The film, which will be released this September in Tamil,Telugu and Hindi, has been in the making for over two years and has been shot in exotic locations like Vienna, Peru, US and Brazil.
Rajnikanth, 60, loved by audiences for his flamboyant style on-screen, plays a double role of a scientist and robot in the film.
The movie boasts of an impressive foreign crew that has costume designer E Vogt and stunt coordinator Yuen Woo Ping.
According to industry sources, the budget of the film is double of the actioner 'Blue', which had a budget of Rs 75 crore.
40 per cent of the cost has been spent on special effects in the science-fiction film, which has been directed by Shankar and produced by Sun TV owner Kalanidhi Maran.
The music is composed by Oscar-winner A R Rahman.
Some of the other films, known for their extravagant budget include K Asif's evergreen historical love story, 'Mughal-e-Azam'. The film took nine years in the making and cost Rs 12 crore in 1960. Kamal Amrohi's historical film 'Razia Sultan' starring Hema Malini cost around Rs 23 crore in 1983 and Yash Chopra's action thriller 'Dhoom-2' is said to have been made on a budget of Rs 55 crore
