was written
in the U.S, when Kamal was shooting for
Vettaiyadu Vellaiyadu
Kamal on the plot: “Synthetic bio
weapons, research and analysis wing, Kulothunga’s
distaste for Vedanta, and Chaos theory!”
The plot of Dasavatharam: When things start
going wrong in a synthetic bio weapons lab
in Washington DC, various international
organizations became key players in a global
cloak and dagger game. The White House,
the CIA, the Indian PM’s office, environmentalists,
terrorists, and other key players become
part of a dangerous global hunt. Starting
in the 12th century A.D. in the Chidambaram
Temple complex in South India, the film
will take you on a roller coaster ride across
time and continents. The plot ranges form
chaos theory to religious mythology to bio
chemical warfare, dealing with a variety
of philosophical and scientific elements
all packaged into a thrill ride.
Sony BMG marks its foray into the Tamil
market with Dasavatharam audio
Michael Westmore: make up effects man for
First Blood, Rocky, Indian, Avai Shanmugi,
does his most brilliant work here for Kamal
– ten different guises, turning him
into the President of the United States
alone took six hours.
Joop Katana –who the devil is Joop
Katana you might ask. He’s the Hollywood
stunt choreographer of 2 Fast 2 Furious
and Michael Mann’s Miami Vice, who
has now his best work for Dasavatharam,
redefining what edge of the seat thrills
means.
Andy Jennings and Brian Dixon: Academy Award
nominated special Fx technicians who have
worked in several Hollywood films such as
Ace Ventura, Mortal Kombat, Scary Movie,
Exorcist: The Beginning now team up to dazzle
us in Dasavatharam.
Samir Chanda: the set designer of Rang De
Basanti (recreating a college campus) Guru
(Bombay in the 50s’) and Kisna (the
fabulous palaces) recreates – among
many dazzling sets – the White House!
Mallika Sherawat plays a sexy CIA agent.
Climax of the movie takes place at the Nehru
stadium
Kamal on the movie: “There is physics
to karma – the several things that
collide and connect us is explained just
as well by chaos theory as karma. Big words
apart, I have to confess the film is all
about entertaining as large a cross section
of the audience as possible. I think basically
I am a cinema fan, and I have given you
what I would like to see a sensible cinema
fan. So, I think your intelligence will
not be insulted, your time will not be wasted,
and you will really enjoy this film.”
Director K.S Ravikumar has the last word:
“Kamal came to the screen at five
and at fifty he is still here. And he will
be here when he is hundred as well.”
It certainly looks like Dasavatharam does
not take the aesthetics and the intelligence
of the movie going public in India lightly,
delivering an intelligent, racy thriller.
A film bound to set a new benchmark in cinematic
excellence and at the box office. |
