Lingaa Cast & Crew
Directed by |
K. S. Ravikumar |
Produced by |
Rockline Venkatesh |
Written by |
- K. S. Ravikumar
- Pon Kumaran
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Screenplay by |
K. S. Ravikumar |
Story by |
Pon Kumaran |
Starring |
Rajinikanth
Anushka Shetty
Sonakshi Sinha
Jagapati Babu
Dev Gill
Santhanam
Karunakaran
Brahmanandam
Radha Ravi
Vijayakumar
R. Sundarrajan
Manobala
Prabhu Ganesan (Cameo Appearance)
Falk Columbo
Lauren J. Irwin
William Orendorff
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Music by |
A. R. Rahman |
Cinematography |
R. Rathnavelu |
Edited by |
Samjith Mhd |
Production
company |
Rockline Entertainments
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Distributed by |
Eros International |
Release dates |
Scheduled for
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Language |
Tamil |
In April
2014, Sonakshi Sinha had confirmed her
involvement in the project, stating that
she would play a village girl who helps
Rajinikanth's character in the film. In
late April 2014, Telugu actor Jagapati
Babu confirmed on his Facebook page that
he was signed on for a role in the film.
Sudeep was reported to have refused an
important role in the film, but he
however denied being approached for the
film in the first place. Further,
reports strongly suggested Sudeep being
was part of the cast as he was seen
during the canning of the climax
portions but he clarified that he wasn't
offered a role in the film yet. Comedian
Santhanam joined the team in May 2014.
Actors Radha Ravi, Vijayakumar and R.
Sundarrajan were called up to play
important roles in the film.
British actress Lauren J. Irwin was
selected to appear in the
pre-independence portions of the film.
American actor, director and writer
William Orendorff was selected to play a
key role in the film and furthermore,
confirming his involvement in the
project through Twitter. Anushka Shetty
joined the unit for shooting her
portions in the film on 27 June 2014.
Sonakshi Sinha, in an interview with
Mumbai Mirror, said that there are two
different tracks of filming scenes, and
that Anushka Shetty and her will not
share much screen space and was given
liberty to pick up the role she felt
suitable for her. In June 2014, actor
Karunakaran was selected to play a
supporting role. Actor Dev Gill was
selected to play a secondary antagonist
role. Director and comedian Manobala
confirmed that he would appear in a
small yet significant role as a train
driver. Tollywood comedian Brahmanandam
was selected to portray the role of a
police officer. Actor Prabhu Ganesan
will do a cameo appearance in the film.
Actresses Trisha Krishnan and Nayanthara
were rumored to perform an item number,
but the latter's inclusion remained
unconfirmed and the former denied the
news saying that she was never
approached.
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