Enthiram, the newly named Tamil pic that was earlier called Robot will start shooting in Machu Piccu in Peru. It features mega stars Rajnikanth and Aishwarya Rai and is slated to be the most expensive Indian movie ever with a budget of Rs 140 crore. Shooting starts on September 8th.

Enthiram will see technical features that are unprecedented for an Indian movie. It has roped in the best of international talent to embellish its cinematography , costumes, and action sequences.

Hollywood costume designer Mary E. Vogt – the expert who designed the futuristic suits and gadgets in Men in Black, Bat Man Returns and Inspector Gadget – will design the robots to be featured in Enthiram. She will also design the futuristic suits that will be donned by the artists.

Manish Malhotra will design the ‘normal costumes’ that will reflect the futuristic fashion that might be prevalent in the period depicted in Enthiram. The costume designer, who had worked in innumerable Bollywood projects, had already worked with Rajnikanth in Sivaji.

Stan Winston Studios, which have been catering to all animatronics needs of Hollywood, will take care of the animatronics involved in this film. Iron Man, Terminator, Jurassic Park, Pearl Harbor, and I-Robot are some of the movies that testify Stan Winston Studios’ efficiency. They will also be aided by companies like CafeEFX ILM, Tippet, Centro and Menfond.

Stunt choreographer Yuen Woo Ping, who choreographed the stunning and visually appealing stunts of Matrix, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Kill Bill, will take care of all the stunts of this film.
With such international talent involved, Enthiram promises to be at least a visually enticing spectacle if not a super hit movie.