Rajinikanth’s Robot to be re-named to a Tamil one

By now we all know that Rajinikanth is doing Robot- a movie that will be directed by Shankar. But news has come out that the title would be changed, as Robot is an English word.

This is good news as there has been a tendency to give English names for Indian movies and Tamil movies are also to blame in a big way. Recently there was talk of giving rebates to movies that had authentic Tamil names as opposed to English ones. The last few years have seen a spate of Tamil movies with English names like Boys, Sivaji – The Boss, and a lot more. Then there was an outcry and it was suggested giving tax rebates to movies opting for pure Tamil names. That had a desired effect I think. I checked a popular Movie site just now and even after 10 pages I couldn’t spot a Tamil movie with an English name. (http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Gallery/movies/movies5/index.html)

That’s could be one reason why Rajinikanth is changing the name to a Tamil one. Sujatha, who is supposed to be writing Robot, is on the lookout for a suitable name and the word is that the name Iyandhiran has been recommended. Rajini and Shankar have apparently accepted this name. But there has been no official confirmation about this yet.

It has been some time since he has done a Bollywood movie. He has some decent hits in his bag such as Hum, Dalapati (dubbed from Tamil) and a few ordinary ones like ChaalBaaz, Farishtay and Dalaal No.1.

Rajnikanth to star in Shankar's Robot

It has been made official that Superstar Rajnikant has agreed to play the main role in Robot. The movie is supposed to be directed by hot-shot director Shankar. This is indeed big news as two of the biggest names in tamil cinema have come together and the result will have cine fans licks their chops in anticipation.

Check out this article in rediff for more details.

Shankar has been trying for years to start this project and announcing the casting of this film in the press for years now. He started with Kamal Haasan, but the Tamil star had a box office fiasco in Alavandaan and, also had creative differences with a director who is very firm about what he wants. Later Shahrukh Khan was supposed to do it. and the last star pencilled in was Aamir Khan.

And now finally it has been Rajnikanth who has been finalised, which will be good as the two are both from the same industry and this will help in the smooth production of the movie.

Here's looking for a lively Robot from Shankar and Rajnikanth, the Boss.

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