{"id":8562,"date":"2010-09-23T16:42:08","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T05:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=8562"},"modified":"2010-09-23T16:44:46","modified_gmt":"2010-09-23T05:44:46","slug":"indias-most-expensive-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2010\/09\/23\/indias-most-expensive-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s Most Expensive Robot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Said to be the most expensive film yet made in India, <em>Endhiran<\/em> [aka The Robot] (India-2010; dir. S. Shankar) is full of bizarre effects, action, singing and dancing &#8212; everything we might expect from Bollywood, in fact. More, it&#8217;s got moments of weirdness that are reminiscent of recent Japanese genre-flicks such as <em>Robo-Geisha<\/em> (though without the blood-splatter) &#8212; and it&#8217;s got a giant robotic snake!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/snake.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8570 aligncenter\" title=\"snake\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/snake.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/snake.jpg 534w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/snake-300x130.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Endhiran<\/em> features Indian superstar Rajnikanth and Miss World Aishwarya Rai. It was made in the Tamil language &#8212; the Hindi version is called <em>Robot<\/em>. According to the <em>Hindustan Times<\/em>, it is the second biggest film release ever, in terms of pre-release ticket sales and number of screens (2000 screens globally) after Sam Raimi&#8217;s <em>Spiderman<\/em>. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/photos-news\/photo-story-news\/meetrobotash\/Article4.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Source<\/a>)<em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/poster1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8566 aligncenter\" title=\"poster\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/poster1-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/poster1-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/poster1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/poster1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Scientist Dr Vasigaran (Rajni) creates a robot named Chitthi (also Rajni) who has great intelligence and super-strength, can memorise the phonebook at a glance, sing, dance, fight, run on walls &#8212; and, after modification, experience human emotions. This he does, falling in love with Sana (Aishwarya Rai). The bad guys, who are aware of the power of this robot,  acquire it for their own nefarious purposes. Fearful of the consequences, Vasigaran  sets out to rescue the robot.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Official Trailer<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"475\" height=\"381\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/nuTRY8vVI_A?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"475\" height=\"381\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/nuTRY8vVI_A?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The film will be released internationally on October 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dogs.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8569 aligncenter\" title=\"robo-dogs\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dogs-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dogs-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dogs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dogs.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dance2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8568\" title=\"robo-dance2\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dance2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dance2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dance2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dance2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Trailers and Clips<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"475\" height=\"292\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/hNXHveyzUvY?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"475\" height=\"292\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/hNXHveyzUvY?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The Gallery below includes more pictures and alternate posters.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sources<\/strong>: <a href=\"www.robotthefilm.com\" target=\"_blank\">Official website<\/a>; thanks to Cat Sparks for the heads-up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gallery<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8562 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/w2-1024.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/w2-1024-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/w1-1280.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/w1-1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/snake.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/snake-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dogs.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dogs-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dance2.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dance2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dance.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/robo-dance-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/poster1.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/poster1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/p4-bg.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/p4-bg-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/p2-bg.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/p2-bg-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/p1-bg.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/p1-bg-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Said to be the most expensive film yet made in India, Endhiran [aka The Robot] (India-2010; 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