The announcement came in January 2008. Robot would be made with Rajinikanth in the lead. What a moment it was! But, it would no longer be Robot! Thanks to the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to grant tax exemption for movies with Tamil titles, the film was rechristened Endhiran. The casting details were slowly divulged. After almost every leading Bollywood lady’s name was thrown around, Aishwarya Rai was finalized, that too for an unheard sum of Rs. 6 crores. The music was without doubt handed over to Rahman. A formidable team had been forged and they were backed by two production giants: Eros International and Ayngaran International. Technically, Endhiran is rumored to have a perfection level that is unheard of in Indian cinema with many renowned Hollywood technicians being hired.