Dheera (film)

Dheera
Early promotional work prior to the project's name change
Directed by	Soundarya Rajinikanth
Produced by	Soundarya Rajinikanth
Written by	Soundarya Rajinikanth
Starring	Rajinikanth Vijayalakshmi Prakash Raj Rahul Dev
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Studio	Ocher Picture Productions
Distributed by	Adlabs Ocher Picture Productions
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	60 crores[1]

Dheera is an upcoming Indian computer animated historical drama film being written, produced, directed, and designed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. The film began preproduction in 2007 and filming took place intermittently until 2010. The film is expected to be released in English, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu.^[1]

The film's lead character will be voiced by Soundarya's father Rajinikanth, whose character is designed based on his likeness, while Vijayalakshmi and Prakash Raj will also render voices for pivotal characters.^[2] The film will be jointly distributed by Adlabs and Soundarya's Ocher Picture Productions. The film was previously titled as Sultan the Warrior and was renamed to Dheera in August 2011.

Cast

• Rajinikanth
• Vijayalakshmi
• Rahul Dev

Production

Development

During mid-2007, an animated film featuring Rajinikanth as the animated character was under discussion. Several media claimed that the actor would star in animated television advertisements about HIV and AIDs in India. Later that year it was reported that his daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth would direct her maiden venture with her father in the lead, also stating that it would be an animated film. She rose to fame after working in the 2004 film Anbe Aaruyire as the film's graphic designer. When the Rajinikanth-starrer Sivaji made its theatrical release, a trailer of Sultan the Warrior also made its debut. An animated Rajinikanth was shown, dressed in medieval attire, also stating that it would be released in 2008, though it would take much longer as Soundarya later became busy with her first production Goa (2010).Besides animated part, the film will also include a small portion of feature film (for about 30 minutes) that will be shot on Rajinikanth and others.

In late 2007, Soundarya Rajinikanth had travelled to Brazil for working on the animation of the film. The next year, it was reported that her home production company, Ocher Studios, had joined hands with Warner Bros. India, thus, Warner Bros. would distribute Sultan the Warrior, once it was released.^[3] Animation of the film is to be done by a Chennai-based animation studio, along with international specialists. The soundtrack for the film is being composed by two-time Academy Award-winner A. R. Rahman.

As of August 2011, the film's title changed to Dheera.^[4]

Soundtrack

The original score and songs for the film is being composed by A. R. Rahman. Rahman started working on the project in mid-2008 and finished recording two songs by September.^[5] Since the work delayed, he had to complete the work a couple of years later only. The soundtrack will feature five songs,^[6] including one sung by Srinivas^[7] and a holi song.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Sultan’s whooping budget - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/46123.html. Retrieved 2011-05-13. 
2. ^ http://600024.com/sultan-the-warrior-not-complete-animation-film-%E2%80%93-ks-ravikumar-to-direct-rajnikanth/
3. ^ Businessofcinema.com Team. "Warner Bros India inks multi-film pact with Soundarya Rajnikanth". Businessofcinema.com. http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=7995&catid=17. Retrieved 2011-05-13. 
4. ^ "Sultan The Warrior renamed to "Dheera"". http://telugu.16reels.com/news/Movie/3158_Rajinikanth%E2%80%99s-Sultan-The-Warrior-Renamed-as-Dheera.aspx. Retrieved 5 September 2011. 
5. ^ "SuperStar Rajini Dissatisfied with A R Rahman Music?". Tamilwire. http://www.tamilwire.com/19281-superstar-rajini-dissatisfied.html. Retrieved September 11, 2008. 
6. ^ "Rajinikanths's Sultan The Warrior to release in April 2009". Indiaglitz. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/39918.html. Retrieved July 12, 2008. 
7. ^ Gurupriya. "There can only be one Rahman: Srinivas". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/There-can-only-be-one-Rahman-Srinivas/articleshow/6883980.cms. Retrieved November 8, 2010. 

External links

• Official website