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| Boovaragan
is Krishna! |
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| June
24, 2008 |
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One
of the most circulated articles on Dasavatharam
in the world wide web. |
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Dasavatharam
is the talk of the town now and the theatres
are running to packed houses as expected.
Trade and media have hailed the film and
everybody is happy.
Meanwhile, the connection of the title
of the film may, by and large, be linked
to Kamal’s ten different get ups.
But on a closer and sharper scrutiny,
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find that they are actually the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu
that have been depicted very subtly. A parallel can be drawn
sharply for most characters, while for some there is an indirect
correlation.
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Matsya Avatar- Nambi Rangarajan, the ardent Krishna
devotee, thrown into the unfathomable depths of
ocean in his attempt to save Lord Ranganada.
Kurma Avatar – The character of George Bush,
may not look like a Kurma physically but on a closer
look, the real Kurma aids in churning out Amruth,
thereby triggering a war between Deva and Asura.
In the present day context, Bush is also instrumental
in such activities.
Varaha Avatar – Grandmom Krishnaveni mimics
a Varaha in the shadow puppetry in the Mukunda number
and she conceals the dangerous germs to protect
human race just like the Varaha Avatar who hides
the earth to save lives.
Vaaman Avatar- After scaling the three lokas or
the worlds, Lord Vishnu takes Vishwaroopam and here
the giant Kalifulla Khan emulates the same.
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Narasimha
Avatar- Shingen Narahashi, the Japanese Martial Arts Exponent.
Here the connection is simply revealed by the name- singa
or Sinha is lion and Nara means man. Lord Narasimha took
to the form of half lion and half human to kill Hiranyakashipu
with bare hands. Here Shingen Narahashi is on a mission
to kill Fletcher with his Kung fu skills, using only hands.
Rama Avatar- Just like how Rama stands for commitment to
marital relationships, Avatar Singh follows the same axiom
and is devoted to his wife.
Balarama Avatar- No marks for guessing this. Balram Naidu
is a simple and linear connection.
Krishna Avatar- Boovaragan, the dark dalit just like the
dark skinned Yadava who saved Draupadi. Here he saves Asin
and his death is very similar to Lord Krishna’s death-
a metal rod striking his leg.
Parasurama Avatar- American Christian Fletcher who goes
on a killing mission with modern weapons unlike the original
Parasurama who with his bow and arrow killed twenty one
generations of Kshatriya Vamsa.
Finally the Kalki avatar, who is only Govindaraj on a mission
to save the human race.
Though these characters cannot be matched perfectly with
the original ones, deep research has certainly gone into
their characterization that reiterates the legendary nature
of Kamal again and again.
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