By:
Settu
Shankar
Thursday,
May
10,
2007
The
release
date
of
Superstar
Rajinikanth's
magnum
opus
Shivaji
is
postponed
again
to
May
26.
This
time,
it
is
due
to
the
pending
background
music
to
be
composed
by
music
director
A.R.Rahman.
Moreover,
graphics
work
for
a
few
scenes
are
left
undone.
Though
the
movie
has
been
produced
in
a
grand
manner,
the
director
has
taken
lots
of
time
in
post
production
stage,
which
is
almost
equal
to
the
time
he
spent
for
its
shooting.
Initially,
the
film
was
scheduled
for
release
on
Tamil
New
Year
Day
on
April
14.
Shankar
couldn't
complete
its
shooting
on
time.
So,
producer
AVM
Saravanan
announced
that
it
would
be
released
on
May
17
without
fail.
But
the
truth
is
that
post
production
works
are
still
going
on
and
A.R.Rahman
is
yet
to
complete
a
major
segment
of
its
background
score.
Sources
from
AVM
revealed
that
Shankar
is
willing
to
release
the
film
on
June
8.
However,
the
producer
has
pressurised
him
to
release
it
on
May
26.
The
bad
news
is
that
pundits
in
Kollywood
are
expecting
change
in
its
release
date.
This
bilingual
film
starring
actress
Shreya
opposite
Rajini
will
be
released
simultaneously
in
Tamil
and
Telugu.