Endiran, The Robot, hits India in September. Prepare yourself for the awesome insanity.
Get ready for another blockbuster science fiction flick, but this time it’s gonna be Bollywood* style. September 3, 2010 will see the release of Endhiran (English title: The Robot), a science fiction epic from India that looks to be about love, vengeance, dancing and robots. Directed by S. Shankar, who is known for his mammoth budgets, Endhiran is rumored to have well surpassed 200 Crores ( ~43 million USD) in its production. This might be the biggest Indian movie of all time, and it’s all about robots and robot-human interactions. We’ve got the trailer (along with some music videos and other promo material) for your below, but unfortunately it’s only available in Tamil. I’m not sure what the actors are saying but this looks like a spectacularly crazy movie. Did they just rip-off I, Robot? Are those android tigers I saw? Why is everyone dancing? …I can’t wait until this thing hits US shores.
Big budget science fiction films are nothing new to Hollywood, and we’ve seen some really big success stories coming out of the genre lately. Avatar was huge, Inception is doing very well, and Tron Legacy looks like it might be awesome. Yet all of these give a very Americentric take on science and the future. India is one of the biggest and fastest growing economies on the planet and looks to be a major player in the development of global technology in the years ahead. It’s about time for an Indian-made scifi flick to make a splash in the US. Hopefully Endhiran will provide some insight into how the robot culture has spread to other parts of the world.
*Note: Technically I probably shouldn’t refer to a Tamil movie as Bollywood…but I did anyway. Blame the robots, not me.
[image credit: Sun Pictures via WikiCommons]
[video credit: TamilRelease]
[source: Endhiran official website]
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This is a monumental movie noggal a Tamil movie at that. The international movie world must now sit up and welcome Tamil movies home. There is more from where this came from. TAMIL movies rock!!!
its releasing on October 1st all over the world…. other than india in 300 prints in abroad and 2250 prints world wide
Wanna see a giant cobra made out of andro-humanoid robots? N Dancing robots?
The Indian take on robots is quite different from Hollywood…luks kinda interesting…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNXHveyzUvY
I agree that the songs and dances wont appeal to the international audience.. But the film truly will have its ‘moments’ that will be appreciated by the world.
I agree that the songs and dances wont appeal to the international audience.. But the film truly will have its ‘moments’ that will be appreciated by the world.
every one waiting for movie:) our stperstar rajinikanth will create mass soon
every one waiting for movie:) our stperstar rajinikanth will create mass soon
whole world is waiting fr endhiran…
no one can touch the records of thalaivar
whole world is waiting fr endhiran…
no one can touch the records of thalaivar
The movie is based on a Tamil novel, En Iniya Iyanthira (My Dear Robot) from the 80s by Sujatha, a sci-fi writer. Yes, no typo there–80s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_Iniya_Iyanthira
Author: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sujatha_Rangarajan
The script is 10-years old.
The movie is based on a Tamil novel, En Iniya Iyanthira (My Dear Robot) from the 80s by Sujatha, a sci-fi writer. Yes, no typo there–80s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_Iniya_Iyanthira
Author: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sujatha_Rangarajan
The script is 10-years old.
The singing and dancing reminds me more of a Disney cartoon than an action movie. I understand it’s part of the culture but it can really pull a viewer out of disbelief. Save it your the end credits like Slumdog Millionaire did.
The singing and dancing reminds me more of a Disney cartoon than an action movie. I understand it’s part of the culture but it can really pull a viewer out of disbelief. Save it your the end credits like Slumdog Millionaire did.
Did you enjoy the Sound of Music?
The lead actor Rajini doesn’t have any parallel within mainstream hollywood movies. The closest is Sean Connery, but I have to accept there is none in Hollywood, who has his mass appeal. Before you dismiss a movie, please do some research on this guy. I hope all of you are fact based.
His growth is so exponetial but he is so grounded. This movie is rumored to be distributed in US by HBO.
He has close to 60,000 fans clubs all over and many many millions follow him world over. Besides India, Japanese/Malaysians are fans of him. He is rumour to be paid USD 10 Million for this Enthiran project. USD 10 Millions is huge by asian standards. He is the highest paid actor in India and second in Asia (after Jackie Chan). Besides that, Stanwinston studios is incharge of the animatronics portion for this movie. Stanwinston is the same same studio that worked on Avatar/Terminator/Juraasic Park and other hollywood movies. Further visual effect specialists are from Hong-kong. This movie even though the story is rooted in Indian culture is made by technicians from India, Hollywood and Hongkong.
So, please don’t dismiss this but do some research on this.
The lead actor Rajini doesn’t have any parallel within mainstream hollywood movies. The closest is Sean Connery, but I have to accept there is none in Hollywood, who has his mass appeal. Before you dismiss a movie, please do some research on this guy. I hope all of you are fact based.
His growth is so exponetial but he is so grounded. This movie is rumored to be distributed in US by HBO.
He has close to 60,000 fans clubs all over and many many millions follow him world over. Besides India, Japanese/Malaysians are fans of him. He is rumour to be paid USD 10 Million for this Enthiran project. USD 10 Millions is huge by asian standards. He is the highest paid actor in India and second in Asia (after Jackie Chan). Besides that, Stanwinston studios is incharge of the animatronics portion for this movie. Stanwinston is the same same studio that worked on Avatar/Terminator/Juraasic Park and other hollywood movies. Further visual effect specialists are from Hong-kong. This movie even though the story is rooted in Indian culture is made by technicians from India, Hollywood and Hongkong.
So, please don’t dismiss this but do some research on this.
@ The Avenger … see the art dirction and settings made for the songs and dancing.. art has a role in it … they are created in real sets.. and not with digital computers:) the dancing and songs is a key feature of indian film
and its a good entertainment to audience 
@ The Avenger … see the art dirction and settings made for the songs and dancing.. art has a role in it … they are created in real sets.. and not with digital computers:) the dancing and songs is a key feature of indian film
and its a good entertainment to audience 
hi friends,
nice to see u here , i a great fan of this movies actor superstar Rajinikanth … who attracted the audience in his own dramatic ,style of acting …. in the age of 60 …. we all admire him…he is the only indian actor who has fans all over the world …see the film u will come to know. we are waiting for the release…here are some links of the movie trailer ..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui1e4l3pPbQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjWbHV2oMVk
this movie has its own true story.. u will realise when u see the movie.. its interesting that a robo is falling in love tooo…..
hi friends,
nice to see u here , i a great fan of this movies actor superstar Rajinikanth … who attracted the audience in his own dramatic ,style of acting …. in the age of 60 …. we all admire him…he is the only indian actor who has fans all over the world …see the film u will come to know. we are waiting for the release…here are some links of the movie trailer ..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui1e4l3pPbQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjWbHV2oMVk
this movie has its own true story.. u will realise when u see the movie.. its interesting that a robo is falling in love tooo…..
2 thumbs up to you guys to provide news that help shift from the western-centered viewpoint.
I’m not convinced by the mix of dance and Sci-Fi, but I trust that this movie can contribute to democratize the debate on technology.
2 thumbs up to you guys to provide news that help shift from the western-centered viewpoint.
I’m not convinced by the mix of dance and Sci-Fi, but I trust that this movie can contribute to democratize the debate on technology.
Пиздец хуйня!
Пиздец хуйня!
Wow! I think I saw little bits of many movies in this. “I, Robot”, “Terminator”, and “The Matrix”. And perhaps a nod to “The Six Million Dollar Man”? And nothing really “ripped off”, either. It’s a testament to the fact that tech is achieving a convergence not just in the western world, but is now influencing eastern cultures as well. I hope someday this gets dubbed into English, and not just subtitled. I’d like to see this!
Wow! I think I saw little bits of many movies in this. “I, Robot”, “Terminator”, and “The Matrix”. And perhaps a nod to “The Six Million Dollar Man”? And nothing really “ripped off”, either. It’s a testament to the fact that tech is achieving a convergence not just in the western world, but is now influencing eastern cultures as well. I hope someday this gets dubbed into English, and not just subtitled. I’d like to see this!
not interested the slightest bit , but I’m sure someone will appreciate all the dancing ?
not interested the slightest bit , but I’m sure someone will appreciate all the dancing ?
HI sir, do you know one thing, In india Endhiran fever starts not only for sci-fic or big budget. The film got expectation only for Super star Rajnikanth. We like his style, you dont expect logic of the movie. But sure, you like the way of style acting of rajnikanth. His age is 62. Finally this is not a bollywood, this is Tamil Film.
See these two image different First one is real and second is in movie:
http://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://blufiles.storage.msn.com/y1p-N-aexQwtO1AM3B2XseDYBdZ9TNfFcPjDqUr3yrc_OEoD60Jfx9AdpF0imL6VZSKCHXvcJ3o1VQ&imgrefurl=http://pranilbonagir.wordpress.com/2008/09/&usg=__FOPKv5Hv0iPsdhpd8FSUAxYKf3s=&h=300&w=400&sz=49&hl=en&start=95&zoom=1&tbnid=KC6y12-Ijcp5uM:&tbnh=119&tbnw=163&prev=/images%3Fq%3Drajnikanth%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1438%26bih%3D722%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1872&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=848&vpy=209&dur=369&hovh=129&hovw=172&tx=160&ty=113&ei=pending&oei=40p5TJaiKJfRcN3z9OcF&esq=4&page=4&ndsp=31&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:95&biw=1438&bih=722
http://pics-4-u.blogspot.com/2008/06/in-picsrajnikanths-avatars-in-kuselan.html
HI sir, do you know one thing, In india Endhiran fever starts not only for sci-fic or big budget. The film got expectation only for Super star Rajnikanth. We like his style, you dont expect logic of the movie. But sure, you like the way of style acting of rajnikanth. His age is 62. Finally this is not a bollywood, this is Tamil Film.
See these two image different First one is real and second is in movie:
http://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://blufiles.storage.msn.com/y1p-N-aexQwtO1AM3B2XseDYBdZ9TNfFcPjDqUr3yrc_OEoD60Jfx9AdpF0imL6VZSKCHXvcJ3o1VQ&imgrefurl=http://pranilbonagir.wordpress.com/2008/09/&usg=__FOPKv5Hv0iPsdhpd8FSUAxYKf3s=&h=300&w=400&sz=49&hl=en&start=95&zoom=1&tbnid=KC6y12-Ijcp5uM:&tbnh=119&tbnw=163&prev=/images%3Fq%3Drajnikanth%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1438%26bih%3D722%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1872&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=848&vpy=209&dur=369&hovh=129&hovw=172&tx=160&ty=113&ei=pending&oei=40p5TJaiKJfRcN3z9OcF&esq=4&page=4&ndsp=31&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:95&biw=1438&bih=722
http://pics-4-u.blogspot.com/2008/06/in-picsrajnikanths-avatars-in-kuselan.html
I’ve never been able appreciate movies containing characters suddenly bursting out in song and dance, since it breaks the illusion that I’m watching moments of the lives of real people. Anyway, I hope this movie can help spark some interest in robotics among Indians (if they aren’t already interested, of course).
Perhaps you’ve never spontaneously broken into singing & dancing, when you’re really happy/sad/angry/energized? Some people do, when they’re all pumped up … e.g. NFL touchdown plays, before they illegalized dancing in the endzone (which is a real shame, because some of the dances were pretty fantastic). Hmm. Now that I think about it, maybe you have to be physically fit enough, w/ excess energy to burn, to be overcome with urges to just move, so maybe its just a young person thing …
It would be interesting to see a measurement of spontaneous singing/dancing vs. culture .. I suspect its also a cultural thing.
I’ve never been able appreciate movies containing characters suddenly bursting out in song and dance, since it breaks the illusion that I’m watching moments of the lives of real people. Anyway, I hope this movie can help spark some interest in robotics among Indians (if they aren’t already interested, of course).
Perhaps you’ve never spontaneously broken into singing & dancing, when you’re really happy/sad/angry/energized? Some people do, when they’re all pumped up … e.g. NFL touchdown plays, before they illegalized dancing in the endzone (which is a real shame, because some of the dances were pretty fantastic). Hmm. Now that I think about it, maybe you have to be physically fit enough, w/ excess energy to burn, to be overcome with urges to just move, so maybe its just a young person thing …
It would be interesting to see a measurement of spontaneous singing/dancing vs. culture .. I suspect its also a cultural thing.
haha….u dont understand tamil,yet u ade a post on this movie.fascinating…well u are right that it isnt a bollywood production.however big budget movies like this has collaboration from both sides considering the south india been producing expensive movies and housing the highest paid actor in Asia.of course this would be below par of not average to the Hollywood style of concept.but this movie is special in the sense that the fight scenes are choreographed by the same guy from matrix and the same studio used to shoot terminator was used here.mind you that the lead actor just turn 60.its about the future through the eyes of an Indian and would certainly cater their taste.
haha….u dont understand tamil,yet u ade a post on this movie.fascinating…well u are right that it isnt a bollywood production.however big budget movies like this has collaboration from both sides considering the south india been producing expensive movies and housing the highest paid actor in Asia.of course this would be below par of not average to the Hollywood style of concept.but this movie is special in the sense that the fight scenes are choreographed by the same guy from matrix and the same studio used to shoot terminator was used here.mind you that the lead actor just turn 60.its about the future through the eyes of an Indian and would certainly cater their taste.
Funny it appears to me that there is a same robot in movie trailer (0:20), that ESET antivirus uses.
“http://www.esi-systems.cz/img/ESETrobot.jpg”
check out this link for the work of Legacy Effects in Endhiran. The robits aren’t bad…
http://www.legacyefx.com/features/features.html
Funny it appears to me that there is a same robot in movie trailer (0:20), that ESET antivirus uses.
“http://www.esi-systems.cz/img/ESETrobot.jpg”
check out this link for the work of Legacy Effects in Endhiran. The robits aren’t bad…
http://www.legacyefx.com/features/features.html