Will Rajni dub his own voice in Hindi?

Hindi speaking fans of Rajanikanth have something more to cheer about.
Now they would be able to see the super star mouth his dialogues in Hindi as the blockbuster of 2007 sees a dubbed release in Hindi.
To suit the different set of audience that the film is targeting, the three hour plus film would be edited by around 30-40 minutes. Also, there are talks about a few scenes being added to add a slight Bollywood flavour to the narrative.
Work is currently in progress for the film’s dubbing and the plans are on to bring the film on Diwali this year. As of now, Rajnikanth is confirmed for dubbing his own lines from the film.

Petition against Boss - Sivaji

A second petition has been filed in the City Civil Court, Chennai, seeking an interim stay against dubbing or remaking of Rajinikanth-starrer "Sivaji: The Boss" in other languages pending disposal of the original petition which alleged that the story of the film was plagiarized

Sudalaikannu alias Jayarajdevan has filed both the petitions. He has stated in his second petitions that he has already moved the City Civil Court with a plea that the story of "Sivaji" belonged to him. He has sought appropriate relief. This petition is still pending disposal. The court has directed notice to the producers of the film.

But even while the petition is pending, moves are afoot to dub or remake the film in other languages, including Hindi. Japanese, Chinese and Malaysian versions are also being planned, petitioner claimed.

The petitioner has prayed that the court should grant an interim stay against the dubbing or remaking of the film till his original petition is disposed of.

"The Boss" regained the top slot:

Ajith starrer 'Kireedam' had a great opening and it enjoyed reasonable success reaching the number one position last fortnight, but this week Rajnikant starrer 'Sivaji : The Boss' has regained the top slot.
The top five Tamil films are:
1. 'Sivaji : The Boss' - Director: Shankar. There is no one to topple Rajnikant from the throne.
2. 'Kireedam' - Director: Vijay. 'Kireedam' is in the news for its novel ending. But Ajith fans didn't like watching him as a loser and under their pressure, the filmmakers decided to change the climax to a positive one. The question is, whether it is a good sign to allow fans to dictate how a film should be made?
3. 'Veeraappu' - Director: Badri. After 'Kireedam', this is another remake of a Mohanlal starrer. Based on 'Sphadikam', a successful commercial venture, Sundar C's second outing as the hero can also be called a success.
4. 'Thee Nagar' - Director: Thirumalai. Actor Karan adds one more feather to his cap with this film's success. Close on the heels of his hit film 'Karuppusamy Koothagaitharar', 'Thee Nagar' came and is doing a good business at the ticket window. Karan has arrived as a hero.
5. 'Chennai 600028' - Director: Venkat Prabhu. 'Chennai 600028' celebrated its hundred days in the theatres with a cricket match.

Today Sivaji's 50th day:

The world still can't get enough of Shivaji, which features superstar Rajinikanth and Shreya Saran in the lead. When the movie in its Tamil version celebrates its 50th day of running today, it will soon be dubbed into Hindi, Chinese and Japanese. The films investors have recovered all the investment that has gone into Shivaji worldwide and they are reaping rich profits off the film. The city's theatres are still screening the film to packed houses. Reacting to this response from audiences, the producer AVM Saravanan has decided to get the film dubbed in Hindi, Chinese and Japanese. His idea to dub the film has been received by the films music composer AR Rahman and Superstar Rajini. The ace composer has agreed to redo the songs with Japanese, Chinese and Hindi lyrics. Imagine what the 'Ballelakka...' song will sound like in Chinese? As far as the Hindi dubbed version goes, Rajini himself will dub for the film. He is known to dub himself for his Hindi films but he interestingly doesn't dub for his Tamil films. So it will be a Rajini first.

Sivaji Vs Kreedom

Vs

Kreedom which was released this weekend got off to a bumper opening. But Rajinikanth’s Sivaji is still going stronger.
Find out which movie collected more over this weekend.




The ranking is based on the collections in Chennai over this weekend ( Friday, Saturday & Sunday )




SIVAJI
Cast: Rajnikanth, Shriya, Vivek
Direction: Shankar
Music: A.R.Rahman
Production: AVM

Yes, it is Rajinikanth who is still sitting pretty unperturbed on the throne. Sivaji is continuing to draw record crowds. People have made it a habit to see the movie more than once.
Trade Talk:Sivaji has stuck to its place in Chennai, in the weekend where Ajith came up with his new movie. The theatre count has helped the movie to keep its numero uno position for the 5th straight week.

Public Talk:Rajini charisma + Shankar’s magic = smile for AVM.

The movie is re-writing history and the family audiences all over the world want to see their superstar in action in the big screen.

N.O. Weeks Completed: 5.
N.O. Shows in Chennai over the last week: 609.
N.O. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 243.
Average Theatre Occupancy over the last week: 63 %.
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 78 %.
Collection over the last week in Chennai: Rs.1.00 crores.
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs.0.48 crores.
Total collections in Chennai by end of the sixth weekend: Rs.8.50 crores.

Verdict: Blockbuster (History rewritten)

KIREEDOM
Cast: Ajith, Trisha, Rajkiran, Vivek
Direction: AL Vijay
Music: G.V.Prakash
Production: Suresh Balajee

The movie is hailed as the best performance of Ajith till date and has touched many a hearts, which has translated into good numbers in the box-office. It’s a valiant effort by a debutant director to choose such an off beat theme and not to compromise with the story after getting the nod from a star.

Trade Talk:Good Publicity and Ajith’s star value has translated into a superb opening for the film. Ajith has proved yet again why he is termed as the king of openings.
Kreedom is behind Sivaji in collections also because of the facts that its number of screens is much lesser. It would be very interesting to see if the movie can sustain this opening momentum and eat into theatres of Sivaji.

Public Talk:The rich sentimental sequences have gone down well with the family and ladies audience. Good reviews from the critics and the masses are sure to reflect in a long run of the movie. .

N.O. Days Completed: 3 days.
N.O. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 189.
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 98 %.
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs.0.31 crores.

Verdict: Good opening.

Sivaji in Kerala

In response to Sivaji's phenomenal success worldwide, AVM productions have decided to dub the movie in Hindi! Director Shankar and music composer A.R.Rahman have agreed to this. The tamil version of Sivaji has racked up to Rs 1.5 crore so far from North India. This is at least 8-10 times of what a regular Tamil movie makes in a North Indian market. It is running successfully at 5 screens in Delhi,
Sivaji is everywhere. In the whole Indian media (not only southern, but in the northen media as well). I think no other regional language movie than Hindi got such a wide coverage in the national media. NDTV, CNN-IBN everybody is talking about the movie. The PR guys must have worked so hard for this. I haven't watched the movie yet, but as far as the feedbacks from those who watched the movie is concerned, it is just another Rajini flick with so much money in the back up.
Even in Kerala, the theatres are houseful for almost all the shows, but that is slowly decreasing according to a friend who watched the movie yesterday. I think it will be interesting to see how Tamil movies are received in Kerala. The main reason for the popularity of Tamil movies in Kerala is the Tamil immigrant population here. As I could see, Malayalees see Rajini movies as a time killer, or as a funny entertainer. Keralites usually make fun of the gestures of Rajini that is commonly referred as "style". Perhaps the only time that Malayalees took Rajini seriously might have been for Baasha or Dalapathi. Most of the people liked those two films. But things are different when it comes to Kamal Hassan, Mani Ratnam etc. Keralites see them both in high regard. I think Malayalees also like occassional down-to-earth Tamil movies like Chinna Thampi, Autograph or even Shankar's Boys was a hit here. Movies like Ghajini, Annyan and Pokkiri were big success here.
What might frighten our superstars like Mammooty and Mohan Lal is the increasing popularity of Tamil and Hindi cinema among the youth.