{"id":1084,"date":"2014-03-11T05:04:20","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T05:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shows4.com\/entertainment\/?p=1084"},"modified":"2014-03-11T05:04:20","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T05:04:20","slug":"why-a-r-rahman-hesitated-before-saying-yes-to-kochadaiiyaan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shows4.com\/?p=1084","title":{"rendered":"Why A R Rahman hesitated before saying yes to Kochadaiiyaan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"Double Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman says he was not confident about working in Kochadaiiyaan, said to be the country’s first performance capture photo-realistic technology 3D animated film.<\/p>\n

Directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth Ashwin, Kochadaiiyaan features superstar Rajinikanth and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles. <\/p>\n

“In 2010, I was offered an English animated film by DreamWorks to be made using the same technology. But they told me that it will take them five years to complete it. I wondered how I could sustain interest for five years, but I understood the effort that goes into making such films,” Rahman, who has composed music for the film, told reporters Sunday at the audio launch of Kochadaiiyaan.<\/p>\n

“A year later, Soundarya approached me with Kochadaiiyaan, which was to be made using the same technology. She said she will finish the film in one year. Since I knew how much of effort goes into such films, I hesitated, but when I finally started working on the project and I could feel the positive energy and the commitment,” he added.<\/p>\n

“Like how we have Hollywood and Bollywood, I believe this film will open the door for south Indian cinema to create a new industry. I wish them all the luck for the same,” he said.<\/p><\/div>\n

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