,
Malayalam,
Hindi
and
English,
is
currently
in
the
post-production
stage.
Rajinikanth
is
now
dubbing
for
the
Telugu
version
of
the
film.
Hyderabad-based
Lakshmy
Ganpathy
Films
has
purchased
the
distribution
rights
of
this
version.
Continue
to
see
the
pictures
and
read
more
about
the
film
in
the
slideshow.
Star
Cast
In
Vikram
Simha
As
per
reports,
Deepika
Padukone
will
be
seen
as
the
lady
love
of
Rajinikanth
in
Kochadaiyaan.
Other
actors
like
Sarath
kumar,
Aadhi,
Shobana,
Jackie
Shroff
and
Nassar
will
be
seen
in
crucial
roles.
AR
Rahman's
Music
AR
Rahman
has
composed
background
score
and
soundtrack
for
the
movie,
which
will
be
released
soon.
The
makers
have
used
Auro
3D
sound
technology
for
the
film,
which
will
be
the
third
Indian
film
to
have
this
feature.
Rajiv
Menon's
Picturisation
Rajiv
Menon
is
handling
the
cinematography
for
the
film,
which
has
been
shot
with
motion
capture
in
3D.
Since
the
film
was
shot
using
performance
capture
technology,
48
cameras
were
used
to
shoot
each
and
every
scene.
The
48
cameras
captured
performances
of
artistes' at
48
angles.
VFX
Work
In
Vikrama
Simha
The
film
has
a
lot
of
VFX
work
and
internationally
renowned
technicians
are
working
on
the
effects.
The
stereoscopic
team
of
Avatar
has
worked
on
the
film.
Due
to
involvement
of
extensive
graphics,
two
separate
teams
from
Chennai
and
London
were
also
working
on
the
film.
Vikram
Simha
Release
The
makers
of
the
film
have
released
the
first
look
of
Rajinikanth
in
the
movie,
which
has
soared
up
the
viewers' expectations
to
sky
high.
They
are
yet
to
unleash
the
trailer
of
the
film,
which
is
expected
to
hit
the
screens
during
this
Diwali
festival.