Dhanush, KV Anand team up

While it was widely reported that director KV Anand was one of the top contenders to do a film with Rajinikanth  post Kochadaiiyan, the latest news is that he will actually team up with the superstar's son-in-law Dhanush.

The Kolaveri star tweeted recently, "Yes guys...much 2 d delight of u all and myself i am doing a film with k v anand sir.the technicians are yet 2 be finalised. Shoot 4m august."

The director, whose last release was Suriya's Maattrraan, has been working on several scripts in the past few months. Instead of the routine practice of getting a star's dates and a producer first, the filmmaker has been in the process of finalizing the storyline first.

Cannes canned, but will it be a Japanese premiere for Kochadaiiyan?

Superstar Rajinikanth might not have gone to Cannes as was originally planned, but work on his upcoming Kochadaiiyan  is in progress, with the trailer of the film slated to be released soon.

So, why didn't Rajini head to Cannes? "We were initially planning to go there, but we wanted to ensure that the trailer was cut well and in the best format. That was taking time. So, we have rescheduled it and will be releasing the trailer soon," informs producer Murali Manohar. The director of the film, Soundarya Rajinikanth, had tweeted, "Trailer shaping out well. Working on more surprises... All efforts are going in to release it asap. (sic)"

Post-production work on the period flick is taking place simultaneously in Chennai, China and London. Meanwhile, the buzz is that either the film's audio launch or its premiere will be held in Japan, considering the fact that the actor has a huge fan following there.

Oscar winner A R Rahman, who is the music composer for the film, will start work on the background score soon and it's said that one of the songs, which has Rajinikanth crooning after a long time, will be the highlight of the music album. Interestingly, this special number will also be part of the making-of-the-movie video that will be released by the team soon.

Kochadaiyaan's trailer release!

The trailer of Rajinikanth's most anticipated movie Kochadaiyaan  will be released in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival 2013. The director of the film Soundarya R Ashwin updated the progress of the film in her micro-blogging page tweeting "Hey guys. Trailer is shaping out well. Working on more surprises. All efforts are going in to release it asap. Will keep u posted."

Deepika Padukone is playing the female lead and tunes are composed by A R Rahman. Sunil Lulla is producing this movie under Eros International with Shobana, Aadhi, Raadhika Sarathkumar and Jackie Shroff are playing prominent roles.

The post-production work of the film is underway currently. Directed by Soundarya Ashwin, daughter of Rajinikanth, the film is India's first movie filmed in motion-capture technology.

Kochadaiyaan new poster released!

The most-anticipated film of the year is Superstar Rajinikanth's Kochadaiyaan. While the historical drama, produced by Rajini's daughter Soundarya and Eros, written by K S Ravikumar is expected to be released soon, Soundarya Rajinikanth  released a new look poster of the film through the social media.

The look clearly shows that Rajinikanth is playing a dual role as father and son in the period action 3D motion capture film. The film also has Sarath Kumar, Jackie Shroff, Deepika Padukone , Shobhana, Nassar, Aadhi among others. The film is expected to be a summer holidays' treat and the music scored by AR Rahman is expected to hit the stores in April.

The cinematography of this film which has been shot using motion capture technology in 3D, has been handled by Rajiv Menon. The producers of the film along with Sony Music are planning a big audio launch overseas for the film.

Kochadaiyaan surprise for Tamil New Year?

Rajinikanth's most anticipated movie Kochadaiyaan  may have its trailer release in Cannes Film Festival in May, but the fans who are eagerly awaiting for the film may have a glimpse of the star with a first look teaser which could be released on Tamil New Year day (April 14).