Ace
producer
Aascar
Ravichandran
is
in
awe
of
actor
Vikram's
commitment
in
upcoming
Tamil
action-thriller
Ai,
for
which
the
latter
has
spent
over
two
years
shooting
without
ever
complaining
about
the
time
invested.
"Vikram
is
the
embodiment
of
commitment.
I
haven't
seen
an
actor
who
has
spent
over
two
years
on
a
project.
Vikram
is
an
exception
when
it
comes
to
his
dedication
towards
a
film.
Never
did
he
complain
about
the
time
invested
in
the
project," Ravichandran
told
IANS.
"For
one
particular
look
in
the
film,
Vikram
was
required
to
spend
12
hours
in
the
makeup
room
for
many
days.
He
sports
three
different
looks
in
the
film
and
for
one
of
which
he
had
to
weigh
about
120
kg
and
considerably
reduce
by
half
for
the
other,"
he
said.
One
of
the
looks
of
Vikram
in
the
movie
is
that
of
a
werewolf.
"The
film
is
currently
in
its
post-production.
If
all
goes
as
planned,
we
plan
to
release
it
on
Diwali
in
as
many
as
3000
screens
worldwide,"
he
said.
Ai
was
predominantly
shot
in
China,
and
Ravichandran
has
special
plans
to
release
the
film
in
the
country.
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Ai
In
China
"We
are
planning
to
release
the
film
in
China
in
maximum
screens
possible.
We
spent
a
lot
of
time
shooting
in
China.
One
of
the
songs
in
the
film
along
with
some
stunt
sequences
was
shot
in
China
over
a
period
of
two
months,"
he
added.
Cast
Directed
by
Shankar,
Ai
also
features
Upen
Patel,
Amy
Jackson
and
Suresh
Gopi
in
important
roles.
Double
Oscar-winning
composer
A.R
Rahman
has
composed
the
tunes.
Audio
The
film's
audio
launch
will
be
launched
on
September
15.
Ravichandran
has
plans
to
invite
a
few
Hollywood
starlets
to
the
event.
Special
Effects
New
Zealand-based
special
effects
company
"Weta
Workshop",
popular
for
their
work
in
Peter
Jackson's
"The
Lord
of
the
Rings"
trilogy,
has
worked
on
a
large
scale
in
Ai.
Makeup
–
Biggest
Highlight
"Makeup
and
special
effects
will
be
the
biggest
highlights
of
the
film.
Audiences
will
be
amazed
by
the
kind
of
work
one
can
achieve
with
special
effects
nowadays,"
said
Ravichandran.