Director Shankar has a penchant for mammoth projects. Well, Sivaji beats everything he has done so far, if possible it is even bigger. Budgets, stars, techies - all seem to be super-sized. Shriya opposite Rajini?

Well, she must have something going for her - she beat Ash, Rani Mukherjee, and Ayesha Takia who were in the run for the role!.

Rajinikanth, has apparently gone all out with his Sivaji look, what with, none other than Manish Malhotra designing sleek leather outfits and complementing accessories for the superstar. And if all this isn't enough to get you to the theatres for the first day, first show, Nayantara is also rumored to be doing an item song.

A.R Rahman has composed the soundtrack and the score for Sivaji. Rajinikanth himself has lent his voice for a track after a long gap from his movie Mannan. Vaa..ji, Vaa..ji  - a song sequence shot at the Ramoji Rao Film City at Hyderabad with sets reportedly costing Rs. 2.75 crores. Thotta Tharani is the art director for the movie.

Sources say Sivaji - The Boss is expected to be the most expensive movie made in Indian cinema with Rajinikanth taking home close to half the budget. Well, for Shankar's sake, we hope the ticket sales also break all records. The star cast alone makes it a must-see!