Chitti (character)

Chitti is a fictional character and the primary protagonist of the Enthiran franchise. The character was portrayed by Rajinikanth in Enthiran, as a cameo in Ra.One, and in 2.0.[1] Chitti was imagined, created and developed by S. Shankar.[2]

Chitti
Enthiran (Robot) character
Chitti, as portrayed by Rajinikanth in Enthiran (2010)
First appearance	Enthiran (2010)
Last appearance	2.0 (2018)
Created by	S. Shankar
Portrayed by	Rajinikanth
Voiced by	Hindi Mayur Vyas
In-universe information
Alias	Chitti the Robot
Species	Humanoid robot
Significant other	Nila
Relatives	Dr. Vaseegaran (Creator) Nila (Wife) (officially)
Nationality	Indian

Design

The visual appearance of Chitti was based on the G.I. Joe action figures. For Chitti's 2.0 version look, its hair was spiked and brown coloured lenses were used for its eyes, whereas for its "good robot" look, green coloured lenses were used. The wig used for Chitti's 2.0 look had a silver streak in the middle, made out of yak hair,[3] while its leather jacket was designed by Vogt.[3] Suits made of copper were used for Chitti's costume.[4]

Powers and Abilities

Chitti is described by Vaseegaran as an advanced "andro-humanoid" robot. Over his metallic body, he sports synthetic inorganic skin molded after Vaseegaran himself. He is designed with a speed capacity of 1 Terahertz (THz) and a memory capacity of 1 Zettabyte.

Initially, Chitti has been programmed with almost all the existing world knowledge managed to put in computable terms in his CPU, thus he is knowledgeable and proficient in all forms of academia, martial arts, communication, creative outlets, athletic skills, and scientific ingenuity. Underneath his synthetic skin, he is fire, water, and acid-resistant.

In his original form, he is partially resistant to severe damage such as gunshots, though he can still be damaged or destroyed by properly aimed and adequately forceful attacks such as being chopped with an axe in the joints. Severe electrocution can also overload short-circuit him. As long as his CPU head is still functioning, Chitti is able to repair or fix back his minor parts such as eyes. However, for large damage such as limbs being chopped off, he can only put them back in place and function at a much slower speed.

Chitti's eyes are able to not only see and scan his surroundings to extremely acute detail, including X-ray vision, but they can also serve as high-definition projectors. His eyes also allow him to pick up additional skills and literature within seconds. He can also perform virtual phone calls, with displaying his caller or receiver through his eyes as a hologram. However, on downside, the eyes get bleached when exposed to flash light.

Aside from Chitti's strength and durability, his most powerful weapon is his build in electromagnetic body, which can attract any metallic object and weaponize it. This and his connection to electronic devices give him enhanced technopathy and telekinesis.

Chitti's only known weaknesses are flashing lights from photography or direct sunlight, which causes a "vision bleach" and temporarily distort his sight, and his susceptibility to battery drainage. However, in the case of the latter, he just needs to absorb a bare minimum amount of electric power to recharge himself in a matter of seconds.

Appearances

In the first film, Enthiran, Chitti (played by Rajnikanth) is an humanoid robot created by Dr. Vaseegaran, (also played by Rajinikanth). Dr. Vaseegaran, who is specialised in robotics, created Chitti after a decade of intensive research. Chitti was first created without emotions however in order for the robot to understand human behaviour, Vaseegaran taught the robot about emotions. But then the robot fell in love with the scientist's fiancée, Sana (played by Aishwarya Rai) and thus it caused conflict between them. Angered by the robot, Vaseegaran literally chopped the robot into pieces. He was found by Dr. Bohra (played by Danny Denzongpa) and upgraded into 2.0 because of a red chip.[5] He converts Chitti into a ruthless killer and then Chitti turned into a destructive killing machine and killed Bohra . He then went after Vaseegaran and Sana and crashed their wedding. He showed numerous other powerful abilities including shape shifting as well as duplicating. However, Vaseegaran managed to defeat and stop Chitti. Since, he caused so much damage and destruction to the city, he was de-activated and dismantled. His body parts were then displayed in the museum in the year 2030 as the most advanced humanoid robot ever built.[6]

Chitti reappeared in the film Ra.One in a special non-canon appearance and communicated with G.One (played by Shah Rukh Khan)[7] with Rajnikanth reprising his role.

In the 2018 film 2.0 with Rajnikanth reprising his role one more time, Chitti is forced to be reassembled by Dr. Vaseegaran and the Indian Army in order to stop the antagonist, Fifth force, which is controlled by Pakshirajan, an ornithologist (played by Akshay Kumar) turned into a vengeful spirit.[8][9][10] But Chitti is defeated and destroyed in his original form by the antagonist, which leads his CPU head to being rebooted in another advanced mechanical body, identifying himself as Chitti reloaded version '2.0', and will also fall in love with his female counterpart, the super-android Nila (played by Amy Jackson), also created by Vaseegaran. Alongside Chitti, there is another robot created known as "Kutty" (3.0), which is a microbot capable of shape-shifting.

Since 2.0 is a spiritual sequel that takes place in 2018 instead of 2030, there are a few differences. For example in Enthiran, the red chip which was used for Chitti version 2.0, only works when the robot is still functioning (Chitti was still alive and Bohra just had to fix his destroyed parts) as well as the need of updating "Neural Schema" in order for the red chip to function, but in 2.0, Chitti is depicted as emotionless in its normal self when it was damaged as it didn't need neural schema in its body.

References

1. "'2.0' Teaser Review: Chitti, Chitti, Bang Bang. End". The Quint. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
2. "Shankar's Endhiran to become a reality soon". The Times of India. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
3. "Banu – I give full credit to Rajini sir". Sify. 9 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
4. "brittnttnt metallic look!". The Times of India. 16 February 2009. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
5. "The Hindu : Entertainment Chennai : Director's dream project". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
6. "'Script decides the fate of the movie'". The Hindu. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
7. "Revealed! What Rajinikanth's Chitti does in Ra.One's Chammak Challo". dna. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
8. "2.0: Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar film trailer to release on Diwali 2018?". India Today. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
9. "The Rajinikanth Effect: 2.0 Teaser Gets Blockbuster Welcome - 32 Million Views in 24 Hours". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
10. "2.0 Movie Review : Is 2.0 worth for watching or not?". indianpeopletimes.com. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

Further reading

• Shedde, Meenakshi (19 October 2010). "Chitti - The Robot from Enthiran". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 September 2018.