After
watching
Dasavatharam-
the
so
called
magnum
opus
of
the
year-
an
ardent
fan
of
Kamal
Hassan
will
ask
why
indeed
it
is
called
a
magnum
opus
in
the
first
place.
Why
was
all
the
hype,
tension,
cases,
expectations
and
unnecessary
expenses
wasted
on
this
average
film.
Once
again,
Kamal
fails
to
attract
Tamil
audiences
with
his
own
script.
The
story
starts
with
an
incident
taking
place
in
12th
century
during
the
rule
of
the
Chozha
dynasty
when
Hindus
were
divided
into
Saivites
and
Vaishnavites.
Rangarajan
Nambi
(Avatar
No.1)
is
a
loyal
disciple
of
Ramanuja
Azhwar.
King
Kulothunga
(Napolean
-
what
a
fantastic
performance!),
a
follower
of
Lord
Siva,
compels
Nambi
to
change
his
religious
beliefs
and
worship
Lord
Siva
instead
of
Lord
Vishnu
but
Nambi
refuses.
The
king
then
orders
for
the
immersion
of
the
statue
of
Lord
Ranganatha
along
with
Nambi
into
the
sea.
After
this
meaningless
first
avatar,
the
movie
shifts
to
the
present
scientific
world.
Govind
(Avatar
No.2),
an
American
scientist
invents
a
dangerous
bio
weapon
in
his
lab
but
wants
to
destroy
the
same
after
realizing
its
dangerous
consequences.
But
the
US
Govt
and
scientists
don't
allow
him
to
do
that.
One
fine
day,
Govind
runs
away
from
the
lab
with
the
bio
weapon
but
Fletcher
(Avatar
No.3),
a
former
CIA
officer
turned
villian,
chases
him
to
get
the
weapon
back
to
destroy
other
countries.
The
weapon
is
mistakenly
sent
to
an
Indian
address
by
courier
where
a
95
year
old
lady
(Avatar
No.4)
receives
the
parcel.
Govind
immediately
rushes
to
India
and
traces
down
the
address.
He
is
followed
by
Fletcher
who
is
accompanied
by
his
prostitute
cum
translator
(Mallika
Sherawat).
The
old
lady
refuses
to
give
the
weapon
to
them
without
understanding
the
danger
it
could
cause
and
puts
it
inside
a
statue
of
Lord
Vishnu.
The
scientist
captures
the
statue
and
starts
running
with
it
pulling
Asin
close
relative
of
the
old
lady,
along
with
him.
Fletcher
chases
him
till
the
end
of
the
film.
A
foolish
police
officer
Balram
Naidu
(Avatar
No.5)
too
is
in
the
race
always
chasing
both
these
characters.
In
between
a
Punjabi
singer
(Avatar
No.5),
US
President
George
Bush
(
Avatar
No.6),
a
tall
Muslim
(
Avatar
No.7),
a
martial
arts
trainer
(
Avatar
No.8)
and
a
Southern
district
resident
Annachi
(
Avatar
No.9)
comes,
does
something
and
disappears.
Finally
the
tsunami
comes
to
the
rescue
of
the
Scientist
and
destroys
the
weapon
along
with
drowning
Fletcher
.
The
statue
of
Lord
Rangaraja
which
was
immersed
in
the
sea
in
12th
century
also
appears
on
the
shore
after
the
tsunami.
What
did
Kamal
Hassan
really
want
to
convey?
Lord
Ranganatha,
the
almighty
who
is
sleeping
inside
the
sea
for
centuries,
finally
sends
a
tsunami
to
destroy
the
bio
weapon
along
with
the
bad
guy.
No
doubt,
Dasavatharam
is
really
an
average
movie
with
a
poor
plot
and
characterization
that
fails
in
most
of
the
departments
and
fails
to
attract
the
viewers.
What
is
the
necessity
or
compulsion
of
portraying
Kamal
in
10
different
get
ups?To
create
some
mindless
hype
or
register
it
as
a
record
in
the
Industry?
Highly
idiotic!
Particularly
the
role
of
Punjabi
Singer,
Muslim
tall
man
Kalifullah
Khan,
Annachi
and
Japanese
martial
arts
trainer
unnecessarily
intervene
in
the
flow
of
story.
There
is
no
professionalism
in
makeup
also.
For
most
of
the
characters,
the
makeup
looks
very
amateur.
Kamal
looks
like
an
animation
character
playing
the
bad
guys
role
because
the
makeup
is
over
done.
However,
one
must
appreciate
him
for
the
hardwork
put
into
playing
so
many
different
characters
to
perform
in
many
roles
simultaneously
at
this
age.
Apart
from
Kamal,
Asin
plays
dual
roles
for
the
first
time
but
nothing
is
special
in
any
of
her
get
ups.
Her
performance
is
also
not
par
excellence.
Jayapradha
appears
in
few
scenes
and
does
well
in
them.
Nothing
is
special
in
Himesh
Reshammiya's
songs
or
Devi
Sri
Prasad's
background
score.
Ravi
Varman
unnecessarily
lifts
the
camera
to
top
angle
and
shakes
even
inside
a
house.
Technically
the
film
is
far
superior
to
any
other
Tamil
movie
in
some
scenes,
particularly
in
the
tsunami
climax.
The
special
effects
of
Jennie
in
the
last
15
minutes
simply
rocks.
Also
the
body
language
of
Japanese
Kamal
is
simply
excellent.
Watch
this
movie
to
see
Kamal
in
10
different
avatars.
But
is
it
really
enough
to
make
a
fan
to
watch
a
film?
This
is
a
big
question
stand
before
Kamal
fans
those
known
as
the
lovers
of
good
movies
like
sensational
Mahanadhi
or
Kuruthipunal!
Kamalji,
we
expected
a
lot
from
you!
Verdict:
Not
up
to
expectations!
Credits
Cast:
Kamal
Hassan,
Asin,
Jayapradha
Music:
Himesh
Reshammiya
Camera:
Ravi
Varman
Direction:
K.S.Ravikumar
Producer:
V.Ravichandran