I am going for the Last Schedule shoot today, with which all the talkie portions will be completed. So totally tied up with organizing and preparing for it.

Everyone’s question is when is the audio launch and film release. Regarding the audio launch the last song is in composing and has to be recorded. After that the mastering has to be done then we will fix the audio launch.

Though all the work is nearing completion, there are few factors which will decide the release date.

-          The final song is yet to be recorded and shot.

-          The partly 3d portion, post production time duration has to be finalized.

-          Most of the CG works are completed, another 200 complicated CG shots are yet to be completed.

-          Final editing and back ground score is there to be done.

-          Sound mixing is to be done… Yes. by the way there is a good news, another Oscar Winner Mr.Resul Pookutty is doing the audiography, who is very charged and have started the work in full swing.

-          D.I. and other languages (Hindi and Telugu) dubbing is there to finish.

Some have asked whether the movie is coming this year. Yes, definitely the film is releasing this year only. Within few months.

Bye for now, will keep in touch.

Yours
Shankar

Thanks for the great response for Stanwinston Post. There were lot of good wishes and queries about Rajini Sir. There is so much to tell, there were much queries about ARR, Ash and others too. I’ll share one by one in further posts.

Many of Vijay and Ajith fans wanted to know when I am going to do a film with them. Already I had ideas of doing “Mudhalvan” with Vijay (next to Rajini Sir). Unfortunately it didn’t happen. After “Nayak” I had a thought of doing a film with Ajith. With out even meeting it dissolved and didn’t happen. I don’t know which language and what kind of script I am going to do next. If the script suits Vijay or Ajith, I’ll definitely do a film with them.

Regarding my production S Pictures “Rettai Chuzhi” and “Anandhapurathu Veedu” both the films are completed and final Post-Production works are going on.

In “Rettai Chuzhi” two icons of tamil cinema director “K.Balachandar” and director “Bharathi Raja” for the first time acting lead roles together. “Rettai Chuzhi” is the story of two famous old men in the village who are currently child ego state. When they try to outburst their 40 years enemity thinking that of a big scene, it ends up like a child’s play. Aari trained in “Koothupattarai” gets intorduced as hero and the heroine is the “Kattradhu Tamizh” fame Anjali. 22 trained child actors are playing important role in this film. Chezhian is doing the cinematography and music by Karthik Raja.

Thamira has directed the film who is basically a story writer for magazines. With his experience also as KB’s dialogue writer, he has arcthitected this “Rettai Chuzhi” film as interesting one. So you can easily guess that “Rettai Chuzhi” will make a new experience for the family audience.

m leaving to mumbai for 2 days shoot with Rajini sir, Ash and Danny Dengzongpa…

See you soon

Yours
Shankar

Ubhayakusalobhari!!! (UBKS)
(Its a Sanskrit word used by Ambi in ANNIYAN. Meaning: – I am fine… Everything ok here… Hope you and your family doing well… etc… etc…)

Most of you have asked about Stanwinston Studios role in Endhiran.

Yes. Endhiran is the first Indian movie to use Stanwinston Studio’s Animatronics technology. We all are proud and happy to be associated with No.1  Hollywood studio who did a great job in movies like Jurassic Park, Predator, Terminator, Ironman and the recent Avatar.

Myself, Rajini sir and our Technical crew have been at Los Angeles for couple of weeks at Stanwinston Studios for scanning, make-up test and preproduction works in July 2008. We all are excited that we are working at the place where Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger have worked.

After 1½ half years of preparatory work a group of  top technicians came to Sun Studio’s Chennai sets and worked around for 4 months. 22 scenes of Endhiran Movie have been shot using Animatronics and Special Make-ups. Most of Important scenes was shot lively with Rajini sir using Animatronics without CGI.

At the end of the day Stanwinston people told that they are very happy that Endhiran movie utilized maximum animatronics techniques in so many scenes in all possible ways, which is very rare in Hollywood too… Cool….

Wish you all a very very Happy Pongal…!!!

And my pongal is on the sets with Rajini Sir, Ash and Endhiran crew.
Today we are having shooting.

C U again ASAP.

Yours
Shankar

At Stanwisnston Studios

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Sabu Cyril(Art Director), Shankar(Director), Srinivas Mohan(Visual FX, Indian Artists),
Alan Scott(Stanwiston Studios)

At Stanwinston Studios
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Srinivas Mohan(Vfx), Sabu Cyril(Art director), Shankar(Director), Rajini Sir(Lead Actor)

At Stanwinston's work shop

Discussion at Stanwinston Studios

Alan Scott(Stanwinston), Shankar(Director), Sabu Cyril(Art Director) Srinivas Mohan(Vfx)

Srinivas Mohan(Vfx), Sabu Cyril(Art Director), Shankar(Director) Rajini Sir(Lead Actor), Banu(Make-up)

Discussion at Stanwinston Studios

In Cyberware 3d Scanning

Endiran team with
Alan Scott (Stanwinston studios)

Shankar(Director) explaining the shot to the animatronics technician Vance in Sun studios set, Chennai.

Thank u very much for the tremendous response n new year wishes.

Thanx to press n net media for d support.

Right now m continuously shooting an action sequence. I didn’t get any gap to b n touch with u. Hope u bear with me. I’ll b  online whenever possible.

Thanx.

All the movies I direct demands 24 x 7 attention and I don’t get enough time or opportunity to interact with my audience, the film lovers who seek and wish to know about my movies, myself, my likings, my thoughts etc.,

I hope blogging will serve the purpose.

You ask I answer as and when it’s possible.

A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!

- Shankar