T. Rajendar to star in the remake of King Kong in Tamil

T. Rajendar, the popular movie star in Kollywood, has been signed for an undisclosed amount by Super Bad Films to act in the Tamil remake of the 2005 hollywood blockbuster King Kong! Peter Jackson has been approached to direct the version in Tamil as well, after directors Shankar and Raj Kumar Santoshi expressed their inability to take up such a mammoth project.

The movie is slated to be the costliest movie ever made in the history of Indian cinema, beating the earlier record occupied by Kamalhassan starrer Dasavatharam. Paramount Pictures and Hyde Park Entertainment will join hands with Super Bad Films to produce this venture. James Newton Howard will be roped in for the background score, while Thenisai Thendral Deva has been asked to score the music for the songs.

It is expected that Asin and Madhavan would play the roles played in the Hollywood version by Naomi Watts and Adrian Brody respectively. 3 lively songs featuring King Kong and Asin has been planned, with one of them to be shot in the jungles of Assam, and the other two dream sequences to be shot in Mauritius and Switzerland. One kuthu paatu(cannot translate this) to introduce King Kong is also expected to be a highlight in the movie.

T. Rajendar, who would be playing the legendary role of King Kong, is said to be ecstatic about his new movie! When his son Chimbu was contacted, this is what he had to say - "Appakku idhu oru thiruppu muniyaa amaiyumnu nenaikkaraen. Avara kaatillum vera yaaram King Kongaa nadikka mudiyumnu ennakku thonalla. Indha padathoda sequel 'Son of King Kong'la ennakku oru mukkiya vesham kedaikumnu naan edhirpaakraen" (translated to - "This will be a turning point for Daddy. I dont think anyone other than him can act as King Kong. I hope I'll get an important part to play in this movie's sequel 'Son of King Kong'").

Actor Vijaykumar has also been contacted to play the Nattamai (village chief) dad of Asin, who objects to King Kong's affections towards his daughter. Mallika Sherawat has been roped in for a special item number.

The movie is slated for a worldwide release on Diwali 2009.