The most talked about film of the decade Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire is going to be dubbed into Tamil and is likely to be titled Naanum Kodiswaran (I’m also a millionaire)!
Famous voices from Kollywood will be used for the Tamil dubbing. The film which won four Golden Globes, including Best Music Score for A.R Rahman has whipped up mass hysteria in Tamilnadu. And the buzz that Rahman will be the first Indian likely to get this years Oscar for his musical score in the film has made it red hot in the trade.
The English version of the film will be having a red carpet premiere at Sathyam Cinemas on January 22, Thursday night with some celebrities attending. Already the advance booking in five Chennai screens is astonishing. Please note only the English version is releasing and that too only in Chennai in Tamilnadu!
The dubbing rights of the film have been purchased by a local film producer for a rumoured Rs 70 lakhs (a record prize for an off-beat film). Since there is so much hype and curiosity around the film, the Tamil version is expected to do well in a state where only action or special effects English films do decent business.
According to Sunil Narvekar of Chayalakshmi Creations who are distributing the English version of the film on behalf of 20th Century Fox in the state: " The buzz on SM is big and since Rahman is well known and a phenomenon, there is a lot of inquiries coming from interior Tamil Nadu. There is romance, song, dance, and drama, typical Indian elements which will work with our audiences."
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