Kamal Haasan goes hi-tech with Marma Yogi

Actor-turned-director Kamal Haasan is all set to introduce new techniques and innovations in his next film Marma Yogi, which is being produced on a Rs 100-crore budget and is considered to be the second biggest budget film after Rajinikanth’s Rs 120-crore Robot.

Kamal Haasan is known for introducing novelties in his films. His latest movie Dasavatharam had the actor in 10 different roles, which were strikingly different from one another.

For Marma Yogi, the actor had reportedly used the ‘spray makeup’ technique during the photo shoot and is planning to use Red Camera for the first time in Indian cinema. The camera is capable of recording at resolutions up to 4,096 horizontal by 2,304 vertical pixels directly to flash or hard disk-based digital storage. It features a single super 35-sized CMOS sensor and a cinematography industry-standard PL mount. Red One digital camera was tested while shooting the Hollywood film Wanted.

Speaking to Business Standard, KS Srinivasan, director and chief executive officer of Chennai-based entertainment company Pyramid Saimira Group, which will produce Marma Yogi along with Raajkamal Film International, said the shooting would start by early next month. It will be an 18-month project.

The company has roped in a few Hollywood cinematographers since the movie will be shot in Red Camera.

According to industry sources, spray makeup has so far been used only in Hollywood and Kamal Haasan is reportedly the first to bring it to the Indian film industry. Spray makeup gives a uniform colour to the face and body. Makeup specialists from Hollywood will be part of the actor’s team.

The film will be directed by Kamal Haasan and stars Trisha, Shriya, Hema Malini and Venkatesh apart from the actor himself. It will be made simultaneously in Tamil, English, Telugu and Hindi. Music director AR Rehman has also been roped in for the project.

Marma Yogi is likely to be shot in Sweden and Thailand apart from India. Set in the 7th century AD, the film is expected to showcase a slice of life as it happened then including the diction and social themes.