Rajinikanth's Sivaji is nearing completion. Director Shankar, known to take his time to complete his movie, is busy giving final touches to the film.

Currently, the crew is shooting at Pune, where grand sets resembling a huge university have been erected. Rajinikanth, with his tonsured head, is shooting for the film.

On 2 January, 2007, the crew will fly to USA to shoot some important sequences. Sources close to Shankar say, the post-production works would begin after they return from USA this Pongal.

Special graphic experts from Hong Kong would be employed during the post-production works, they say.

Produced by AVM in their 60th year, plans are on to have a gala release of the audio cassette of Sivaji, set to tunes by A R Rahman.

Rajinikanth had personally called on Rahman and congratulated him for coming up with catchy songs in Sivaji.