Eros International Media Ltd, will release the futuristic fantasy ?Kochadaiiyaan? (The Legend), a Mediaone Global Entertainment Limited production, directed by Soundarya Rajnikanth Ashwin, worldwide in cinemas on May 23rd 2014, two weeks after its previously announced date of May 9th 2014 to cater to the demand for multiple language – the 2D and 3D versions to release the same day.
Kochadaiiyaan features Photorealistic Performance Capture technology for the very first time in the history of Indian cinema.
The film is being released in six Indian language versions, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Punjabi, simultaneously in 2D and 3D in over 6,000 screens worldwide.
The fan frenzy for Rajinikanth?s Kochadaiiyaan has already begun, which is evident from Rajinikanth’s debut on Twitter on 5th of May and he instantly broke the record for the first day followers by any Indian movie star by getting over 2.5 lakh followers on the first day itself.
Kochadaiiyaan is an epic dramatization of good versus evil starring South Indian megastar Rajinikanth in a double role in a larger than life depiction. Also starring in the grand production is leading lady Deepika Padukone together with South Indian stars R. Sharath kumar, Nazar, Aadi, Shobana and Rukmini.
Providing the musical score is Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman.
Kochadaiiyaan was shot extensively at Pinewood Studios in the UK with a team of technical experts including the London based Centroid Studios, a facility boasting full body motion capture – it has worked on various Hollywood productions including the recent Brad Pitt starrer World War Z as well as Pirates of the Caribbean, Ironman 2 and Harry Potter.