The
cream of Kollywood is now in South America with
two of the biggest ever projects.
Endhiran
- The Robot has got underway in Peru in the
usual Shankar way, shooting for a song. Bet
on Shankar to make things huge. From what we
hear, it looks like the songs of Sivaji might
start to look a bit ordinary.
The
song is set in the UNESCO World heritage site
of Machu Picchu, called the Lost Kingdom of
Incas. The site has more than 600 years of history
to it and is one of the New Seven Wonders of
the World. Set breathtakingly on the ridge of
a mountain, roughly around 2400 meters above
sea level, it offers the kind of awe inspiring
view that can push Shankar’s song making
skills to new highs. Coming to the song, it
is a duet featuring Superstar and Aishwarya
Rai. Rahman’s composition is said to have
a Spanish touch to it, even Machu Picchu has
a Spanish touch in its history, and maybe what
Shankar exactly had in his mind. Raju Sundaram
is the choreographer for the song. Right after
this song will be another one and this time
it will be shot in USA. There is a possibility
of the team coming to India before going back
to the US for the second song. Executive producer
Arun Pandian is in charge of taking care of
the team needs in Peru.
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is something that was heard about Sivaji- the
entire talkie portion was done in 63 days. 150
days went for fights and songs alone. We don’t
know how much of this is true but we are sure
that Shankar likes to get his fights and songs
extraordinarily well done. So, the team will shoot
the first song for two weeks at Machu Picchu before
moving on to the next one. And out of the 100
crores budget for the entire project, Shankar
seems to have proposed 8 crores for these two
songs put together.
Meanwhile,
in another part of South America, a supposedly
120 crore film is taking its first steps. Set
in another breathtakingly picturesque location
that is steeped in history, Marmayogi has begun.
Kamal and a couple of crewmembers have reportedly
shot a couple of scenes at the Iguazu falls in
Brazil, another UNESCO World Heritage site. Kamal
selected this location because it gave him the
prehistoric look and feel that he wanted, remember
Marmayogi is set in the 7th century. Moreover,
this is the best time of the year to capture the
natural majesty of the Iguazu falls. The small
team was also accompanied by a Pyramid Saimira
executive, maybe to size up things before full
fledged shooting begins. The team will camp at
the location for a couple of days and may also
touch Sao Paolo, the largest city in Brazil, before
returning.
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