'Naanum Koteeswaran' – this is how 'Slumdog Millionaire' will be known in Tamil. According to reports, the Four Frames Recording Studio is brimming with energy as Silambarasan, S. P. Balasubramanium and Radha Ravi have been appointed to dub for the Tamil version of Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' that is creating sensational waves across the world.

Interestingly Silambarasan will dub for Jamal (played by Dev Patel) who rises from the scum of Mumbai's society to eventually become a millionaire, thanks to the game show 'Who wants to be a Millionaire' ('Koteeswaran' in Tamil).

Word has it that Silambarasan's voice fits the character perfectly and that Danny Boyle was impressed with his voice.

The voice for Anil Kapoor who played the host of the game show in the film, is given by one of the most reputed singers of South Indian Cinema – S. P. Balasubramanium.

Radha Ravi has been roped in to dub for Irfan Khan who has played the role of the police inspector in charge of investigating Jamal who is accused of cheating.

A. R. Rahman has been nominated in three categories for the Oscars (Best Original Score and for two songs 'Jai Ho' and 'O Saya'. This very fact has made the whole state of Tamilnadu excited with 'Slumdog Millionaire'.

The Tamil version is expected to release this month.

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