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September 25, 2010

Shankar on ‘Enthiran: The Robot’

Filed under: Video Vault — Rajeev @ 10:41 am

Tamil filmmaker Shankar is considered the country’s most expensive director, and he has an impeccable box office record too. He’s delivered a string of hits including Jeans, Indian, Mudalavan, Boys, and Sivaji, and his latest film, Enthiran: The Robot starring Rajnikant and Aishwarya Rai was made on a budget of Rs 150 crores reportedly. The film will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. In this interview Shankar talks about working with Rajnikant, and the special effects in Enthiran.

(This interview first aired on CNN-IBN)

5 Comments »

  1. Such a simple and humble guy. No doubt he is one of the best director of India.
    Waiting for Robot to release… Boom Boom Robo Da! 🙂

    Comment by Yajur Kochhar — September 25, 2010 @ 9:43 pm

  2. Such a wonderful director!! i’m sure that SRK wud rue his decision for not working in this film!! And Mr. Rajeev why dont u take on Tamil films too!! The 2nd big film industry in India and with hell lotta talent and bunch of good films!! Would suggest u to watch Enthiran before Robot!! And FYI i’m not a regional fanatic jus dont wanna see other indian film industry clubbed as bollywood!!! Cheers to the Enthiran @ Robot Team!!!

    Comment by Vinu — September 26, 2010 @ 2:27 am

  3. Good work rajeev. I think ur best film reviewer in india. Check a very good website http://www.meditationskill.blogspot.com

    Comment by Rahul — September 27, 2010 @ 12:43 am

  4. thaliava you rock>…………….boom boom robo dan…you have made us very proud shankar sir ,you have proveed a point that indian film industry is not just aamir but we also make an impact…this movie should break 3 idiots collection…boom boom robo dan….rajni sir you are the best…thanks rajeev,you have recognized a very good talent from the south and for your interview

    Comment by praveen — October 1, 2010 @ 7:47 am

  5. hmmm ur ryt…critics should be multilingual coz generally its oly bollywood dat s alwyz givn credit 4 evathng…evn iifa awrds s oly bollywud…tat ain’t fair derz alotta talent in al the other regional movie industry…i ain’t supportin or tkin ne stance here i jus want dat all ppl must b xpsd 2 quality cinema…toh i don noe ne f des south indian langs bt i did watch sum muz(wit subz)…n lik dem its b8r tan spndin money on watchin a cliche bollywud romcom on a wkend…peroid der r real beautiful movies in regional langs…u cn wtch it wit subtitles…guess regional langs shuld shw al der movies wit eng subz so dat it cn garner more audiences…hpe dat happens soon…..hmm so plz rajeev masand tk sum tym off n watch sum regional muvz n ye wil noe wat i’m tkin off…

    Comment by ashwin sharma401 — October 1, 2010 @ 8:38 pm

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