Dasavathaaram | |
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Directed by | K. S. Ravikumar |
Written by | Kamal Haasan |
Produced by | V. Ravichandran |
Starring | Kamal Haasan Asin Nagesh Jaya Prada Mallika Sherawat K. R. Vijaya |
Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
Edited by | K. Thanigachalam |
Music by | Songs: Himesh Reshammiya Score: Devi Sri Prasad |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures India (North India) Ayngaran International (United Kingdom, Singapore and Gulf)[1] |
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Running time | 185 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Box office | ₹200 crore[2] |
Dasavathaaram (transl. The Ten Avatars) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film directed by K. S. Ravikumar, written by Kamal Haasan and produced by V. Ravichandran under Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd. It stars Kamal Haasan in ten distinct roles, alongside an ensemble cast of Asin, Jaya Prada, Mallika Sherawat, K. R. Vijaya, Rekha Harris, Nagesh, P. Vasu, Raghuram, Napoleon and M. S. Bhaskar. In the film, a Bio-technology scientist named Govind is forced to steal a vial containing a deadly virus from his corrupt boss, who intended to sell it to a terrorist nation, and keep it contained. All the while Govind is hunted by Christian Fletcher, an American mercenary, Balram Naidu, an Indian Research and Analysis Wing agent, and a set of dark events. Several other people also get involved in Govind’s journey and all their stories connect after the striking of 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, thus bringing philosophical views into the picture.
The film, which had been under production for nearly three years, was distributed by V. Ravichandran. Primary filming locations included the United States and across Tamil Nadu in India. The soundtrack was composed by Himesh Reshammiya, while the musical score was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The cinematography and editing were handled by Ravi Varman and K. Thanigachalam respectively.
After delays in post-production, Dasavathaaram was released on 13 June 2008 in around 1300 prints worldwide[3] and received positive reviews from critics. Though its Hindi version was an average success, the film was a massive success at the box-office, grossing US$46 million worldwide against a budget of US$14 million, becoming the all-time highest grosser in Tamil Cinema and still remains one of the highest grossing tamil films ever. Incidentally, this movie became the first Tamil film to cross ₹200 crore worldwide gross collection and emerged as the Industry hit.[4] This was the last movie of Nagesh before his death on 31 January 2009.
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