கோச்சடையான் (2014)

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• Gedreht in: Hongkong, London und Pinewood Studios

Kochadaiiyaan: The Legend is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language animated period action film written by K. S. Ravikumar and directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. It is India's first photorealistic motion capture film, featuring characters whose designs were based on the appearance and likeness of their respective actors. The film stars Rajinikanth and Deepika Padukone, with R. Sarathkumar, Aadhi Pinisetty, Jackie Shroff, Nassar, Shobana and Rukmini Vijayakumar in supporting roles. The narrative follows the quest of an 8th-century warrior who seeks revenge after witnessing the unlawful punishment administered to his father, a good-hearted warrior in his kingdom, by the jealous ruler.

Production

After the release of Enthiran (2010), actor Rajinikanth approached filmmaker K. S. Ravikumar to help complete an animated feature that the former's daughter Soundarya had begun in 2007. The project, titled Sultan: The Warrior, had run into problems with its production and Rajinikanth hoped that they could salvage the project by adding a historical back plot which would make the film partially animation and partially live action.

On 23 November 2011, for her maiden directorial project, Soundarya tweeted through her Twitter account, notifying followers to watch out for an official announcement. Kochadaiyaan was formally announced the next day. A tentatively scheduled release period of August 2012 was also announced. The film was finalised to be a co-production of Eros Entertainment and Media One Global.

Soundarya initially approached Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif in January 2012, but Deepika Padukone, who was slated to pair with Rajinikanth in Rana, took up the offer that February, making her Tamil debut. Padukone was reportedly paid a salary of ₹30 million (US$310,000) for shooting only for two days in the film.

The film began to increase its casting profile after Malayalam actor Prithviraj Sukumaran was rumoured to have been signed to play an important role in the film. The rumour was falsified following the inclusion of Aadhi Pinisetty, who was known for his lead-role performances in Mirugam and Eeram, in the cast; when he confirmed his presence in the project, he remarked that working with Rajinikanth was "a realisation of a dream that he has had sinc…

Soundarya confirmed that Shobana was added to the cast saying that she was the "only choice" for the role as it was written keeping her in mind. Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff was also approached for an antagonistic role. Shroff immediately gave his consent, when the cast and the technical scope of Kochadaiiyaan were revealed to him. The deceased actor Nagesh was digitally recreated through sophisticated animation techniques.

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