Venus bags audio rights of Rajinikanth-Aishwarya Rai starrer

Latest reports have it that the Hindi audio rights of most anticipated Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai starrer, ‘Endhiran’ has been bagged by the music banner Venus.

Said Champak Jain of Venus Records & Tapes to sources, "It can't get bigger than this! Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai, A.R. Rahman and Shankar (director) will create history with the blockbuster film Endhiran."

Directed by S. Shankar and bannered under Sun Pictures, ‘Endhiran’ will release in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

Jain further said, "Touted as one of the most expensive films with a heavy dose of special effects, its melodious music and sensational songs will take fans by storm. Venus is synonymous with good music and this prestigious project is a feather in our cap."

The music of the trilingual science fiction film is expected to kick start on a grand scale tomorrow (Saturday) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

While Oscar winning music maestro A.R. Rahman will give a special performance at the event, B-town’s legendary icon Amitabh Bachchan is expected to attend the audio launch. a

Endhiran Track List

TRACK LISTING

Puthiya Manidha Singers: S. P. Balasubramaniam, A. R. Rahman, Khatija Rahman Lyrics: Vairamuthu

Kadal Anukkal Singers: Vijay Prakash, Shreya Ghoshal Lyrics: Vairamuthu

Irumbile Oru Idhaiyam Singers: A. R. Rahman, Kash'n'Krissy Lyrics: Kaarki English lyrics: Kash'n'Krissy

Chitti Dance Showcase Singers: Pradeep Vijay, Pravin Mani, Yogi B Additional Arrangements and Programming: Pravin Mani

Arima Arima Singers: Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam Additional Vocals: Benny Dayal, Naresh Iyer Lyrics: Vairamuthu

Kilimanjaro Singers: Javed Ali, Chinmayi Lyrics: P. Vijay Additional Vocal Arrangements: Clinton Cerejo

Boom Boom Robo Da Singers: Yogi B, Keerthi Sagathia, Swetha Mohan, Tanvi Shah Lyrics: Kaarki

ALBUM CREDITS

Film: Endhiran (Tamil) Stars: Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai Lyrics: Vairamuthu, Kaarki, P. Vijay Label: Think Music Director: S. Shankar Producer: Kalanidhi Maran Studio: Sun Pictures Date: August 2010

Backing vocals: Dr.Narayanan Raqeeb Alam R. Vijay Narain Nithin Raj Shahid Megha Madhumitha Shubiksha Janani Nrithya Senthil Sridhar Vijay Kaushik Arjun Sharadha Swetha Mohan Clinton Cerejo Dominique Cerejo Francois Castellino Newman Pinto Vivianne Pocha Bianca Gomes

Instruments: Drums: V. Kumar Percussions: T. Raja, Vedachalam, Neelakandan, Lakshminarayanan, Raju Bass Guitar: Keith Peters Guitars: Sanjeev Thomas, George Flute: Naveen Kumar Trumpet: Thomas

Chennai Strings conducted by: V. J. Srinivasamurthy

Vocal supervision: V. J. Srinivasamurthy, Srinivas D.

Music Production Assistant: T.R. Krishna Chetan

Additional Programming: T.R. Krishna Chetan, Deepak P.A., Hentry Kuruvilla

Additional vocal supervisor: Srinivas

Sound Engineers: Panchathan Record-Inn: Deepak P. A., T. R. Krishna Chetan, Vivianne Chaix, Suresh Permal, Srinidhi Venkatesh

AM Studios: S. Sivakumar, Kannan Ganpat, Pradeep, Dinesh Ramalingam

Recorded at Panchathan Record-Inn (Chennai), AM Studios (Chennai), Blue Frog (Mumbai)

Mixed bY: K.J. Singh and Deepak P.A.

Mixed at AM Studios (Chennai), Panchathan Record-Inn (Chennai), Cue Recording Studios (Fairfax, Virginia), Tainted Blue Studios (Manhattan, New York), Remote Control Productions (Santa Monica, California)

Mastered by: Sivakumar S.

Mastered at AM Studios, Chennai

Music co-ordinated by: Noell James, Faizuddin T.M.

Musicians fixed by: Samidurai

Production Incharge: B. Velavan

THE COMPERE OF ENDHIRAN AUDIO LAUNCH EVENT

The Endhiran team is gearing up for the audio launch in Kuala Lumpur and the teams are leaving batch by batch. The event is planned in a big scale and this is not a surprise considering the amount of budget allocated for this film by Sun Pictures.
In order to make this audio launch a popular event, the event organizers have roped in famous RJ Punnagai Poo Geetha from Malaysia.

ENDHIRAN TEAM LEAVES…

The excitement quotient is reaching a crescendo in Endhiran camp. There are just a few days left for the audio release of the film in Malaysia and the team is all set to make the event a grand success. Yesterday, the technical team consisting of important people left for Malaysia.

Hansraj Saxena and Iyappan of Sun Pictures reached Malaysia and they were rendered a warm welcome by Dr Rajamani from Astro Vanavil and eminent industrialist Senthil. It has also been said that the Super Star along with Aishwarya Rai, AR Rahman and director Shankar would be leaving for Malaysia today

ENDHIRAN CAN BE SEEN ON AUGUST 15TH

The audio release of the most expected film of the year Endhiran will be held in Malaysia on 31st July at 7.30 PM at PICC, Putrajaya,. The event will be telecast in the local channels live but the audience from rest of the world will get to watch the extravaganza in Sun TV on 15th August, 2010. We will keep you posted!

‘Endhiran’ script modified for Rajini: Shankar

With just two days left for the mega music launch of ‘Endhiran’ in Malaysia, Shankar is excited and thrilled about the Superstar Rajinikanth starrer project, which was made on a never before budget when compared to other Indian films. “Endhiran script was originally penned more than a decade ago with Kamal sir in mind. But when I decided to make the film with Rajini sir, necessary changes were made to the script to suit the Superstar’s image,” the filmmaker said. Recalling one such thing in the past, Shankar said, “I initially planned to direct my debut film Gentleman with Sarath Kumar in the lead. When it was later decided to make the movie with Arjun playing the protagonist, some changes were made in the script.” On ‘Endhiran’, he said, “we have taken enough care to ensure that the movie is interesting in all aspects. Thanks to Rajini sir’s hardwork and support from other members of the team, Endhiran is ready at last.”

ENDHIRAN’S TITLE SONG

Adhering to the sentiment of any Rajini film, Endhiran also will have the intro song of super star sung by the veteran singer S P Balasubramaniam. The song goes like this: Naan kandadhu aararivu, nee kondadhu perarivu (I have witnessed six senses, (but) you are bestowed with erudition) Naan katradhu aaru mozhi, nee katradhu nooru mozhi (I have learnt six languages (but) you have learnt hundred languages) Endhiran is about an intelligent scientist Dr Vaseegaran who is well versed in the latest technological innovations of science. He creates a robot which looks just like a human and has all the features of a normal man. He introduces this robot to the world. At one point, the human-look alike robot goes out of control and the cascading events form the main storyline of Endhiran. The technical team comprising members from Endhiran crew and Sun TV are leaving for Malaysia today to oversee the arrangements for audio release on the 31st July.

CM'S ADDRESS FOR ENDHIRAN

Endhiran's audio launch, to be held in Malaysia, will have the Chief Minister delivering a recorded congratulatory message. This is because the producers wished to have the Chief Minister's presence at the event. Recording of the message was held at the Kalaignar TV studios recently in Chennai. This message will be screened alongside the keynote address at the audio launch event. Producers SUN Pictures recently decided to conduct the audio launch of Endhiran in Malaysia on the 31st of July. Although the invitees list is not out yet, the event is rumored to attract the kingpins of the industry including the film's lead pair Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai.

Endhiran Audio Poster

What with Shankar’s magnum opus sci-fi flick Endhiran touted to hit the screens in the first week of September, internet is abuzz with speculations about the impending audio release. Latest in the series is a poster announcing the audio launch of the movie. Earlier reports suggested that the audio release will be held in Malaysia and the poster also reiterates that the venue would be PICC, Putrajaya, Malaysia on July 31, 2010. However, no official announcement is heard from the SUN Pictures stable as yet about the audio event to corroborate this.

Oscar winner Rahman has scored for Endhiran whose latest release Raavanan became a rage among music lovers in Hindi and Tamil.

‘Endhiran’ on September 3rd

Even as news about Shankar's approval to direct the Tamil, Telugu remakes of Hindi ‘3 Idiots’ is still raging there was some media reports that hinted his ambitious Rajinikanth film ‘Endhiran’ may not be released in August as told by the super star himself. News floating today is almost confirming it. The new release date for ‘Endhiran’ could be September 3 according to some sources in Shankar's office. Though there is no reason given for the postponement, it may be due to the enormous number of prints that will be generated for a worldwide release. In India alone ‘Endhiran’ is expected to strike 800 screens across the country. Japan and Chine will get 120 prints and for other global markets 160 prints are expected to fly. That means ‘Endhiran’ will have around 1500 prints in release and that will make it one of the biggest films of the world ever.

Think Music snaps up Endhiran

The Chennai based Think Music has snapped the audio rights of the most
prestigious big budget Tamil film ever.

We are talking of Sun Pictures magnum opus*Endhiran* directed by Shankar,
featuring Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai, with music by AR Rahman.
There was a fierce bidding war for the audio rights between Think Music and
Sony Music. Finally Think Music quoted a new record for audio in South India
and is rumoured to have paid a whopping Rs 7 Crore for Tamil and Telugu
rights!
This is the highest ever paid for an audio in south Indian film history, a
price almost on par with recent Bollywood music acquisitions. Any which way
you look, it's a fantastic buy, and overnight Think Music becomes the
biggest brand in south India.

Endhiran New Stills

‘Endhiran’ music label under wrap

The shooting of ‘Endhiran’ is complete last week and good news followed soon from Shankar. AR Rahman has handed over the final mix of the songs and they have come great. Now all the eyes and ears of fans are on the music launch which is happening in Kula Lumpur, Malaysia. But with just two weeks before the official launch of the music it is still not revealed which music label will release ‘Endhiran’ songs. But our sources say the audio rights of ‘Endhiran’ have been sold in the whopping range of around Rs. 7 crores. Even the fiery music ‘Raavanan’ was sold at a much lower price. The massive price given to ‘Endhiran’ music rights is a new benchmark in south Indian film industry. The audio of ‘Endhiran’ will be released in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in a never before star studded event on July 31 this year.

Shankar at Final Day Of Endhiran Shooting

Hi Everyone,
Happy to say that the whole Endhiran shoot is wrapped on 7th July with the shooting of the song sung by AR Rahman, choreographed by Remo at Sun Studios. It was a very very happy moment for everyone. I think this is the first film where I am doing the pumpkin breaking pooja (poosanika udaikiradhu) with the lead stars Rajnikanth & Aishwarya Rai.

Everyone had this feeling similar to a cricket last over…. like a 2 year college wrapping day where you feel very happy & also with a heavy heart … I am amused when I see the same feelings in everyone….

Our producer Mr. Kalanithi Maran gave a big party on July 9th for the crew. In the presence of our honorable Central minister Mr. Dayanidhi Maran, I attended the party along with Rajni sir, DOP Rathnavelu, Resul Pookutty, Editor Antony & my crew. We shared all the interesting stories related to the making of the film with Mr. Maran. It was a memorable day for all of us….

A good news… Yesterday morning Rahman gave the tamil songs final mix master to us… it is amazing…rocking, sounding as big & grand as the budget of the movie. The first song clearly indicates that our AR Rahman is an Oscar winner. I hope once again our combination lives up to your expectation levels. And we are planning to release the audio in this month end.

Yours
Shankar

Ash gets Rajini’s blessings

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan not just took Superstar Rajinkanth, but the entire ‘Endhiran’ unit by surprise, when she touched the top actor’s feet to seek his blessings during the last day of the shooting of the film last week. According to reports, the former Miss World found it hard to leave the place (Sun Studios on the outskirts of Chennai), as she became very close to each and every member of the cast and crew of the movie which was shot for almost two years. “After the last shot was filmed, Aishwarya touched the Superstar’s feet seeking his blessing. Rajini, who didn’t expect this, was shocked initially but soon composed himself and blessed her,” reports said. Now that the shooting has been completed, Sun Pictures, the producers of this multicrore extravaganza, is getting ready for the release of the film. The initial focus is on the audio launch which is slated to happen at the end of this month in Malaysia.

ENDHIRAN’S RELEASE DATE!

The most-expected film of the year – Endhiran – is complete. The shooting was completely wrapped up on July 8th. To celebrate this, a bash was arranged in which Rajinikanth, his daughter Soundarya, Aishwarya Rai and the entire Shankar team participated. With the shooting over, the talks now doing rounds in Kollywood is the release date of Endhiran. While some sources say that it could be released on August 15, other sources point out that it may hit the screens on September 5th. It is well-known in the film industry circles that Shankar is a strong believer in numerology and his wrapping up of Endhiran on July 8th stands testimony to this. Going by this, the film may be released on September 5th, as the number added with the month and year sums up to 8.

‘Endhiran’ audio on July 31

Now it is almost confirmed it is going to be the mother of all Indian cinema extravaganzas. It is going to be the biggest ever Tamil filmy event ever happened anywhere in the world. The audio of ‘Endhiran’ will be released in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in a never before star studded event on July 31 this year. The music launch will be attended by the biggest stars on Indian cinema including Amitabh Bachchan and the ‘Endhiran’ super stars Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai and others. The magnificent event is being organized by HBO that releases ‘Endhiran’ worldwide. The super star's magnum opus will be released in over 300 screens across the world that makes ‘Endhiran’ the largest worldwide release ever only after Spiderman.

2000 prints for ‘Endhiran’

The budget size of ‘Endhiran’ is getting bigger and bigger as it is nearing the D-day. The magnum opus of Shankar was touted to be a 100 crore project when it was launched in 2008. Then it was said to be 120 cores and when Sun Pictures took over the film ‘Endhiran’ was billed as a 150 crore production. Now the new buzz is the cost of ‘Endhiran’ has touched around 200 crores. The other news is that ‘Endhiran’ will be a mammoth worldwide release and the Rajinikanth starrer will also be released in China where the super star has a fan following just as in Japan. So to cater to all the markets ‘Endhiran’ will be out in more than 2000 pints so that there is no place in the world which is not touched by the magnetism of the super star. We had already reported that the music launch of ‘Endhiran’ will happen in Malaysia. There will also be a music release function for the Tamil Nadu fans during the first week of August our sources say.

Vairamuthu on ‘Endhiran’ songs

Vairamuthu, who has written three songs in ‘Endhiran’ has said each and every song in the movie will be a treat to music lovers as well as movie buffs. “Shankar is one of the filmmakers who take immense care while shooting song sequences. Equally so is A R Rahman, who gives nothing but his best to each song he composes. Their combo will rock in ‘Endhiran’,” he said. Elaborating on ‘Endhiran’ songs, he said, “I have penned three songs for the movie. One is a romantic number which describes a robot’s love for a beautiful woman, while the second throws light on the way a robot is made.” On the third number, he said, “it is about a violent love. Revealing one of the lines, he said, “We have mixed human emotions with science in that number. One perfect example is- Vannathu poochi kaalgalaal rusi ariyum, indha kaadhal poochi kangalaal rusi ariyum.” A treat is waiting for Diwali.