Putting a full-stop to rumours which claimed that Superstar Rajinikanth's forthcoming venture Rana was shelved due to his health, director and producer of the multicrore project have said that there are no plans to drop the film.

Eros International Media Ltd is producing Rana, directed by K S Ravikumar, with music by A R Rahman. The shooting of this film has been delayed as Rajinikanth became unwell.

Speaking on the resumption of the shooting, Ravikumar said in a press release issued to the media, 'Though Rajinikanth has recovered fully well and is keen to start the shooting, we have delayed it, as we don’t want to rush him to start the film immediately, as the movie has Rajini playing triple role and has some stunning stunt sequences.'

Sunil Lulla, Managing Director, Eros International Media Ltd added, 'It is a proud project for us and we don’t mind waiting to be a part of this ambitious project with Rajinikanth as we want him to rest for some more time. Hence we have decided to take the decision on the shooting dates in December 2011.'

Announced earlier this year, Rana is a live action magnum opus with Rajinikanth playing triple role and will be released in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu. Along with Rajini, the film stars Deepika Padukone and Sonu Sood.