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Experimental films made on a big budget are usually risky for the makers, and one such film was Kochadaiiyaan. Despite the name of superstar Rajinikanth being attached to the film, it turned out to be a mega-disaster, something that wasn’t expected. At the Indian box office, it wrapped up its run without even touching the 50 crores gross milestone. Keep reading to know more!
Directed by Thalaiva’s own daughter, Soundarya Rajinikanth, the film was basically an animated outing based on the technology of photorealistic motion capture. It was a period drama and an ambitious project of Soundarya. Also starring Deepika Padukone, Shobana, and others, the Tamil biggie was the first-ever Indian film to be made using photorealistic motion capture technology. So, basically, it was the first of its kind and a bit experimental for the Indian viewers.
The making of Kochadaiiyaan in itself was a very complicated process. The makers decided to put their money into Soundarya Rajinikanth’s vision, and all thanks to the motion capture technology and heavy post-production work, the budget reportedly went up to 125 crores, which was a huge number back then. Finally, it hit theatres on 23rd May 2024 in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and three other regional languages.
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