Bollywood legends salute Rajinikanth - Enthiran

This short video report from NDTV says the entire Bollywood's biggest and brightest stars and legends flocked to catch the Robot special screening in Mumbai. Rajinikanth himself invited them and he was personally present. The celebrities and legends included the entire Bachchan clan, veteran film maker and legendary actor Dev Anand, and many others.

Now, as director Shankar is being hailed as ‘India's James Cameron’, the flick has sent some strong shockwaves up the spines of some producers and superstars of Bollywood. Meanwhile there are reports that ‘Robotmania’ has gripped the whole range of big-budget filmmakers of Bollywood and most of them are now seriously considering incorporating Robotronics and animatronics in their future productions and even in films under production.

While Shah Rukh Khan is reported to introduce the latest technologies on special effects in his films, reports say Krrish 2 has been delayed, and Hrithik Roshan told a scribe, “Krrish 2 is definitely not shelved,” while Papa Roshan told the media, "I might start work on 'Krrish', wait for the announcement."

On the box office front Enthiran has re-written history by overtaking the first week collections of Bollywood's highest first-week grosser 'Dabangg' (Rs 82 crore), by netting a first week collection of Rs 117 crore.

Rajinikanth fans in Mumbai celebrate Enthiran release

In this video Rajinikanth fans celebrate the release of Robot (Endhiran) in Mumbai and say that he is like God. Watch it for yourself. Similar reports have come in from almost all major centers in India and abroad, including Malaysia, where the film had a phenomenal opening. The box office in UK and USA recorded the highest opening for an Indian film ever.

The Enthiran Fever Grips Rajini Fans

Super Star Rajinikanth Aishwarya Rai Enthiran Tamil Movie Stills Images Photos Gallery Robot (19), originally uploaded by hotkollyman.

And finally waiting for Enthiran is over for Rajinikanth fans who flocked to theaters in thousands right from the early morning. The most important question being quoted as making the rounds in Chennai is who has got a ticket for Enthiran and who has not!

Enthiran (Robot in Hindi and Robo in Telugu), reported to be the costliest ever film in Asia, was opened to a global release on Friday at 3,000 screens across the world, making it the first Indian film to have been launched globally on such a scale.

Enthiran has many more firsts to its credit: It is the first time that Rajnikanth has paired with Aishwarya Rai, the first time Kalanidhi Maran has produced a film, though the Sun TV chief has been buying and distributing films. And Enthiran is the first Indian film to blend the latest in Hollywood film production technology with an Indian film.

The Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director Yuen Woo-ping, the stunt coordinator for Enthiran, makes his entry into Indian cinema with this Rajnikanth film. Yuen Woo-ping has been action choreographer/ stunt advisor for successful films such as The Matrix (1999), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), Kung Fu Hustle (2004), House of Fury (2005), Fearless (2006) and The Forbidden Kingdom (2008).

The animatronics in Enthiran is taken care of by Stan Winston Studios, founded by Stanley Winston (1946 - 2008), who was best known for his work in the Terminator series, the Jurassic Park series, Aliens, the Predator series, Iron Man and Edward Scissorhands. Films such as Terminator Salvation (2009) and James Cameron’s Avatar (2009) were also given animatronics by Stan Winston Studios.

Industrial Light & Magic that took care of the visual and special effects of Enthiran is an Academy Award-winning motion picture visual effects company founded by George Lucas, when he discovered that the special effects department at 20th Century Fox was shut down after he was given the green light for his production of the movie Star Wars. Industrial Light & Magic has been behind the special effects of recent films such as Confessions of a Shopaholic, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Surrogates and Avatar all released in 2009, and Iron Man 2 and The Last Airbender released in 2010.

News reports say that Rajni fans were queuing up for the first-day-first-show tickets from 5 AM in the morning, and tickets costing between Rs 80 and Rs120 were being sold in black markets for anything between Rs 2,500 and Rs 3,000.

Enthiran: Rajinikanth pic 02

Super Star Rajinikanth Aishwarya Rai Enthiran Tamil Movie Stills Images Photos Gallery Robot (26), originally uploaded by hotkollyman.

Rajinikant in action in Enthiran: the stunt coordinator for Enthiran is Yuen Woo-ping, a Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director, renowned as one of the most successful and influential figures in the world of Hong Kong cinema. Born in 1945 in Guangzhou, China, he is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong.

Enthiran: Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai pic 01

Super Star Rajinikanth Aishwarya Rai Enthiran Tamil Movie Stills Images Photos Gallery Robot (11), originally uploaded by hotkollyman.

Photo: Super star Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai in Enthiran (Robot)