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Hollywood biggies for Rajnikanth’s Endhiran
MUMBAI: A number of Hollywood biggies have been associated for Tamil superstar Rajnikanth‘s upcoming film Endhiran.
Budgeted at $24 million, the Tamil film that is being shot in Chennai is said to be one of the most expensive films ever shot in the Asian subcontinent.
Its credits include some of Hollywood‘s major names. The Stan Winston special effects house, for instance, is creating a robot that will be a replica of the Indian film star.
Other big names of Hollywood to join the project are costume designer Mary E. Vogt who created the costumes in Batman Returns.
Stunt designer of Men In Black, Woo-Ping Yuen, whose credits include Kill Bill and The Matrix, and an unnamed Hollywood make-up artiste have been added to the team.
The movie that is currently in its fourth month of production is being backed by Sun TV network.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
