Panaji: A day after being honoured with the Centenary Award for the Indian Film Personality of the Year at IFFI's opening ceremony, South megastar Rajinikanth gave a miss to the screening of his much-talked about film Kochadaiiyaan in Goa.
The movie, released in May this year, marked the directorial debut of the cinema legend's 30-year-old daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth.
The organisers had earlier announced the presence of the 63-year-old industry veteran at the screening of his film last evening at the Kala Academy, one of the venues for IFFI here but later declared his absence at the event.
"Rajinikanth who was supposed to be personally present for the screening couldn't make it due to his preoccupation in Bengaluru," announced a senior ministry official before the screening, which was attended by Soundarya and her mother Latha, who had lent her voice to the film.
Missing her father's presence on the occasion, the filmmaker said she is thankful to the Lingaa star to bring the motion-capture technology to India.
"It's indeed an honour for me to be a part of IFFI this evening. Kochadaiiyaan is my first film and I am a debutante director and the movie is India's first performance captured photo-realistic film and my dad is not here today but I want to thank him for bringing this technology to our country," Soundarya said.
The director also said that through this film she tried to create a legendary living animated character.
"Animation is very new in India and this is a humble first attempt to bring this technology into the arena of Indian entertainment. Unlike films including (James Cameron's) Avatar and (Steven Spielberg's) The adventures of Tintin where there are fictitious characters, I took on myself to recreate the legend of my father. I hope you enjoy the film," she said.
The Tamil historical fiction action film also starred Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone and Jackie Shroff.
The movie, released in May this year, marked the directorial debut of the cinema legend's 30-year-old daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth.
The organisers had earlier announced the presence of the 63-year-old industry veteran at the screening of his film last evening at the Kala Academy, one of the venues for IFFI here but later declared his absence at the event.
Missing her father's presence on the occasion, the filmmaker said she is thankful to the Lingaa star to bring the motion-capture technology to India.
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The director also said that through this film she tried to create a legendary living animated character.
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The Tamil historical fiction action film also starred Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone and Jackie Shroff.
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