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FICUS acquires 'Robo' USA Rights FICUS, the leader in overseas distribution has acquired the USA theatrical rights of both Telugu and Tamil versions of Superstar Rajanikanth's 'Robo'. Acknowledging Sun Pictures for the opportunity given to them, FICUS thank Kalanidhi Maran and Hansraj Saxena for giving them this opportunity to work on their prestigious project 'Robo'. Shankar's futuristic film 'Robo' will be a real science-fiction in Tamil and Telugu after many decades. It is also going to be the biggest Indian film ever made not just in terms of the money spent on production but also on the line up cast and crew assembled for the film. Besides Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai in the lead roles other major stars in the film include Danny Denzongpa, Santhanam and Kalabavan Mani.
The technical crew of 'Robo' is hand picked by Shankar from all over the world comprising the best of the world. Oscar Winner A.R.Rahman, Hollywood stunt director Yuen Woo Ping who designed action scenes for films like The Matrix, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, etc, Animatronics studio Stan Winston Studios which handled visual effects for iconic films like Aliens, Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park, etc. Industrial Light and Magic that handled the special effects for films like Avatar, Star Wars, and Titanic worked on visual and special effects. Buzz says about 40 per cent of the budget was spent on the special effects. 'Robo' is all set to make a mark in world cinema. FICUS would like to specially thank Mr.Pulla Rao who has been very instrumental for getting this project to them. |
