Eros International Media Ltd (Eros International), India.s largest integrated film studio has announced the commencement of the shoot of Rajinikanth.s .Rana. on 29 April 2011. Directed by K.S. Ravikumar, the film.s shoot will commence with a puja by Rajnikanth along with the cast and crew in Chennai to mark the auspicious occasion. Announced earlier this year, Rana will be a live action magnum opus with Rajinikanth playing triple role and will be released in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu. Along with Rajini, the film stars Deepika Padukone, Ileana D.Cruz and Sonu Sood. Speaking on the occasion, Director Mr. K.S Ravikumar said, .Rana has a strong story, a very interesting ensemble cast of actors coupled with super star Rajinikanth in a triple role and promises to have some stunning visual effects that will surely take Indian cinema to the next level. Mr. Sunil Lulla, Managing Director, Eros International Media Ltd added,...
- 4/28/2011
- Filmicafe
Rajinikanth in a poster of Enthiran
Eros International announces the commencement of its magnum opus film starring Rajinikanth
All Rajinikanth fans have reason to celebrate. After the phenomenal success of 2010 science fiction film Enthiran , the legendary actor will be next be seen in a triple role in K S Ravikumar?s Rana. The film will be produced by Eros International along with NextGen Films. The movie also stars Deepika Padukone, Ileana D?cruz and Sonu Sood.
Oscar winner A R Rahman will score the music of the film. Rana is expected to be a visual treat for cinema goers. Emmy award winner Charles Darby of Eyeqube Studios has been roped in as special effects director on the film. The film is slated for a 2012 release in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu.
»Read the full article...
Eros International announces the commencement of its magnum opus film starring Rajinikanth
All Rajinikanth fans have reason to celebrate. After the phenomenal success of 2010 science fiction film Enthiran , the legendary actor will be next be seen in a triple role in K S Ravikumar?s Rana. The film will be produced by Eros International along with NextGen Films. The movie also stars Deepika Padukone, Ileana D?cruz and Sonu Sood.
Oscar winner A R Rahman will score the music of the film. Rana is expected to be a visual treat for cinema goers. Emmy award winner Charles Darby of Eyeqube Studios has been roped in as special effects director on the film. The film is slated for a 2012 release in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu.
»Read the full article...
- 4/28/2011
- Chakpak
Click above for more event stills Here is the quick round up of Day 1 at Ficci Frames 2011… The inaugural session of Ficci Frames 2011 was addressed by James Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive, News Corporation, Europe and Asia; Yash Chopra, Chairman, Ficci Entertainment Committee; Kamal Haasan, Chairman, Ficci Media & Entertainment Business Conclave and Karan Johar, Co-Chairman, Ficci Entertainment Committee. Welcome address by Yash Chopra: Chopra focused on upcoming creative and technical talents and said that the coming future of the industry is in safe hands. He also mentioned that government should interfere and look for the solution for the existing problems in the industry. James Murdoch keynote address: Murdoch said that digitization and competition had the prospects of raising the size of India's media and entertainment sector from Us$ 15 billion to Us$ 120 billion. "Viewers deserve choice. In a vast and diverse country like India, no channel can try to be everything to everyone,...
- 3/24/2011
- by Money Sharma
- BollywoodHungama
Click above for more event stills Here is the quick round up of Day 1 at Ficci Frames 2011… The inaugural session of Ficci Frames 2011 was addressed by James Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive, News Corporation, Europe and Asia; Yash Chopra, Chairman, Ficci Entertainment Committee; Kamal Haasan, Chairman, Ficci Media & Entertainment Business Conclave and Karan Johar, Co-Chairman, Ficci Entertainment Committee. Welcome address by Yash Chopra: Chopra focused on upcoming creative and technical talents and said that the coming future of the industry is in safe hands. He also mentioned that government should interfere and look for the solution for the existing problems in the industry. James Murdoch keynote address: Murdoch said that digitization and competition had the prospects of raising the size of India's media and entertainment sector from Us$ 15 billion to Us$ 120 billion. "Viewers deserve choice. In a vast and diverse country like India, no channel can try to be everything to everyone,...
- 3/24/2011
- by Money Sharma
- BollywoodHungama
A Screenwriting Workshop, “The Six Layers of a Great Film and Great Character” will be conducted by Hollywood’s renowned screenwriter David Freeman at the upcoming Ficci Frames 2011. Ficci Frames 2011, the annual convention of the media and entertainment industry, will be held through March 23-25, 2011in Mumbai.
A session on marketing Indian films abroad, “Gateways to the European Market” will be conducted by Juliane Schulze, Senior Partner, Peacefulfish , Germany. The session which will also include consultation, will involve detailed presentation on European film financing covering the core European markets (treaties, EU funding, national & regional funding, specialized funds and cash rebates.)
To register, visit http://www.ficci-frames.com/registration.htm.
Some other things of interest: (As stated in Ficci Frames Press Release, subject to change)
Making Cinema with Global Appeal: A Session with the Stalwarts
What goes into creating movies which appeal to a worldwide audience and can captivate countries together?...
A session on marketing Indian films abroad, “Gateways to the European Market” will be conducted by Juliane Schulze, Senior Partner, Peacefulfish , Germany. The session which will also include consultation, will involve detailed presentation on European film financing covering the core European markets (treaties, EU funding, national & regional funding, specialized funds and cash rebates.)
To register, visit http://www.ficci-frames.com/registration.htm.
Some other things of interest: (As stated in Ficci Frames Press Release, subject to change)
Making Cinema with Global Appeal: A Session with the Stalwarts
What goes into creating movies which appeal to a worldwide audience and can captivate countries together?...
- 3/19/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Mumbai, 29th January 2011: Eros International Media Ltd (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 K. S. 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. With music composed by A R Rahman, Director of Photography Ratnavelu, plus the technical and special effects director will be Soundarya Rajnikanth and Charles Darby of Eyeqube Studios, 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, Mr.Sunil Lulla, Managing Director, Eros International Media Ltd said, "We...
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. With music composed by A R Rahman, Director of Photography Ratnavelu, plus the technical and special effects director will be Soundarya Rajnikanth and Charles Darby of Eyeqube Studios, 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, Mr.Sunil Lulla, Managing Director, Eros International Media Ltd said, "We...
- 1/29/2011
- Bollyspice
Aamir Khan''s blockbuster ''3 Idiots'' has swept the technical awards at the 11th Iifa awards, bagging eight trophies. Sujoy Ghosh''s ''Aladin'' starring Amitabh Bachchan, and Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone''s ''Love Aaj Kal'' won 2 awards each.''3 Idiots'' upheld its position above all other films by bagging awards for Best Screenplay, Cinematography, Dialogue, Background Score, Editing, Best Sound Recording, Best Song Recording, Sound Re-recording. The dance moves in Imtiaz Ali''s ''Love Aaj Kal'' won Bosco Caesar the Best Choreography Award, while the Best Costume Designing went to Anahita Shroff and Dolly Ahluwalia for the same movie.Sabu Cyril got the Best Art Direction and Charles Darby (Eyecube Labs) won Best Special Effects (Visual) for ''Aladin''. Sham Kaushal was favoured with the Best Action Award for Vishal Bhardwaj''s ''Kaminey'' and the Best Makeup Award went...
- 6/5/2010
- Filmicafe
Best Screenplay Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra (3 Idiots) Best Cinematography C.K. Muraleedharan (3 Idiots) Best Dialogue Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi (3 Idiots) Best Background Score Sanjay Wandrekar, Atul Raninga, Shantanu Moitra (3 Idiots) Best Editing Rajkumar Hirani (3 Idiots) Best Sound Recording Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Nihal Ranjan Samel (3 Idiots) Best Song Recording Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Sachi K Sanghvi (3 Idiots) Best Sound Re-recording Anup Dev (3 Idiots) Best Choreography Bosco Martis, Caesar Gonsalves (Love Aaj Kal) Best Costume Designing Anahita Shroff Adajania, Dolly Ahluwalia (Love Aaj Kal) Best Art Direction Sabu Cyril (Aladin) Best Special Effects (Visual) Charles Darby - Eyecube Labs (Aladin) Best Action Shyam Kaushal (Kaminey) Best Make up Artist Christien Tinsley, Domini Till (Paa)...
- 5/17/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Best Screenplay Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra (3 Idiots) Best Cinematography C.K. Muraleedharan (3 Idiots) Best Dialogue Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi (3 Idiots) Best Background Score Sanjay Wandrekar, Atul Raninga, Shantanu Moitra (3 Idiots) Best Editing Rajkumar Hirani (3 Idiots) Best Sound Recording Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Nihal Ranjan Samel (3 Idiots) Best Song Recording Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Sachi K Sanghvi (3 Idiots) Best Sound Re-recording Anup Dev (3 Idiots) Best Choreography Bosco Martis, Caesar Gonsalves (Love Aaj Kal) Best Costume Designing Anahita Shroff Adajania, Dolly Ahluwalia (Love Aaj Kal) Best Art Direction Sabu Cyril (Aladin) Best Special Effects (Visual) Charles Darby - Eyecube Labs (Aladin) Best Action Shyam Kaushal (Kaminey) Best Make up Artist Christien Tinsley, Domini Till (Paa)...
- 5/17/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
The International Indian Film Academy (Iifa) declared today the winners of the technical award categories for Iifa Awards 2010. It was indeed 'Aal izz Well' for 3 Idiots who emerged front runners for the honours, winning 8 of the categories of the technical awards. Sujoy Ghosh's, Aladin and the Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer, Love Aaj Kal also garnered 2 awards each. The awards will be presented to the winners at the 11th Iifa Awards that will be held on 5th June 2010 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 3 Idiots clearly managed to uphold its position with Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani & Vidhu Vinod Chopra taking the award for the Best Screenplay, C.K. Muraleedharan Isc for Best Cinematography, followed by Rajukumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi for Best Dialogue, Sanjay Wandrekar, Atul Raninga & Shantanu Moitra for Best Background Score and Rajkumar Hirani for Best Editing. To add to the feathers in its cap, the...
- 5/10/2010
- Filmicafe
Ficci Frames had a quick start on Day 2 and though the turnout didn't seem as high as a day 1, there were an interesting set of sessions. The highlights- The first keynote of the day was delivered by Ronnie Screwvala of Utv, where he shed light on the future of the film industry. A highly engaging panel discussion underlining the need of the hour of the Indian film industry - good screenplays. The session The Screenplay: Indian Cinema's Missing Link was moderated by Ben Rekhi. The panel constituted prolific writers like - Javed Akhtar, Kamlesh Pandey, Steven de Souza and Vijay Krishna Acharya. The lone producer amongst these writers on the panel was Utv Motion Pictures CEO Siddharth Roy Kapoor. The writers expressed concern over the shoddy treatment Indian screenwriters are given by the producers, who do not realize the importance of a good screenplay. Everyone on the panel agreed that...
- 3/18/2010
- by Money Sharma and Sahirr Sethhi
- BollywoodHungama
Ficci Frames had a quick start on Day 2 and though the turnout didn't seem as high as a day 1, there were an interesting set of sessions. The highlights- The first keynote of the day was delivered by Ronnie Screwvala of Utv, where he shed light on the future of the film industry. A highly engaging panel discussion underlining the need of the hour of the Indian film industry - good screenplays. The session The Screenplay: Indian Cinema's Missing Link was moderated by Ben Rekhi. The panel constituted prolific writers like - Javed Akhtar, Kamlesh Pandey, Steven de Souza and Vijay Krishna Acharya. The lone producer amongst these writers on the panel was Utv Motion Pictures CEO Siddharth Roy Kapoor. The writers expressed concern over the shoddy treatment Indian screenwriters are given by the producers, who do not realize the importance of a good screenplay. Everyone on the panel agreed that...
- 3/18/2010
- by Money Sharma and Sahirr Sethhi
- BollywoodHungama
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.