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and lasted two years. The film marked the debut of Legacy Effects studio (which was responsible
for the film's prosthetic make-up and animatronics) in Indian cinema. Enthiran was released
worldwide on 1 October 2010. Produced by Kalanithi Maran, it was India's most expensive
film up to that point.
The film received generally positive reviews upon release. Critics were particularly appreciative
of Shankar's direction, storyline, Rajinikanth's performance as Chitti, music, action sequences,
production values and the visual effects by V. Srinivas Mohan. Enthiran emerged as the highest-
grossing Indian film of 2010 and is the 49th highest-grossing Indian film of all time. It won
two National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards, seven Vijay Awards and two Screen
Awards. Enthiran was followed by a standalone sequel, 2.0, which released in 2018.