'Rana' announcement soon

Director KS Ravikumar has confirmed that the shooting of 'Rana', which came to a halt after Superstar Rajinikanth fell ill, will resume soon and he is in the process of making things ready for the shoot. "Rajini sir is perfectly alright now and I am thrilled to work with him," he says.

The director, who had earlier given blockbusters 'Muthu' and 'Padayappa' with Rajini, says, "Work for Rana is on in full swing and give us a week's time, we will come out with an announcement on the shooting schedule. We are now finalising who will be part of the project and who is not."

Produced by Eros International in association with Soundarya Ashwin Rajinikanth's Ocher Studios, 'Rana' has Deepika Padukone and Ileana D'Cruz opposite the 'Thalaivar'. A R Rahman is composing the music and we learn that the Oscar-winner has already completed four songs.

Though Ravikumar is not ready to confirm the shooting date, it is learnt that 'Rana' would hit the floors in the first week of October. "Since only two weeks are left, the director is working overtime to ensure that all is well. Rajini is closely monitoring the developments," say sources.

Rajinis second heroine is Ileana

As reported earlier, every other day some piece of info or news about superstar Rajini’s upcoming film ‘Rana’ hits the press. The latest info is that Telugu cinema’s leading heroine Ileana D’Cruz a.k.a. Ileana has been signed up to play the second heroine in the hi-profile film.
While Bollywood’s Deepika Padukone has already been confirmed to play the lead opposite one of the three ‘Rajini’s in the film, Vidya Balan and Rekha were in talks to play the other two roles. While veteran Rekha is said to have opted out of the film due to problems vis-à-vis the payment of fee, Vidya Balan is said to be slightly unhappy that she has not yet been shown the full script.
It is now reported that Ileana, the ‘picture-perfect’ reigning queen of Tollywood, would be playing the role of the second heroine opposite Rajni. After more than three decades, Rajini would be seen playing a triple role in a film. K.S. Ravikumar, the director with the Midas’ Touch, is finalizing the script in a hurry.
Hema Malini, the yesteryear dream girl of Bollywood, is said to be in talks to play the third heroine in the film, sources say. The Tamil-speaking Hema has already starred alongside Rajni in his debut Hindi film ‘Andhaa Kaanoon’ as his elder sister. Meanwhile, Rajini and Ravikumar might be leaving for England in the first week of England to finalize Rajini’s looks in the film as well as the shooting spots.