Dasavatharam -> Oru Kannottam...

Banner : Aascar films
Cast : Kamal Hassan, Asin, Nagesh, Jeyapradha, Napoleon, Santhanabarathi, Vayapuri, P Vasu matrum palar..
Direction : KS Ravikumar
Production : V Ravichandran
Muzik : Himesh Reshamaiya
Back ground score: Devi Shree Prasad
Film Certification : U
Certification : U
Post Certification : U

Dasavatharam - One of the mot hyped movies of the present genre and did it live upto the hype that it created?

The movie starts off in a different manner when Kamal narrates it in brief and it starts from the 12th century AD. The first Kamal is introduced in this scene and Asin and Napoleon also join the party in this first 15minutes which is completely based on the clash between Saivaites and the Vaishnavites. The opening scene itself shows the sheer class of the maestro of acting, Ulaga Nayagan Kamal Hassan. Then, what follows for the next 2 hours forms the remaining part of the story. Its about finding a nuclear disaster in the form of a mini chip and destroying it as soon as possible to avoid environmental mishaps. The story is very short and so, I am not going to give out any spoilers in this review. Asin does well in her role as a brahmin girl and provides good timing comedies along with Kamal Hassan. The main Kamal characters that impress more in this movie are that of Vincent Poovaragan a reformer, Balram Naidu as a telugu speaking Police and of course the other characters churn well with the rest of the story. When it comes to the music part, the Kallai mattum kandal song amazes with its visual finesse and so does the Oh oh Sanam song which provides some feet tapping entertainment to the audience. Michael Westmore, who transformed Jim Carrey into The Mask, is the one who has handled the make up department. Six hours a day for Kamal is what was spent only on make up to get the right look for one of the characters and it was 4 hours for Napolean. The levels of perfection can only be imagined. The Visual Effects, too, had an expert from Hollywood handling matters. Brayn M Jennings, an Oscar nominee.The sets by Thotta Dharani are commendable and totally its one of the out and out Kamal classics where the whole story revolves around this great man, born to act!!! The way he handles all his characters perfectly well amazes the audience and it is of course a magnificent spectacle to visualize this superb movie on the first day of its release. A standing ovation to Ulaga Nayagan Kamal Hassan
for these classy performances. Ulagamengilum Unnai Minjida Yaaru!! Unnai Petradhil Perumai Koludhu Naadu... Ulaga Nayagane!!!


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* Ulaga Nayagan Kamal Hassan obviously proves to be the biggest positive and in fact the pillar of this story.
* The make up man Michael Westmore amazes by doing the make up for Kamal in this movie and he has done it in such a way that none of the 10 kamals resemble each other.
* The technical brilliance in this movie simply mesmerizes the audience, be it the visual effects or the sets or the stunt scenes.
* The dialogues by Crazy Mohan and Kamal Hassan make up for the comedy element in the movie.

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* Before the release, Aascar Ravichandran had told in an interview that in this movie, all 10 roles are so well explained that even a layman can understand the movie. I beg to differ. I am sorry to say that it is not going to be a big box office hit at the B and C centers.

Overall, a wholesome entertainer that touches the height of Hollywood and a great treat by our own Ulaga Nayagan.

Dasavatharam -> Certainly Better than the Best!!!

Rating : 7.5/10

And for the answer to the question that I had asked in the first line, I dare say it didn't, to some extent. This movie could have definitely been better. And though many movie pundits may say that this is one of the best movie in Kollywood, I still don't quite think so. Maybe, Dasavatharam is the best so far.