Jackie
Chan,
the
Superstar
of
Hollywood,
became
the
real
hero
at
the
Dasavatharam
audio
launch
held
at
Nehru
Indoor
Stadium
in
Chennai.
Right
from
his
entry
into
the
dais
along
with
superb
looked
Mallika
Sherawat,
the
super
actor
became
the
center
of
attraction
in
the
event.
Chief
Minister
M
Karunanidhi
launched
the
audio
of
Dasavatharam
along
with
Jackie,
V
Shridhar,
elder
brother
of
producer
Ravichandran
and
Kamal
Hassan
the
hero
of
the
film.
Oscar
Ravichandran's
decision
to
invite
the
Hollywood
action
hero
Jackie
Chan
as
the
Chief
Guest
served
the
purpose
meaningfully.
He
made
the
entire
function
enjoyable
like
his
fabulous
films.
The
audience
loved
his
simplicity,
innocence,
smile,
meaningful
speech
and
mannerisms.
Mallika
Sherawat
was
clinging
onto
Chan
throughout
the
evening
and
was
his
biggest
moral
support
in
translating
things
to
his
convenience.
There
was
tremendous
chemistry
between
Jackie
and
Mallika.
She
helped
him
in
his
pronunciation
of
difficult
words
and
Indian
names
during
his
speech.
Amithab:
After
KS
Ravikumar's
lengthy
welcome
speech,
the
mike
was
handed
over
to
Amitabh
Bachchan.
He
said,
"Chennai
is
very
special
to
me
as
I
got
my
first
National
Award
here
for
Saath
Hindustani
from
none
other
than
Shri
M
Karunanidhiji,
who
was
the
then
Chief
Minister.
And
now
years
later,
I
am
here
again
sharing
the
dais
with
him.
It
is
my
immense
pleasure
to
see
my
friend
Kamal
as
a
center
figure
in
such
a
grand
event.
Every
time
his
name
is
mentioned,
I
notice
the
excitement
of
the
audience.
So
I
end
my
speech
saying
'Kamal
Hassan…
Kamal
Hassan…Kamal
Hassan…
(the
claps
sound
rocked
the
auditorium.)."
Vijay:
Normally
Vijay
ends
his
speech
in
very
few
words.
But
yesterday,
he
delivered
an
unusual
speech.
He
praised
Chan
for
his
extra-ordinary
onscreen
performance
and
how
he
became
an
ardent
fan
of
him.
On
Kamal,
Vijay
said,
"Here,
I'm
not
going
to
praise
or
congratulate
Kamal
sir.
He
is
the
Guru
for
people
like
me.
Acting
in
films
like
Dasavatharam
is
his
duty.
Then
only
it
is
possible
to
actors
like
me
to
learn
more
on
acting." Vijay
also
thanked
Oscar
Ravi
for
inviting
him
with
veteran
actors
Kamal,
Big
B
and
Mammootty.
Kamal:
Kamal
Hassan
spoke
in
Tamil
to
the
audiences
about
Dasavatharam
and
later
in
English
so
that
Jackie
could
follow
it.
He
said,
"I
always
feel
jealous
of
you
and
I
have
32
fractures
in
my
career
trying
to
emulate
your
stunts.
I
am
meeting
you
for
the
first
time
and
your
simplicity
is
amazing.
I
have
started
a
new
friendship
with
you
from
today."
Jackie
Chan:
Jackie
took
the
help
of
Mallika
while
he
spoke
about
Oscar
Ravichandran
and
his
association
with
him.
He
also
said
that
he
will
do
a
film
with
Kamal
in
future.
Jackie
says
that
Dasavatharam
is
simply
amazing
and
unbelievable
effort
of
Kamal.
He
also
said
that
Amitabh
is
the
real
Superstar
of
Asia
and
in
future
he
would
like
to
play
in
a
romantic
role
while
Amitabh
plays
an
action
block
in
a
film.
Rama
Narayanan,
Jayaprada,
Hema
Malini,
Asin,
and
Mallika
Sherawat
also
delivered
speeches
on
this
most
memorable
occasion.
As
usual,
Oscar
Ravichandran
did
not
attend
this
function.
As
a
policy
does
not
attend
his
own
functions
nor
does
he
get
photographed,
he
simply
stayed
in
his
office
and
watching
the
events
through
a
specially
arranged
live
screen!