Dasavatharam - Movie Review

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Posted: 17 years ago
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Dasavatharam - Movie Review

By:Behindwoods

It has been a long wait for Kamal's fans after Vettaiyaadu Vilayaadu and the legend has not disappointed them. He has established emphatically that the wait is certainly a worthwhile one and has proved time and again that cinema is his lifeline.

The seventy crore magnum opus challenges Hollywood films and has even set up a benchmark for their films. Special kudos to producer Aascar Ravichandran for ably supporting the actor and the director in their pursuit of rendering a world class Tamil cinema - especially in the technical department.

The grandiose scenes spellbinds the viewer and the crew has worked hard to sustainthis feeling through out the film. The film opens with the camera zooming on Chennai from the ocean and gently stops at Chozha era when Saivites and Vaishnavites locked hornswith each other.

Kamal's performance, Ravi Varman's cinematography, Devi Sri Prasad's re-recording and T-hanikachalan's editing teleport the viewer to a different era which would take a long time forthem to unravel, particularly the scene where the Saivite King orders the statue of Lord Ranganatha to be throwninto the sea and threatens the ardent Vaishnavite Kamal to utter Om Namashivayajust once. And when Kamal begins OM, the suspense is killing not only for the king
but also the audience. Though the film begins with Chozha period, it subsequently
moves to modern times, bringing with it adventure, high flying chases. etc

Kamal's hard work and perserverance is palable in every frameand in the different getups that he has essayed. An angry Vaishnava young man from Chozha period, US President George Bush, mentally unstable old woman, a Japanese Karate master, Punjabi ghazal singer, a dalit man fighting for justice, an American terrorist out to kill people, an eight feet innocent Muslim, an astute scientist, a Telugu secret service man speaking Tamil in a weird fashion- a variety indeed!.

Out of the ten Kamals, the dalit Boovaraghan stands out with his distinct style indialogue delivery,eye movements and body language. Grandma Kamal is a reminderof Avvai Shanmugi while the secret service agent tries to tickle the funny bone in us, while in all the other Kamals, makeup alone can be talked about.Asin as an Agraharam girl is a revelation and is almost on par with Kamal in performance.Mallika Sherawat has understood why she has been hired and accordingly does her part.

In the music department, the Tamil flavor is retained only in the Mukunda number while in the others, Himesh Reshammiah's difficulty in unwrapping himself from Hindi clutches is discernible. K S Ravikumar's directorial acumen is revealed in Ulaganayagane number where he has picturized Kamal's make-up secrets.

Dasavatharam's main forte is technical expertise, which the technicians have utilized without the viewer being aware of it. Top of the line technical excellence is perceptible in Tsunami scenes, car chasing shots, Chozha period sequences and the scene where all the Kamals come together. On the flipside, if the focus given to technical brilliance had been given to a stronger storyline and character portrayal, the film would have earned a perfect TEN.

All in all a colossal visual opulence at its peak for the first time in Indian cinema.

Omg my first job is to now run to the teathers to with popcorn and watch with my eyes open wide finally the movie has been released😆. So all of your IF people espically Nethra and Meli start running to the teather right now😆😉

Edited by Kutty Simba - 17 years ago

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Posted: 17 years ago
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Thanks payya and stop it daa 😡 I can't run right away 😆 😆 Well, meli is gonna do dat once she is up 😆 good for you guys. PM me later about the story k 😊
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Posted: 17 years ago
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Originally posted by: netra_rama

Thanks payya and stop it daa 😡 I can't run right away 😆 😆 Well, meli is gonna do dat once she is up 😆 good for you guys. PM me later about the story k 😊



if u cant run use the taxi cab😆
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Posted: 17 years ago
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I saw the queue outside the cinema today - went on and on and on....it's opening in 70 cinemas tonight. 👏 👏
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Posted: 17 years ago
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Thanks payya.

Payya....i will run to the cinema...only on next sunday 😭 but if we are lucky then this sunday 😃

I will tell more about the story later on tonight..my cousin promised to give me firsthands report 😆
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Posted: 17 years ago
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Thanks for the review Payya 😊
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Posted: 17 years ago
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it was a crazy queue in singapore theatres also as it was shown in our news. ahhhh the fact that desavatharam opened in singapore 1 day earlier than in india was news ya 😆

i have yet to catch it so will be waiting for more reviews.

thanks kutty simba for the reviews 😃
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Posted: 17 years ago
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it wont open in SA for while yet.... 😕
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Posted: 17 years ago
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Well well well, guess what?? My MIL & FIL has watched them already. My SIL bought the tickets for me and vinod. Vinod looked at his sister and asked "are you mad?" Netra can't go now 😭 . My MIL did not want to go either as she knew how badly i wanted to watch it. But v finally manage to brainwash her 😆 I told her, i can't beat Caryn to watch it first but atleast i will know the story before her naa 😉 😆 ...

FIL really enjoyed the movie. It was worth every penny he said. MIL did not enjoy much as she was more confused with the story line. Im not goin to be a spoiler here 😉 but i after listening to them, I think it was worth waiting so long. And guys, he said songs were superb there 😆 ......

And Karthi, it was worse in all cinema... The amount of Indians out there to watch it 😛 ... My cousins called me this mrg saying all cinema are fully booked for the next few days... Unless by luck they get the wait list 😆
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Posted: 17 years ago
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omg,review is done........thanx simba

well,i can't watch it in big screen here........shd wait & watch in internet 😭

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