MUMBAI: Integrated film studio Eros International Media and Ocher Studios have joined hands to co-produce Rana.

The movie will be directed by K S Ravikumar, who has in the past directed two films of Rajinikanth – Muthu and Padayappa.

Scheduled to go on floors in March this year, Rana will be a live action movie with Rajini playing triple role. The film is scheduled to release in FY2012 in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu.

Says Eros International Media managing director Sunil Lulla, “We are extremely excited to join hands with Tamil industry’s most popular super star Rajinikanth for Rana and this time audiences will be treated with their favourite actor donning a triple role in the film. Rana is going to be far different from any of the recent Rajni films, a complete live action magnum opus with loads of entertainment for his fans.”

The music of the movie will be directed by AR Rahman, while the technical and special effects will be supervised by Soundarya Rajnikanth and Charles Darby of Eyeqube Studios.

Adds Ocher Studios director Soundarya Rajinikanth, “We are very pleased to announce this partnership with Eros International for Rana. We hope to make a film together that will live up to the huge expectations of the movie-goers and reach out to maximum audiences across the globe.”

Eros International along with Hara Picture Production, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ocher Studios, will produce the film through Rana Production UK.

Rajnikanth’s last film Robot that was released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi had grossed nearly Rs 4 billion worldwide.

Eros’ movie line-up for the year includes Game, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Rockstar, Mausam, Ra.One, Desi Boyz, Agent Vinod and Chalo Dilli.