Cinematographer’s juggernaut in Robot

Robot, the mammoth project of director Shankar and Rajinikanth is expected to be talked about not only in the national arena but also in an international level. As regards the cinematography department, K V Anand who had worked with Shankar earlier on a few projects was anticipated to be in Robot also. But as Anand will be directing Ayan, his

availability for Robot is ruled out. Then, there was Nirav Shah who had made his presence felt with sleek and unobtrusive work in Billa and Dhoom-2 was said to be teaming up with Shankar. But this again was ruled out.

Then there were a host of talented cameramen like Ravi Varman, Thiru and others and all the names kept getting dropped out. Now, the name of Rathnavelu who handled camera in Sethu and Nandha may probably be the final one. However sources close to Rathnavelu aver that the cinematographer is waiting for dates from Dhanush to direct a film and has not given an answer. Secondly a project with Shankar involves two complete years committed which may not be suitable to him. Meanwhile Shankar’s camp feels that the director would be using the latest innovative technology in cinematography and would opt for someone who is proficient enough to utilize these gizmos. An official announcement is yet to come and we will keep you updated.