Tamil superstar Rajinikanth is undoubtedly one of the biggest stars in Indian cinema with a phenomenal reach at the worldwide box-office. His last release Endhiran (2010) is the only Tamil film in the exclusive Rs 100 crore club.

But, his forthcoming motion-capture flick Kochadaiyaan, directed by his daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth, has been under production for more than a year.

Kochadaiyaan was slated for release on Rajinikanths 62nd birthday falling this year on 12/12/12. But due to the delay in post-production, that includes a lot of animation and special effects, the film has been postponed to the summer next year.

However his fans need not be disappointed. They have enough reasons to celebrate.

Rajinikanths Shankar directed blockbuster Sivaji (2007) is now re-releasing as Shivaji 3D on 12/12/12, a date which comes once in hundred years. AVM, one of the oldest and reputed producers in Tamil cinema, has tied up with Prasad EFX in Chennai to convert Sivaji into 3D. Sivaji 3D will also be the first Indian film to use Dolby Atmos sound system.

Prasad EFX, a leading Chennai-based digital post-production services company, has provided the complete range of 3D movie-making solutions for Sivaji 3D. It took more than a year for about 400 professionals to make it possible. The buzz is that there would be one 3D special effect every 10 minutes of the film, which has now been trimmed from its original 191 minutes to 137 minutes.