MUMBAI: Sun Pictures, the movie division of Sun TV Network, is set to produce Endhiran (The Robot), starring Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai as the lead protagonists.

Endhiran, a multi-crore project, will be directed by Shankar while the music of the film will be scored by A R Rahman. Rathnavel is the cinematographer of the film.

Endhiran will see a simultaneous release in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi and will hit the theatres by 2009-end.

Says director Shankar, "Already there are high expectations for this project and by joining hands with Sun TV the hugeness of the movie will be further highlighted.”

The film was earlier supposed to be produced by London-based Ayngaran International, in which Kishore Lulla-owned Eros International has a controlling stake.