‘Kochadaiiyaan’ is not a cartoon film: Soundarya

The director said that though 'Kochadaiiyaan' is an animated film, it is not a cartoon.

Soundarya: Unfortunately, animation is not understood here.

South superstar Rajinikanth’s daughter Soundarya, who is making her directorial debut with the much-talked about film ‘Kochadaiiyaan’, says it is an animated film but not a cartoon movie.

“I bring my dream to you all. We have used technology that is mostly used in Hollywood films. It is a photo-realistic motion capture technology. Unfortunately, animation is not understood here. ‘Kochadaiiyaan’ is an animated film but not a cartoon film. It is first humble step.. hope you all like it,” Soundarya told reporters here.

“I am blessed to have directed my father …thank you. It was my dream to see him as a dancer and warrior (on screen) …to see him to do Rudra Tandav,” she said.

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Soundarya, 29, was happy that Bachchan released the Hindi trailer of the film.

“Today is an important day for me….I feel blessed to be here with Appa (father Rajinikanth) and Amit uncle (Amitabh Bachchan). I am tensed as both of you are here… I am gathering words to say,” Soundarya said at the launch.

The film stars superstar Rajinikanth in triple role and Bollywood’s leading actress Deepika Padukone among a host of other acclaimed actors.

“I am thankful to Deepika, Jackie Shroff, A R Rahman and everyone associated with this project,” she said. ‘Kochadaiiyaan’ is slated to release in summer this year.

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