Hyderabad:
Tamil
Superstar
Rajinikanth
has
huge
fan
following
in
Andhra
Pradesh,
which
is
almost
equal
to
any
other
popular
star
in
the
state
and
most
of
his
movies
that
released
here
have
become
big
hits.
His
last
outing
Robo
has
gone
on
to
set
a
new
record
at
the
AP
Box
Office.
This
actor
is
now
all
set
to
invade
the
theatres
in
the
state
with
Vikram
Simha
and
its
theatrical
rights
have
been
sold
for
a
whopping
price.
Rajinikanth's
last
movie
Robo
was
released
in
2010
and
his
fans
have
seen
desperately
waiting
to
see
him
again
on
seen
for
the
past
three
years.
This
curiosity
had
created
lot
of
demand
for
the
distribution
rights
of
Vikram
Simha
and
several
leading
distribution
houses
were
vying
for
the
rights.
But
it
is
Lakshmi
Ganapathi
Films,
which
has
bagged
the
rights.
Sources
close
to
the
production
team
say
that
it
has
shelled
out
a
record
price
for
it.
Vikram
Simha
is
the
Telugu
version
of
Rajinikanth's
Tamil
movie
Kochadaiyaan,
which
is
a
period
film
written
by
KS
Ravikumar
and
directed
by
Soundarya
R
Ashwin.
The
movie
features
R
Sarath
Kumar,
Aadhi,
Deepika
Padukone,
Shobana,
Rukmini
Vijayakumar,
Jackie
Shroff
and
Nassar
alongside
Rajini.
AR
Rahman
is
composing
music,
while
Rajiv
Menon
handles
camera
work
for
the
film.
However,
writer
KS
Ravikumar
says
that
the
film
is
partly
inspired
by
the
name
of
the
Pandya
Dynasty
king
Kochadaiyan
Ranadhiran
and
the
plot
would
be
a
fictional
account
with
small
references
to
Indian
history.
The
movie
has
been
shot
with
motion
capture
in
3D
and
its
post-production
works
are
currently
going
on
at
London,
Hong
Kong
and
Los
Angeles.
It
is
likely
to
release
in
July
2013.