Rajinikanth’s magnum opus 'Kochadaiyaan' to hit cinemas on May 23

The eagerly awaited futuristic fantasy film ‘Kochadaiiyaan’ – The Legend, directed by Soundarya Rajnikanth Ashwin, will hit the screens worldwide on May 23 2014, two weeks after its previously announced date of May 9, 2014.

Kochadaiiyaan features the visual mastery of Photorealistic Performance Capture technology. The film is being released in six Indian language versions Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Punjabi, simultaneously in 2D and 3D in over 6000 screens worldwide.

Due to some unexpected technical issues, the film's release in multiple languages has been delayed by a fortnight.

The fan frenzy for Rajinikanth’s Kochadaiiyaan has begun months in advance and their wait is almost over. Rajinikanth appeared on Twitter for the very first time on May 5 and he instantly broke the record for the first day followers by any Indian movie star by getting over 2.5 lakh followers on the first day itself.

Kochadaiiyaan is an epic dramatization of good versus evil starring South Indian megastar Rajinikanth in a double role in a larger than life depiction. Also starring in the grand production is  leading lady Deepika Padukone together with R. Sharath kumar, Nazar, Aadi, Shobana and Rukmini.

Providing the musical score is Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman.

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