Chennai : The satellite rights of the much-awaited Ai are said to have been acquired by Jaya TV. The film directed by Shankar is said to be a magnum opus and has Vikram and Amy Jackson in the lead.
AR Rahman has scored the music for the film and PC Sreeram has handled the cinematography. The audio launch of the film is likely to be held in mid-September. Arnold Schwarzenegger is likely to be the chief guest. Jackie Chan is likely to attend the event.
Earlier, Aascar Ravichandran’s Vallinam and Thirumanam Enum Nikkah’s satellite rights were bagged by Jaya TV. Toeing in line with this acquisition spree, the private satellite channel has procured the rights of the magnum opus Ai. A huge undisclosed amount was paid for the satellite rights of this film, unconfirmed industry gossip states that the Channel has paid around Rs 25 Cr. The producer is in talks with other channels for selling the satellite rights of other languages as the movies has been planned for release in a whooping 17 languages, across the globe. Earlier, the director’s ‘Enthiran’ (Robo) was released in 9 languages worldwide.
The producer is discussing with the channel authorities to relay the audio launch function of the film live on their channel on September 15th, but the feasibility of it is yet to be ascertained. Starring Vikram, Amy Jackson, Suresh Gopi, Santhanam and others.
Vikram and Amy Jackson starrer ‘Ai’ directed by Shankar is in full swing work magnificently. The movie also has Sureshgopi, Santhanam and many other actors. Lead actor, Vikram has reduced much of his weight and appears as a lean man in the flick. The movie has left people awaited for its release. The movie which is under production since July 2012 is expected to hit the screens during Diwali and the estimated cost of the movie stands around Rs 180 Cr approximately.
Audio release of the movie is expected to take place very soon in Chennai. The event is expected to have Hollywood actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan as its chief guest. It may be noted that earlier Hollywood action star “Jackie Chan” had attended the audio release of Kamal Haasan starrer “Dasavatharam” produced by the same producer.
