Dr. Vaseegaran creates Chitti, a powerful robot in his own image, but it is rejected by the scientific body AIRD due to its lack of human behaviour and emotions. After a lightning strike triggers emotions in Chitti, he begins to develop human-like feelings. However, Chitti falls in love with Dr. Vaseegaran's fiancée, Sana, and turns against his creator, leading to dangerous consequences.
Acting
Rajinikanth's dual-role precision—stiff robot to unhinged villain.
Visual Effects
200 robot Rajinikanths forming a CGI sphere of destruction.
Direction
Shankar's maximalist vision: bigger, louder, more bananas always.
Director
Shankar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 200-robot army scene required Rajinikanth to shoot each clone's movements separately over 60 days, with his body language micro-adjusted for each 'personality.'
Enthiran pioneered Indian cinematic AI discourse years before the Hollywood AI boom, with Rajinikanth's star power forcing mainstream audiences to engage with techno-anxiety through masala spectacle.
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