बुधवार, 11 सितंबर 2013

THE MAGNUM OPUS FEATURE FILM KOCHADAIIYAAN- THE LEGEND

SET TO BLAZE A TRAIL GLOBALLY IN CUTTING-EDGE MOTION CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY
Teaser Trailer Launches on 9th September Unveiling Superstar Rajinikanth as Mythological King in India’s First Photorealistic Performance Capture Film
Film aficionados across the world are gearing up for the futuristic fantasy event of the year with the release of the eagerly awaited film Kochadaiiyaan - The Legend worldwide in cinemas this December 2013.After igniting interest and anticipation across social mediums for the launch of the teasertrailer, producers Mediaone Global Entertainment Limited, Eros International and director Soundarya Rajnikanth Ashwin will release the film's first teaser trailer on the 9th of September 2013. Expected to garner a vast number of views as soon as it is released, the teaser trailer will showcase some of the breath-taking special effects used to tell the majestic mythological tale. Poised as the grand finale film of the year, Kochadaiiyaan will rival and transcend the CG capabilities utilised in such Hollywood masterpieces as Avatar, Tin Tin and Beowulf. The avant-garde film features the unique visual mastery of Photorealistic Performance Capture technology, a first within the realm of Indian film-making.
Kochadaiiyaan is an epic dramatisation of good versus evil starring South Indian megastar Rajinikanth who is cast as the archetypal superhero in a dual role. Also starring in the grand production are Indian A-listers Deepika Padukone, Jackie Shroff and South India’s leading stars R. Sarathkumar, Nazzer, Aadhi, Shobana and Rukmini.Providing the musical score is maestro and Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman, whose list of credits includes a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and two Academy Awards for his outstanding musical compilation for the multi-Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire.
Kochadaiiyaan stemmed from the grand vision of the director Soundarya Rajnikanth Ashwin, a talented and forward thinking filmmaker who is well versed with various trend setting film techniques. She says: “My ambition has always been to immortalise my father and bring the legendary Rajinikanth that audiences around the world adore in an ‘avatar’ he hasn’t ever been seen in nor experienced.
During the making of Kochadaiiyaan, I began to realise that through the medium of this film, we had to embrace a much broader aim which had the potential to be a game-changer for Indian cinema on a global level. I have been passionately involved in film animation techniques and production for the last six years and for Kochadaiiyaan we wanted to do something unique and to create a new  cinematic experience for India. To achieve this we decided to use Photorealistic Performance Capture technology which allowed us to have unlimited creativity on all grounds from building lavish sets, directing expansive fight sequences and creating elaborate costumes. Through the film, we will be able to transport audiences back to historic India and provide them with a much broader sensory experience. Kochadaiiyaan has created not only firsts in Asia but also on a world level through the
use of the technology. What we achieved with the support of our technical partners in the UK, USA, India and China, has made this project a truly international venture and we are sure that Kochadaiiyaan will set the path for Indian cinema’s next 100 year journey.”
The British funded project by reputed producers Mediaone Global Entertainment Limited and the AIM listed company Eros International has been shot exclusively at Pinewood Studios in the UK with a team of world-class technical experts including the London based Centroid Studios, a state of the art facility for Full Body Motion Capture, which have worked on various famous Hollywood productions including the recent Brad Pitt starrer World War Z, Pirates of the Caribbean, Ironman 2 and Harry Potter, and Counter Punch Studios from Los Angeles, who have been behind successes such as Beverly Hills Chihuahua. They worked in collaboration with Faceware Technologies, who have worked with The Mummy 3 and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button for the Facial Capturing technology. A team of technical experts from South India and China have worked on the animation and the overall completion of the project.
Mr. Sunil Lulla, Managing Director, Eros International says, “Eros is proud to be associated with Rajinikanth once again. We are confident that like Sivaji and Robot, this will also be a landmark film in Rajinikanth’s prolific career and we are privileged to be a Speaking about the global venture, Dr J Murali Manohar of Mediaone Global Entertainment Limited says: “As a British production company, we have always been fascinated by the global reach and magnitude of the Indian cinema fraternity. We worked along with technicians from across the globe and top talent from India and are now
delighted to present a world first to an international audience with Kochadaiiyaan. We are sure that the film will appeal to a much wider audience given its technologicalinnovations, stellar star-cast and captivating narrative and the film will seal its place as being a global representation of Indian cinema.”
India’s first Photorealistic Performance Capture film Kochadaiiyaan – The Legend is not only set to transcend boundaries creating a market first in the realm of world cinema but will cement Indian Cinema’s place indefinitely within the global film fraternity.
To see the teaser trailer visit: http://www.youtube.com/erosnow/kochadaiiyaanthefilm
Kochadaiiyaan – The Legend releases worldwide this December 2013.

A tribute to the ‘Real BOSS’ by Akshay Kumar!!

Ganpati Bappa Version of BOSS Title Track
It’s that time of the year again – time to hail Lord Ganesha and sing paeans to His powers. Our B-town celebs do it every year offscreen, but you see very few of them actually expressing their devotion on screen.
One of the devotees of Lord Ganesha is Akshay Kumar who has decided to express his love for the Lord by recording a special song for Bappa this festive season.
The title track of BOSS which was released a week before, has got such a phenomenon response that the makers have now decided to make a special version of the track which will all be in praise of Ganpati Bappa.
The Bappa version of the title track of BOSS has been composed by Meet Bros Anjjan which will have a lot of nasik dhols and the beats to suit the occasion.
 “Akshay has always been a huge devotee of Ganpati. So a special version of the song was created from the BOSS title track. The lyrics are customized from the original song which will pay respect to Lord Ganesha. This version of the song is being distributed to the pandals all across but it will not be a part of the film," says one of the sources from the production team.
With the festive season on its way, it’s definitely a great tribute given to the “Vigana Vidhata” by our very own BOSS!
The movie is all set to hit the theatres on 16th October, directed by Anthony Dsouza, also stars Mithun Chakraborty, Shiv Pandit, Aditi Rao Hydari and Ronit Roy in lead roles.
Make way for the “REAL Duniya Ke BOSS!”

SONY PICTURES ANIMATION’S “CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2” GETS “NEW” MUSIC FROM PAUL McCARTNEY

As inventor Flint Lockwood returns to the island of Swallow Falls to save the world – again! – he’ll be doing it to the brand “new” beat from Paul McCartney as his single, “New,” will be featured in the film.
 
“New,” which is produced by Mark Ronson and now available for sale as a digital download, is the title track from McCartney’s forthcoming “New” album, set for release on October 14th in the UK and October 15th in the US. 
 
Lia Vollack, president of Worldwide Music for Sony Pictures, said, “We’re thrilled and honored to have Paul’s infectious and inspiring song in the film.  The sequence in the film is about Flint Lockwood optimistically beginning what he thinks will be a new and exciting chapter in his life, so as soon as we heard ‘New’ we thought that everything about it was perfect.”
 
McCartney added, “I loved watching the first film with my kids, so I'm very happy to have my new song included in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.”
 
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 picks up where Sony Pictures Animation’s mouth-watering comedy left off. Inventor Flint Lockwood thought he saved the world when he destroyed his most infamous invention -- a machine that turned water into food causing cheeseburger rain and spaghetti tornadoes. But Flint soon learns that his invention survived and is now creating food-animals – "foodimals!"  Flint and his friends embark on a dangerously delicious mission to battle hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees, hippotatomuses, cheespiders and other foodimals to save the world – again!   Directed by Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn.  Screenplay by Erica Rivinoja and John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein.  Story by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and Erica Rivinoja.  Inspired by the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett.  Produced by Pam Marsden and Kirk Bodyfelt.  
About Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Animation produces a variety of animated and family entertainment for audiences around the world.  The studio is following its worldwide comedy hits—the 2012 monster hit comedy Hotel Transylvania, the hybrid live action/animated blockbusters The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2, and the 2009 mouth-watering Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballswith the family comedy Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 in theaters September 2013.  Sony Pictures Animation will also release a brand new mini-movie on DVD and television this Fall, The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow.  The studio, in conjunction with Aardman Animations, has produced two critically acclaimed feature films:  the CG-animated family comedy Arthur Christmas; and the Academy Award® nominated stop-frame animated high-seas adventure, The Pirates! Band of Misfits.  In 2007, Surf's Up also received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.  The division, whose first feature film Open Season led to a very successful movie franchise, turned 10 in 2012.  Sony Pictures Animation is an operating unit of Sony Pictures Digital Productions.

मंगलवार, 10 सितंबर 2013

Actor Randeep Hooda Promoted his film “JohnDay” in New Delhi

Actor Randeep Hooda promoted his upcoming Hindi film “JohnDay” at Hotel Crowne plaza, Okhla, New Delhi. Beautiful actress Elena Kazan and Director Ashishor Solomon were also present in the event.
Actor Randeep Hooda always chooses films of different league and has proved himself a versatile actor by doing every character. Randeep also talked about his character and said, “This film is different I would say, and my character is of a rich bad boy.”
He also added, “It was a great experience working with such a versatile and experienced actor Naseer ji (Naseeruddin Shah). We have earlier worked in “monsoon wedding” and also working in one of an upcoming film “Coffin Maker” after “JohnDay”.
Actor Elena Kazan first time working with Randeep Hooda and Naseeruddin Shah and quite happy with the kind of role she has got in the film. Naseeruddin Shah, Vipin Sharma,Shernaz Patel, Sharat Saxena are playing important roles in the film. “JohnDay” is a Hindi thriller film directed by Ashishor Solomon and produced by K Asif, Anjum Rizvi and Aatef A Khan. The film will release on 13th September 2013.

Sony Music signs Punjab’s sensational rapper/singer Badshah

 The Saturday night party anthem – Saturday Saturday’s popular rapper/singer Badshah has been signed by leading music label – Sony Music.    
Badshah is known for his hit number Saturday Saturday which rose to popularity within a few hours of its release and became an instant hit and a club anthem. His latest offering Proper Patola by Diljit Dosanjh is a trending sensation on Youtube with 1 MN views on Vevo. Badshah has great music sensibility and is extremely popular amongst the youth.   
Sony Music had signed Bohemia under their Punjab catalogue followed by multi-talented singer/actor Diljit Dosanjh and now is proud to be associated with Badshah. Commenting on the same, Sanujeet Bhujabal said, “Punjab has been one of our key focuses and the artists here have a lot of talent waiting to be explored and made available to music enthusiasts. We have worked with the best in the industry and are again happy to be working with the best in the industry with a global fan base. We wish him the best and promise a great musical journey together”  
Says Badshah, “Sony music is an amazing place to be. The atmosphere, the team and the way they work is really professional and chilled out at the same time. I feel proud and responsible to be on the label and its just the beginning of a new era. Look out for some amazing stuff in the near future including my debut album in October” 
Sony Music with its worldwide distribution network will ensure Badshah’s new songs and shows hit milestones. 

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