This Article is From May 20, 2011

Rana Has Not Been Shelved, Rajini Will Recover Soon: Director

Rana Has Not Been Shelved, Rajini Will Recover Soon: Director

Highlights

  • Filmmaker K S Ravikumar today scotched the speculation that his ambitious upcoming film Rana, featuring superstar Rajinikanth in a triple role alongwith Deepika Padukone, has been shelved due to the actor's ill health.
  • Ravikumar described the reports as "disturbing". "It is natural for people to fall ill... Rana is superstar Rajini Sir's dream project and his brain-child and hence he is very much keen on completing it successfully," he said in a statement here.
  • The director said Rajini's ill-health might have caused a minor glitch initially in the shooting plans but the actor was certain to recover. "Moreover we have Deepika's dates only from post July," he said.
  • "Reports that the project has been dropped are completely false. The shoot is just postponed temporarily... he is now on his way to a speedy recovery and we are now hopeful of releasing Rana next year," the director said.
Mumbai: Filmmaker K S Ravikumar today scotched the speculation that his ambitious upcoming filmRana, featuring superstar Rajinikanth in a triple role alongwith Deepika Padukone, has been shelved due to theactor's ill health.

Ravikumar described the reports as "disturbing". "It is natural for people to fall ill... Rana is superstar RajiniSir's dream project and his brain-child and hence he is very much keen on completing it successfully," he said in astatement here.

The director said Rajini's ill-health might have caused a minor glitch initially in the shooting plans but the actor wascertain to recover. "Moreover we have Deepika's dates only from post July," he said.

"Reports that the project has been dropped are completely false. The shoot is just postponed temporarily... he is now onhis way to a speedy recovery and we are now hopeful of releasing Rana next year," the director said.
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