{
  "id": 9122194,
  "title": "Allu Arjun and Atlee's Raaka sets Guinness World Record with 37 performers in mocap",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/allu-arjun-and-atlees-raaka-sets-guinness-world-record-with-37",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T08:23:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/allu-arjun-and-atlees-raaka-sets-guinness-world-record-with-37-performers-in-mocap-1.500683455"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dubai, India - Allu Arjun and director Atlee's upcoming film Raaka has broken a Guinness World Record by capturing 37 performers simultaneously in real-time motion capture. The record was set at Sun Pictures' Mumbai set on September 15, 2026, just in time for Atlee's birthday. The film, starring Allu Arjun and Deepika Padukone, is being shot in Mumbai and is set to release in December 2027. For the first time, 37 people were motion-captured in a single session using 92 optical motion-capture cameras. The performers ranged from a four-year-old child to a 70-year-old, and the VFX producer had to design a specialized motion-capture pipeline to ensure each individual performance was accurate within the capture space.",
  "summary": "Dubai: The mystery of Raaka's \"37\" is solved. Allu Arjun and director Atlee's upcoming film has set a Guinness World Record for the \"Most People Motion-Captured in Real-Time\", after 37 performers were captured at the same time. Sun Pictures, which is producing the film, announced the record on Monday, the day of Atlee's 40th birthday, ending a week of cryptic posters built around the number.…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Arjun, Pragg & Vaishali to feature in Total Chess World Championship Tour pilot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/arjun-pragg-vaishali-to-feature-in-total-chess-world-championship",
        "published": "2026-09-23T12:23:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}