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MGR and Raj Kapoor come alive for Rs. 17 cr. project

Yesteryear heroes MGR and Raj Kapoor will come alive through digital animation and photo realistic 3D graphics and will act with current live artistes for a 90-minute duration film which will be for the first time will be relased on broadband internet and be the first interactive films in the world where the viewers will be able to give their ideas of story telling double action/ triple action, artists dresses and backgrounds. It will also finds its releases in theatres in India and its English version abroad said Srinivasan, president and CEO of 3D Max media Inc (formerly Netmusic and movies inc) a Silicon Valley and Orlando based company.

For the MGR film they have approached many leading directors like Shankar to be on the panel and yesteryear beroines who acted with MGR will also be roped in for the project. Simran is likely to play the lead opposite MGR. The total cost of the project is around Rs. 17 million and its recovery is aimed from the TV, internet and theatres. Pentamedia graphics is a partner in this venture and jointly formed venture with Hewlett Packard providing the visualize work stations and e services work station.
Srinivasan said that in the prsent speed of devolping technology its important that leaders in each field joins hands to bring out a product and Pentamedia graphics with a turnover of Us 70 million and listed third in the world by the Roncarelli report of the Global animation industry is the apt partner to this movie production.

Expected to be completed in nine months with 100 member digital animation team size will be backed up by Hollywood experts, professors from MIT and Stanford and will have the noted dental surge on Dr. Janakiraman to advise on the facial gestures, expressions and dental special effects.