Rana has not been shelved, Rajini will recover soon: director

Ravikumar described the reports as "disturbing". "It is natural for people to fall ill... 'Rana' is superstar Rajini sir's dream project and his brain-child and hence he is very much keen on completing it successfully," he said in a statement here.

The director said Rajini's ill-health may have caused a minor glitch initially in the shooting plans but the actor was certain to recover.

"Moreover we have Deepika's dates only from post July," he said.

"Reports that the project has been dropped are completely false. The shoot is just postponed temporarily, he is now on his way to a speedy recovery and we are now hopeful of releasing 'Rana' next year," the director said.