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Revision as of 05:59, 7 February 2012
| Maatran | |
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| Directed by | K.V. Anand |
| Written by | K.V. Anand Subha |
| Produced by | Kalpathi S Aghoram |
| Starring | Suriya Kajal Aggarwal |
| Cinematography | S. Sounder Rajan |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | Harris Jayaraj |
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| Country | Template:Film India |
| Language | Tamil |
Maatraan (Tamil: மாற்றான், Māṟṟāṉ) is an upcoming Tamil action thriller directed and co-written by K. V. Anand and scripted by writers Subha. It stars Suriya, who will portray five different roles, with Kajal Aggarwal playing the female lead,[1] and features music by Harris Jayaraj. The Stan Winston Studios has been roped in to deal with the special effects of the film. [2]
Cast
- Surya
- Kajal Aggarwal
- Sachin Khedekar
- Vivek
- Ravi Prakash
- Isha Sharvani in a special appearance
Production
During the post-production stage of Ko, K. V. Anand announced that he would direct Suriya again after the success of Ayan, further noting that it would be produced by AGS Entertainment and would begin once Suriya finished shooting for A. R. Murugadoss' sci-fi thriller 7aum Arivu. Several actresses were considered including Taapsee Pannu, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Sonakshi Sinha and Anushka Sharma,[3] with Kajal Aggarwal eventually grabbing the role.[4] Thara who played Karthik's sister in Agni Natchathiram was signed on to play Suriya's mother.[5]
Filming
It was officially launched on July 22, 2011 in Chennai.[6][7] The first shooting schedule was near the Pakistan border. In November 2011, the crew filmed a song in Latvia.[8] A major portion of the film was shot in the Balkan region in countries like Russia, Croatia, Serbia, Albania and Macedonia.[9][10] Anand filmed the action sequences at the OMR in Chennai. Also, 25% sequences are remaining to be shot. The rest of the film is to take place in the huge sets erected at Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.[11]The crew will be heading to America to work on the graphics for one of Suriya's role. The director has roped in Stan Winston studios, one of the legendary and top most Visual effects from Hollywood. This is the first time that KV Anand has been doing a film based on Visual Effects.[12]
Influences
There were rumours spreading that Suriya will be donning a role of a character with two heads, but director KV Anand had denied this news. He claimed that the role and appearance of Suriya in this film will be totally new for Tamil cinema.
Release
Maatraan is touted to become Suriya's biggest release till date. The distribution rights of the film have been sold to Bellamkonda Suresh's Multi Dimensional Films for ₹ 17 crores.[13] The film was scheduled for a Tamil New Year’s release, but due to delay the release date was pushed to June.[14]
References
- ^ "Kajal confirms Suriya's 'Maatraan'". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ Special Effects, Surya's Maatran. "Maatran Special effects signed by Stan Winston Studios". Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "The heroine of 'Maatran'". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ "Maatraan in Pakistan". Behindwoods. 05 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Karthik's sister is Suriya's mom". Behindwoods. 15 November 2011.
- ^ "Maatraan kick starts in Chennai". Behindwoods. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ 'Maatraan' Movie Launch, Indiaglitz, retrieved 22 July 2011
- ^ "Where have Suriya and Kajal been?". Behindwoods. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "'I'm a trekker'". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "Maatraan inching closer to Endhiran?". Behindwoods. 15 November 2011.
- ^ "'Maatraan': 70% wrapped". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Surya's Maatran VFX by Stan Winston Studios". SuperGoodMovies. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "Surya's Maatraan Telugu rights". Behinwoods. Behinwoods. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Surya's Maatraan release dates". Behindwoods. 21 January 2012.
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