Eros International, India’s largest integrated film studio and Ocher Studios Private Limited, Chennai have joined hands to co-produce Rana to be directed by KS Ravikumar who has in the past directed two super hit films of Rajinikanth – Muthu and Padayappa.Scheduled to go on floor in March this year, Rana will be a live action magnum opus with Rajini playing triple role and will be released in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu.
Music would be done by AR Rahman, Director of Photography would be Ratnavelu, Editing would be done by Antony.
The technical and special effects director will be
Soundarya Rajnikanth and
Charles Darby, a renowned visual effects luminary and an Emmy award winner will be the visual effects supervisor on the film. The film is scheduled to release in 2012. Speaking on the development, Sunil Lulla, Managing Director of Eros said, “We are extremely excited to join hands with Tamil industry’s most popular super star Rajinikanth for Rana and this time audiences will be treated with their favourite actor donning a triple role in the film. Rana is going to be far different from any of the recent Rajni films, a complete live action magnum opus with loads of entertainment for his fans”. Soundarya, Director of Ocher Studios added, “We are very pleased to announce this partnership with Eros International for Rana.
We hope to make a film together that will live up to the huge expectations of the movie-goers and reach out to maximum audiences across the globe”. Eros and Ocher will produce the film through Rana Production Ltd., UK. Rajnikanth’s last film Robot was a spectacular hit that released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. Eros also has an impressive line-up for the year including films like Game, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Rockstar, Mausam, Ra.One, Desi Boyz, Agent Vinod and Chalo Dilli.
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