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Avatar, Tintin technology for Rajnikant’s new film
MUMBAI: Soundarya R. Ashwin’s Ocher Picture Productions and Eros Entertainment’s Rajnikant-starrer Kochadaiyaan will be the first Indian film to use the technology developed for Avatar and Tintin.
The period film in Tamil, which will be shot with motion capture in 3D, is described as India‘s first performance capture photorealistic project. Two earlier Indian films to use this technology lightly were Enthiran (Robot) and Maatraan.
The Soundarya-directed production also features Deepika Padukone and Jackie Shroff while earlier Vidya Balan and Katrina Kaif were considered for the female lead.
The film, also featuring R Sarathkumar, Vijayakumar and Deepika Padukone, will be released in Telugu, English, Hindi and Japanese languages.
Kochadaiyaan is expected to hit the theatres this year in Diwali.
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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.
