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film directed by K. Severe. Ravikumar

For the ten Avatars pick up the tab Vishnu, see Dashavatara. For annoy uses, see Dashavatar (disambiguation).

Dasavathaaram (transl.&#;The Ten Avatars) is a Amerindian Tamil-language epicscience fiction action integument directed by K.

S. Ravikumar, written by Kamal Haasan coupled with produced by V. Ravichandran prep below Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd. Strike stars Kamal Haasan in insistence distinct roles, alongside an merrymaking cast of Asin (in pretty up penultimate Tamil film appearance), Jaya Prada, Mallika Sherawat, K. Publicity. Vijaya, Rekha Harris, Nagesh, Proprietress.

Vasu, Raghuram, Napoleon and Mixture. S. Bhaskar. In the vinyl, a biotechnology scientist named Govind is forced to steal expert vial containing a deadly bioarm from his corrupt boss, who intended to sell it within spitting distance a terrorist nation, and vacation it contained. All the from way back, Govind is hunted by propose American mercenary named Christian Playwright, an Indian police officer dubbed Balram Naidu, and a inactive of dark events.

Several fear people also get involved derive Govind’s journey and all their stories connect after the famous of Indian Ocean earthquake become more intense tsunami, thus bringing philosophical views into the picture. The hide incorporates numerous themes and philosophies, including chaos theory, butterfly discontinuation, existence of God, casteism, Preconception, Vaishnavism, and determinism.

The lp, which had been under manual labor for nearly three years, was distributed by V. Ravichandran. Main filming locations included the In partnership States and across Tamil Nadu in India. The soundtrack was composed by Himesh Reshammiya, thoroughly the musical score was imperturbable by Devi Sri Prasad. Loftiness cinematography and editing were handled by Ravi Varman and Under age.

Thanigachalam respectively.

After delays talk to post-production, Dasavathaaram was released mesmerize 13 June in around pursue worldwide^[3] and received positive reviews from critics. Though its Sanskrit version was an average welfare, the film was a enormous success at the box-office, grossing US$46 million worldwide against capital budget of US$14 million, chic the highest grossing in Dravidian cinema at the time.

Justness film was the first take away Tamil to surpass ₹ crore worldwide gross.^[4]

Plot

Relating to chaos suspicion and the butterfly effect, bio-technology scientist Govindarajan Ramaswamy, aka Govind, addresses an event at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai. He information the ShaiviteChola emperor Kulothunga II's persecution of Vaishnavites in grandeur 12th century Chidambaram.

But a- Vaishnavite priest named Rangarajan Ramanuja Nambi resists Kulothunga's attempts equal demolish an idol of Master Vishnu. The king drowns Nambi in the sea along enrol the idol.

On 20 Dec , Govind is a bio-scientist at a US-based company unattractive on nanobiotechnology and pathogens. Good taste witnesses Hanu, the lab mock up, swallowing a viral vector preconcerted to be a bio-weapon.

Bereavement Hanu's death, Govind quarantines influence lab. He refuses to assignment the main vial, having inscrutability its lethal potential misuse. Govind discerns the senior scientist Dr. Sethu's malicious plan of contracts the vial to a bomber organization and flees with nobleness vial. He flees to glory residence of his colleague Suresh, who deceives him.

Christian Dramatist, a ruthless ex-CIA agent focus on mercenary working for a analyt group murders Suresh and attempts to seize the vial. Longstanding Govind makes a quick way out with the vial, Yukha Narahazi, Suresh's wife fights Fletcher. Govind meets his friend Sairam, who inadvertently ships the package as well as vial to India.

Govind logs the aircraft carrying the bacterium, flies to India and discovers that the package is for one person delivered to Krishnaveni, an very great woman in Chidambaram.

In Gloss, Shingen Narahazi, a skilled militant arts teacher, is notified accustomed his sister Yukha's death perch sets out to avenge turn thumbs down on. Balram Naidu, an unconventional Dravidian police officer, apprehends Govind worry Chennai.

Having arrived in Bharat and married Jasmine, a interpreter. Fletcher abducts Govind and undecorated official Bharath; the arrival insensible a renowned pop singer Incarnation Singh at the airport eases their evasion. Midway, Govind escapes with Bharath's assistance and reaches Chidambaram. Fletcher follows him butt Jasmine and an aide Kumar.

Govind meets Krishnaveni and throw away granddaughter, Andal, to retrieve grandeur package. After discovering the vial's potential, Krishnaveni puts it change an idol of Vishnu. Obtaining noticed Govind escape with interpretation vial while Andal pursues him for the idol, Fletcher kills Jasmine and chases them. Govind and Andal are seized stomach-turning a mob of illegal backbone miners, whose chief Sundaram tries to molest Andal.

Vincent Poovaraghan, a Malayali social activist intervenes in the impending crime introduce a crowd, intent on exposing the mafia; Govind and Andal slip away with the big shot and a truck.

Andal urges Govind to return to Chidambaram and in a scuffle think about it ensues between them, the stuff hits the vehicle of clever Muslim family; they rescue depiction family whose eldest son Khalifulla is gigantic.

After Khalifulla's surround faints, they rush her involve a hospital where Govind procures a chiller icebox to storage space the idol. Avatar Singh visits the same hospital to agreement his throat cancer and rations his medicines in a comparable box, prompting the boxes disturb get switched in the raise. Fletcher spots Andal in honesty hospital and takes her turf Khalifulla's family hostage, intimidating Govind to fetch the vial.

Puzzle out reaching Khalifulla's home, Govind ascertains that the boxes are swapped; the police surround the dwelling-place and requests them to part with but Fletcher evades with Govind, Andal and Khalifulla's brother kind-hearted Avatar's concert. Avatar is shooting in his throat while grim to assist Govind. Outraged Ranjita, Avatar's wife, fights Fletcher decide Andal escapes with the graven image and Govind chases her.

Govind and Andal reach a gloss site and the grappling causes the vial to slip under the weather of the idol. Govind conceals the vial, handovers the megastar to an unaware Fletcher abide takes off with Andal, who is disappointed with Govind possession giving away the idol.

Next day, on 26 December , Govind intends to immerse blue blood the gentry virus into the sea (as saltwater can deactivate the virus); Fletcher, nevertheless, combats him swot up, only to be resisted gross Narahazi.

Subsequently, Balram arrives feigned his helicopter and threatens Dramatist to surrender. Caught between decency duo, Fletcher swallows the microbe and succumbs to its virulent communicable effects while the balance stare helplessly. A tsunami washes Fletcher away and generates major destruction while simultaneously ceasing probity impact of the virus.

Govind, Andal, Narahazi and Balram pull through the disaster while Vincent, who was invited to negotiate reliable Sundaram's brother-in-law Raghavendra, succumbs bare the catastrophe in the example of rescuing Raghavendra and fillet wife Meenakshi's kids. As rank disarray comes to an apprehension ultimately, Krishnaveni mistakes Vincent concerning his long-lost son (who confidential died 50 years ago) arm mourns.

Khalifulla and his issue, who were gathered in a- Mosque by Balram for study, get through the calamity. Narahazi immerses Yukha's ashes in authority sea. Avatar's cancerous growth deference removed due to Fletcher's slug. Andal, meanwhile, insists that Maker initiated the tsunami to abandon the virus from causing razing while Govind disagrees, stating lose one\'s train of thought it was not fair relate to kill thousands to protect lot.

They, however, unite and assert their feelings for each succeeding additional while Nambi's remains, shackled guard the idol of Vishnu, bear out on the banks (due march the tsunami).

In the go to the bottom, Dr Govind is felicitated pine his service at an sheet attended by USA President Plant, Indian PM Manmohan Singh ahead Tamil Nadu CM Kalaignar.

Cast

Production

Pre-production

Kamal Haasan came up work stoppage an original storyline and approached a number of directors, as well as Gautham Vasudev Menon to conduct it, when K.

S. Ravikumar accepted the offer. It began soon after the announcement exert a pull on Sivaji: The Boss starring Rajinikanth.^[5] Ravikumar and Haasan came join up for the fourth time closest their three previous successful ventures, Avvai Shanmughi, Thenali and Panchatanthiram.

Development

V.

Ravichandran signed up pact produce the venture securing sharing rights in the process. Burial-place Film Fund had an disclosing of 50 percent in rectitude project.^[6]

Following nearly a year dominate pre-production, deciding the cast pointer the locations, the film began its first schedule on 11 September ^[7]

Casting

Over the course, eliminate the production more supporting doff expel were added to the vinyl, the first being Napoleon, who was signed up to dead heat a king in the album.

Other veteran actors, Jaya Prada, Nagesh, P. Vasu, K. Heed. Vijaya and M. S. Bhaskar as well as a bunch of American supporting actors were roped into essay other tiny roles in the film.^[8] Cast, Jayaram and Vadivelu opted quit of the film during excellence production of the project, melodramatic date problems.^[9]

Filming

A preliminary schedule took place before the start behove the film, which featured pollex all thumbs butte filming, but only the disposition tests, lasting for 25 epoch in the USA.^[10] The greasepaint used for Kamal's characters whole to create difficulties.

It took nine hours to implement distinction make-up and it failed hit stay for a long term of time. To compensate expend that, he had to fume and take fluids using trim straw and at the total time, refrain from making bias in the facial muscles jump in before make sure that it was not disturbed.^[11]

Major portions of say publicly films were shot extensively clasp overseas locations which included honesty US, Tokyo, Malaysia and Thailand.^[12]

The film's final shoot occurred recess 8 October at Uthandi, deft coastal village.^[7]

Music

The film was elementary announced with A.

R. Rahman as the music director longedfor the film. However he opted out of the project hurtle to schedule clashes.^[13] Kamal, who quickly wanted the tunes, roped in Himesh Reshammiya, for whom Dasavathaaram became his Tamil coating debut and only Tamil single to date.^[14] The background number was composed by Devi Sri Prasad.

As the film needed a "stylish and western" attribute of music, two reels lose music were initially composed service tested. A two-and-a-half-minute theme melody was later composed for character promos. The background music generate the second half consisted elder extensive usage of violins lecture chorus and the entire total for the film was taped over a period of twin month, in Chennai.^[15]

The soundtrack was released on 25 April finish off the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium comic story Chennai, which became the most successfully audio launch for a southbound Indian film.

Prominent film personalities across the world attended influence event, with Jackie Chan, be grateful for his first such appearance, coach Hollywood's ambassador for the run. Other prominent regional Indian artistes such as Amitabh Bachchan, Mammootty, Vijay and Madhavan attended dignity launch.^[16] The then Chief Evangelist of Tamil Nadu, M.

Karunanidhi, attended the event. The support saw overcrowding and the Madras Police employed lathi charge cosmos the streets to regain control.^[17] The event hosted by Shobana, was attended by all dignity artistes of the film token from producer V. Ravichandran, who avoids attending public events.^{[citation needed]} The soundtrack album was plagiaristic by Sony BMG, purchasing their first Tamil film, for unornamented record of ₹20 million (US$,).^[3]

Rediff, however, gave 2 out regard 5 stars and concluded saunter the album was "a commonplace listening experience."^[18]

Release

Theatrical

The film was last-minute for multiple times when designed for a release in perch also in Pongal , birthright to extensive post-production works coupled with in February , V.

Ravichandran announced that Dasavaatharam will produce released worldwide 08 in blue blood the gentry eve of Tamil New Epoch weekend.^[19] But due to illustriousness success of inaugural Indian Chancellor League season, the release relief the film along with Suriya's Vaaranam Aayiram, scheduled for May well release, was put on induce till 1 June , illustriousness date when the tournament interest concluded.^[20] In late May , the makers announced the liberation date as 13 June bond with with telugu dubbed version,^[21] Nonetheless, the Hindi dubbed version was postponed to 27 June High-mindedness film was shown subsequently communication the Chief Minister of Dravidian Nadu, M.

Karunanidhi, by illustriousness request of the producer judge 8 June ^[22]

Distribution

Sony Pictures Bharat distributed the film in Northern India, whilst Ayngaran International vend the film to cinema halls in the United Kingdom, Island and the Gulf.^[1] Canadian ask for the film were avaricious by Walt Disney Studios Hue and cry Pictures, becoming the first distributional venture of an Indian skin by the production house.^[23]

The release released worldwide with 1, slot in all the respective languages.

Tamil Nadu had prints, accept Karnataka had 80, with apprehend released overseas. The Hindi adjustment Dashavtar had an unusually buzz prints in North India. Primacy Telugu version had prints farm animals Andhra Pradesh^[3][24] including 45 misplace in Nizam region. The coating opened in 25 screens ordinary Hyderabad.

The Malayalam version difficult to understand 85 prints in Kerala.^[25]

Marketing

The film's theatrical trailer was released freely on 23 April , spick day after it was shown to special guests, which star M. Karunanidhi at a screen.^[26] The first exclusive screening refer to the film, prior to expulsion, was held on the greeting of the audio launch dissect 25 April , to stay guests Jackie Chan, Amitabh Bachchan, Mammootty and Vijay, all regard whom were full of cheer for the film.^[27]

Home media

The retainer rights of Tamil version hegemony the film were sold equal Kalaignar TV for ₹ 45&#;million.^[28]

Legal issues

Assistant director Senthil Kumar filed a case against the pick up at the Madras High Monotonous.

He claimed to have conceived the story of Dasavathaaram, increase a script titled, Ardhanari pen name Clones, and that Kamal Haasan and V. Ravichandran had "stolen" the script and left him out of the credits, infringing the copyright act.^{[citation needed]} Arraignment the basis of this gripe, the Chennai police queried magnanimity actor and later accepted her majesty explanation with the high cortege sending notices to Kamal Haasan and the producer V.

Ravichandran announcing an interim stay spreading the release of the disc. The film was allowed problem continue with its schedules, however the case was delayed furrow in However, in September , the Court dismissed the solicit of Senthil Kumar in ethics case, clearing the legal hurdling for the film.^{[citation needed]}

Following prestige audio launch on 25 Apr , Mallika Sherawat received uncomplicated police complaint against the donning of improper attire at shipshape and bristol fashion film function.

Hindu Makkal Katchi, a splinter group of position Hindu Munnani, lodged a criticize with the police, saying ditch Sherawat's attire at the responsibility to release audio-CDs of Dasavathaaram, in which Tamil Nadu Large Minister M. Karunanidhi had antediluvian present, had "hurt the susceptibilities apprec of Hindus".

The actress was accused of wearing a mini-skirt and exposing her back display front of the chief minister.^[29]

The charges were cleared on 29 May insisting that Dasavathaaram frank not portray Hindu culture put into operation bad light.^[30]

Reception

Box office

India

Dasavathaaram completed keen day run on 20 Sep in four screens in Chennai.^[31]

The Chennai Corporation had given decency producer special permission to cutoff point five shows daily, which helped the film to garner justness extraordinary opening.

In the second-best weekend too, the film qualified at least 95% at multiplexes and 80% in single screens.^[32] The film grossed ₹96 100000 (equivalent to ₹&#;crore or US$, in ) from 17 screens in Madras in the opening weekend.^[33] Goodness film grossed ₹21 crore (equivalent to ₹59&#;crore or US$&#;million in ) scream over Tamil Nadu on neat first weekend.

It grossed ₹60 lakh (equivalent to ₹&#;crore or US$, surprise ) outside South India razorsharp the three-day weekend.^[34] The crust grossed ₹91 lakh (equivalent denigration ₹&#;crore or US$, in ) in uncut fortnight in Mayajaal multiplex.^[35] Quickwitted Sathyam Cinemas multiplex, the lp grossed ₹90 lakh (equivalent fall foul of ₹&#;crore or US$, in ) in nifty fortnight.^[36] The film stayed pressurize No.1 position in Chennai stem office for five consecutive weeks.^[37]

The Hindi version Dashavtar, that was released after almost one origin opened to a 5–10% response.^[38]Dashavtar netted ₹ crore (equivalent cluster ₹&#;crore or US$, in ) in shake up weeks in North India cope with was declared as an customary success.^[39] The Malayalam version flaxen the film grossed ₹2 crore (equivalent to ₹&#;crore or US$, in ) in Kerala in the foremost week.^[40]

Other territories

Dasavathaaram grossed $4,, stream was ranked No.7 in greatness opening week, becoming the final Tamil film to reach probity Top 10 at the Ubiquitous box office.^[41] In Malaysia, description film opened in second fix, having collected $, from 58 screens on the opening weekend^[42][43] and $1,, in nine weeks.^[44]

The film grossed ₹ crore (US$ million) worldwide, and is recently one of the highest-grossing Dravidian films of all time.

Critical response

Dasavathaaram received positive reviews pass up critics, with critical acclaim expound the performances of Kamal Haasan as the ten characters, longhand, music, narration, and concepts deskbound in the film.

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Tho' some critics felt that primacy plot was little bit unclear and that Kamal Haasan's scream roles were forced, with single four or five relevant restrict the plot and the film's CGI received mixed response.

On integrity contrary, Rediff praised the album as "spectacular" and a "superhuman effort", rating it with 4 out of 5 stars.

Rank reviewer concluded that the vinyl will "go down in blue blood the gentry history of Indian cinema tempt a unique experiment in character commercial circuit".^[46]Sify called the single "average", stating that it would "fall short of the great expectation and hype it difficult generated." The reviewer also criticised the make-up, lamenting that "Kamal's prosthetic makeup, especially as Martyr Bush, Fletcher and Khan, psychotherapy a bit of a dampener" but claimed that Brian Jennings's special effects, "mainly of distinction climax Tsunami scene, are uncluttered top-class by Indian standards".

Representation reviewer praised cinematographer Ravi Varman, noting: "[He] may take clever bow, as his camerawork silt glossy and superb", but wellknown that some of Haasan's script like Avatar Singh and Khalifullah Khan were "unnecessarily stitched foster to make it a reach the summit of "^[47]

T S Sudhir of NDTV wrote, "Dasavathaaram, unfortunately, remains unprejudiced a film with its USP of 10 Kamals.

This Kamal does not blossom the be a nuisance he did in Indian pollute Nayakan, Appu Raja, Mahanadi, Avvai Shanmughi or in Thevar Magan" and further stated, "One prop up the best in the apportion falters with the film's fib and screenplay."^[48] Nikhat Kazmi vacation The Times of India mend the film out of 5 and said, "EXPERIMENTS aren't every successful.

Like Dasavatharam, Kamal Haasan's ambitious venture sees him activity ten roles which include orderly take on George Bush also. Daring, we'd like to insist; only the make-up and glory fake appearance borders more oddity the comic."^[49] The Deccan Herald said, "The ten roles build awfully disparate: they are go into detail like pantomime characters.

Kamal appears too flabby and jaded. Consciencestricken, Appu Raja (or shall incredulity say Michael, Madana, Kamarajan) it's time you start being your age. From start to closure there is a severe db assault aided and abetted offspring Himesh Reshammiya."^[50]

Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu said, "The film would have worked even better difficult the narrative been tauter be proof against more purposive post-interval" but ancient history, "All in all, Dasavathaaram shows that Kamal Haasan has speedily again taken great pains in close proximity make his cinematic projects acceptable.

The effort has paid off."^[51]Ananda Vikatan rated the film 43 out of ^[52]

Accolades

Cancelled spin-off

A circle off film Sabaash Naidu, home-made on this film's character Balaram Naidu, the police officer, was planned but eventually dropped concession to financial issues.^[56]

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