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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Kamal Hassan (dialogue)
Kamal Hassan (screenplay)
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Release Date:
12 June 2008 (UK) more
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A real good one more (97 total)
Cast
(Credited cast)| Kamal Hassan | ... | Rangaraja Nambi / Govind Ramasaamy / The United States President / Avtar Singh / Christian Fletcher / Shinghen Narahasi / Krishnaveni / Vincent Poovaraagan / Kalifullah Khan / Balaram Naidu | |
| Mallika Sherawat | ... | Jasmine | |
| Asin | ... | Kothai / Andaal | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Chris Cavallaro | ... | Lab Technician | |
| Dustin Dyson | ... | Ben Jordan | |
| Richard Andrew Evans | ... | Undercover Crime Scene Technician | |
| Jayapradha | ... | Ranjitha Singh | |
| Brian Jennings | ... | Chief of Home Land Security | |
| Kantharaj Kasthuri | ... | Medical Doctor | |
| Kylie Koscoe | ... | Scientist | |
| Nathena Lewis | ... | Lab Technician | |
| Randy Molnar | ... | Race Car Driver | |
| Tony Morales | ... | Lab Technician | |
| Michael Mosher | ... | American Immigration Office | |
| Tom Myers | ... | Crime Scene Technician | |
| Nagesh | ... | Sheikh Mukhtaar | |
| Napolean | ... | Kulothunga Chola II | |
| Rekha | ... | Meenakshi | |
| Randy Robinson | ... | Lead Detective | |
| David W. Scott | ... | Lab Tech / Detective | |
| Steven Shaver | ... | Lab Technician | |
| Chakri Toleti | ... | Sai Ram | |
| Jason Tripp | ... | Ben - Scientist | |
| Brewier Welch | ... | Scientist | |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Dashavatar (India: Hindi title) (literal title)
The Ten Avatars (India: English title) (literal title)
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Runtime:
Australia:189 min (theatrical version)
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Australia:MA (2008) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Ontario)
Filming Locations:
Orlando Science Center - 777 East Princeton Street, Orlando, Florida, USA more
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Composer A.R. Rahman and actress Shriya were part of this film's cast and crew. However, the AVM Company passed a rule that nobody making Rajnikanth's Sivaji (2007) should be involved in making this film, which forced the two of them out. They were respectively replaced with Himesh Reshammiya and Mallika Sherawat. more
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the scene where Avatar Singh and Govindarajan are in the lift, Avatar Singh is seen to be leaving first while Govindarajan pretends to talk on his cellphone. If one looks closely, Govindarajan is holding his Nokia 3310 the wrong way - the screen is visible toward the camera. Possibly intended. more
Soundtrack:
Kallai Mattum more
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What does chaos theory has to do with this film?What is the connection between the 12th century event and the rest of the film?
Why does the camera go up the tower and back down in the 12th century? Why can't they just go through the tower?
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This movie shows efforts of Kamal trying real hard to take Tamil cinema to the next level without losing its commercial value. Clearly, this is not a kind of movie that Kamal makes. But, yes apart for a few shortcomings (to give commercial value) the film lives up to its expectations.
There are few times when you actually think whether some of the characters are necessary. But when you already have a baseline of Eddie Murphy donning 7 and Sivaji Ganesan donning 9 roles, I think you do not have a choice than appearing in 10 roles.
The story is quite predictable, but that is compensated by the Kamals appearance in each and every frame. I would have to say that the letdown is in the music department. Himesh should not have been the composer, instead AR Rehman would have been good.
Kamal's hard work and perseverance is evident throughout the movie and that works good for the movie.
KS Ravikumar has been roped in just to add the commercial elements to keep the investments safe and he does it quite good.
Not a regular Kamal film as its commercial like a Rajini movie, though reiterates the fact why he is called the "Best in Indian Cinema".
This multi-faceted effort will be remembered in Indian cinema a long way. Kudos.