Maverick
director
Shankar,
who
is
known
for
erecting
rich
and
expensive
sets,
has
done
the
same
for
his
forthcoming
movie
I
starring
Vikram
and
Amy
Jackson.
The
Anniyan
creator
has
recreated
China
in
Kodaikanal
for
the
upcoming
multilingual
flick.
"Many
of
you
had
asked
me
whether
we
had
recreated
China
in
Kodaikanal,
and
if
the
budget
of
the
movie
is
150
crores.
In
China
we
had
got
permissions
for
all
the
locations
we
wanted
and
had
finished
shooting
as
per
our
plan.
Kodaikanal
scenes
are
entirely
different
from
China
portions,
and
the
budget
will
be
less
than
100
crores," the
director
wrote
on
his
website.
Taking
about
the
busy
schedule,
Shankar
claimed,
"Oops...
Really
tired...
Shoot
went
continuously
till
March
15th.
I'm
really
happy
to
see
that
we've
completed
2/3rd
of
the
movie
including
four
songs,
three
action
sequences
and
a
lot
of
scenes
which
are
shot
around
China,
Bangkok,
Jodhpur,
Kodaikanal,
Pollachi
and
Chennai."
Shankar
adds,
"The
most
exciting
thing
happened
is,
'Weta
Workshop' of
Avatar,
Lord
of
The
Rings
&
Hobbit
fame
and
run
by
Richard
Taylor
&
Peter
Jackson,
is
taking
an
important
part
in
our
film
in
the
special
make
up
department.
Like
Stan
Winston
Studios
played
a
major
role
in
Enthiran,
Weta
is
doing
in
I."
Continue
reading
on
the
slideshow...
Shankar
Recreates
China
In
Kodaikanal
For
I
Shankar
says,
"As
a
beginning
we
shot
a
song
in
which
Vikram
had
a
special
make
up
done
by
Weta
Workshop
artist
Sean
Foot,
and
Vikram
did
a
top
class
performance
with
it."
Shankar
Recreates
China
In
Kodaikanal
For
I
He
continues,
"Weta
has
done
a
fantastic
job
which
is
going
to
be
something
new
for
Indian
cinema.
And
that
was
a
wonderful
song
composed
by
AR
Rahman,
lyrics
by
Kabilan,
choreographed
by
Bosco-Caesar
and
shot
in
a
magnificent
set
erected
by
our
own
art
director
Muthuraj
which
is
stunningly
filmed
by
our
master
PC
Sir."
Shankar
Recreates
China
In
Kodaikanal
For
I
Shankar
claims,
"Our
producer
Ravi
sir
who's
an
ardent
lover
of
songs
spent
a
lot
for
this
one,
which
is
really
going
to
be
worth
watching
I
believe."
Shankar
Recreates
China
In
Kodaikanal
For
I
"And
the
balance
1/3rd
of
the
movie
will
be
full
'N
full
Weta
Workshop's
craft."
Shankar
Recreates
China
In
Kodaikanal
For
I
Some
of
the
well-known
technicians
from
Hollywood
are
also
working
in
the
project.