Rajinikanth and Kamal Hassan in a film

It's time for the fans of Tamil cinema to rejoice, as Rajnikanth and Kamal Hassan are all set to star in a film based on the life story of St Thomas, the apostle of Jesus Christ. The film will be on the lines of Hollywood classics like The Ten Commandments and Ben Hur.

Produced by the Madras Archdiocese, the film will be financed by the Government of Canada and the Vatican. Besides the two superstars, the film will also star leading stars like Ajith, Vijay and Vikram. The film was launched by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi during the feast of St Thomas at Saint Thomas Cathedral, Chennai recently.

Kamal Hasan is happy because of two reasons

These days, Kamal is looking very happy. There are two reasons for his happiness. The first one is the collections of Dasavatharam. Though the film received mixed reviews in many corners, the urban viewers still support the film and the producer has already reached the safety point in recovering his investment. Reports say that the Telugu version of Dasavatharam is also doing fair business in the Telugu Box Office.The second reason is, Kamal got enough investment to test his next novel project after Dasavatharam. It is Marmayogi, a historical film scripted and directed by Kamal himself. Pyramid Saimira has agreed to invest Rs.100 crores on this project and Kamal will make this film on first copy basis.The launch ceremony will be held in Mumbai Grand Hotel on July 13 amidst Bollywood's top artistes and filmmakers,as revealed by one of Kamal's close associates. Hema Malini is going to play one of Kamal's heroines in this film and the other one is probably Kajol. AR Rehman is signed as the composer for this magnum opus.

Kamal hasan marmayogi with 120 crores

Exactly one month after the release of his magnum opus Dasavatharam (June 13th 2008), Kamal Haasan will start working on his next project Marmayogi on July 13, 2008. This film's inaugural pooja will be held at the Grand Hotel in Mumbai. As like Dasavatharam, Marmayogi will also be made in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu simultaneously. Sources close to Kamal say that Marmayogi will be made on a stupefying budget of Rs. 120 crores and the actor will produce the film on a first copy basis for production major Pyramid Saimira.It is believed that Pyramid Saimira was in the race to procure the all India distribution rights of Dasavatharam but could only obtain the rights for Coimbatore area. Perhaps Marmayogi will soothe the ruffled feathers of Pryramid Saimira!Kajol, the Bollywood actress, Ajaay Devagan's wife is likely to play the female lead

kamal hasan or rajnikanth ? who is great ?

In the universe of Tamil cinema, there are two stars or shall we say superstars! Superstar Rajinikanth and universal hero Kamal Haasan. Now when Dasavathaaram has released, the success of Sivaji will be a benchmark.
Well-known actor-director Bhagyaraj says it is wrong to compare Kamal with Rajini because both are as different as chalk and cheese. “Kamal is more creative. He tries different kinds of characters and roles. But Rajini does not experiment much,” says Bhagyaraj.
Director K S Ravikumar, who has delivered two super hits with Rajinikanth and three with Kamal Haasan, says Kamal is for the classes while Rajini is more a mass hero. “Even the class comes to me because he needs some commercial aspects in the film. And the mass comes so that I can add some classic commercial aspects to the film,” said K S Ravikumar, Director, Dasavathaaram.Rajini and Kamal acted in several superhit films together in the 70s and the 80s. In most of them, Kamal would be the hero and Rajini the stylish villain. Three decades later, the duel is still on

Dasavatharam review

Starring: Kamal Haasan, Asin, Mallika Sherawat, Jayapradha, Nagesh, Nepolean, Santhana Bharathi, P Vasu, R Sundarrajan, Erode SounderDirection: K S RavikumarMusic: Himesh ReshammiyaProduction: V RavichandranIt 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 sustain this 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 horns with each other.Performances:Kamal’s performance, Ravi Varman’s cinematography, Devi Sri Prasad’s re-recording and Thanikachalan’s editing teleport the viewer to a different era which would take a long time for them to unravel, particularly the scene where the Saivite King orders the statue of Lord Ranganatha to be thrown into the sea and threatens the ardent Vaishnavite Kamal to utter Om Namashivaya just 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. etcKamal’s hard work and perseverance is palpable 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!.Dasavatharam

Out of the ten Kamals, the dalit Boovaraghan stands out with his distinct style in dialogue delivery, eye movements and body language. Grandma Kamal is a reminder of 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.Final Note: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.

Stars overhelming response for dasavatharam preview

The film Dasavatharam is releasing on 13th June, the film was premiered to some important persons on 12th June in Chennai. We can the first reactions of some of the personalities known to our Telugu industry-"Extraordinary!" was the word used by Rajnikanth to describe the film.
Ghajini Surya said: “Stunning. I’m not going to be able to sleep for a month, Dasavatharam will haunt my dreams. “Kamal’s Annachi character is his funniest performance ever.”
Jyothika (Surya's wife): “Marvellous. I’ve never seen anything like it”.
Director K.Balachandar didn’t speak – he ran to Kamal and tried lifting him up physically to show his applause. Kamal quickly stopped him and they hugged.
K.S Ravikumar was overjoyed, and said: “No movie of mine has met with such an overwhelming reaction. I’m ecstatic.” All these stars voiced their reactions after a special screening this morning for important people in the film industry. There were several others who emerged from the screening, stunned and congratulating Kamal for pulling of what could prove the movie of the year.

what kamal Hasan says about Dasavatharam

Exclusive interview of Dr.Kamal Hassan with behind scenes footage from the movie. The confidence in him speaks out! Sure to rock and roll the Kollywood and Tollywood

Charmi wants to compete with Kamal Hasan

Charmy- the Punjabi bubly girl came in limelight of Telugu film industry with the film Sreeanjaneyam of Krishna Vamsy. But after that she was in the news for wrong reasons and she condemned all those rumors. She was linked with a young music director and some heroes, but she never took them seriously.The film Mathra has really brought out the new Charmy and her performance in thriller movie is appreciated by every one. Now she is doing 16 days another thriller and one more thriller Dhooram with Bhoomika. But she is not satisfied with these roles.Now she wants compete with Kamal Hasan by portraying 10 roles in a film. Let us wait and see, which director & Producer come forward to offer such roles to Charmy.

Dasavatharam 134 screens alone in chennai

Dasavatharam is making high waves, the most awaited flick of the year will once again create a record on June 13 for releasing in more than 134 screens in Chennai and the surrounding suburbs alone.
According to trade pundits, this is the first of its kind in the Tamil film industry. Producer Oscar Ravichandran having returned from Tirupati after performing a special Pooja for the film’s reel at Lord Balaji’s shrine stated that flick is scheduled for 87 shows in Chennai alone.
For the suburban movie complexes Mayajaal and Prarthana, the movie will have 2 shows respectively. Even Rajinikanth’s Sivaji was released only in 30 screens, revealed the spokesperson for Mayajaal.

Kamals next movie after dasavtharam

After Dasavatharam, what’s next on Kamal Haasan’s menu? The actor has started pre-production work on his new film Marmayogi, which he is directing and producing.
It is a big budget extravaganza and he is talking to a few corporates to fund the project. Marmayogi is said to be a historical adventure romantic film with an ‘A’ list of actors. Kamal is trying to rope in a Bollywood actress and the buzz is that Kajol has been sounded about it.The film will have music by AR Rahman. The rest of the cast and crew are being worked out. It will be the second time that Kamal is using an old MGR title for a film of his. Earlier, he had used the title Sathi Leelavathi (1936), and now the famous MGR starrer Marmayogi (1951). It has tremendous title value, and the modern Kamal film will have three versions in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

Dashavatharam to be screened for George Bush.

With the court clearing the Public Litigation cases against Dasavatharam, the crew is gearing up for a second-week June release. However, another mammoth task in front of the producers is to screen the movie to the US president George Bush. As per latest reports, talks are on with the help of the producers’ US counterparts with Whitehouse officials to arrange for the screening.It is learnt that since Bush, as the US president, is heading the efforts to make the world’s nations sign the Nuclear Non-proliferation treaty, it would only be apt to screen him the movie that urges that nuclear energy should only be used for constructive purposes and not to cause destruction.

Dasavatharam release postponed to june 13th

Kamal Hassan's much-awaited Dasavataram is officially hitting the screens worldwide with over 1000 prints on June 13th. Previously the flick was scheduled to release on June 6th, which date later got shifted to June 12th. The latest shift by a day is due to delay in the subtitle works meant for languages other than Telugu, Tamil and Hindi, according an official statement. Also a big relief prevails among the film unit with the Chennai court quashing a petition filed by a religious group against the film.

kamal hasan Dasavtharam specialities

1.The duration of the film is for three hours
2. the film has been shot in eight overseas locations which includes America, Japan, Malaysia and United Kingdom. In India the film was shot in Tamil Nadu, Mumbai, Hyderabad and many other places”.
3.Dasavatharam has spine-tingling action sequences which include airplane chasing and also a car chasing which is sure to bring joy to all action buffs.
4.The shooting was completed in 280 days while Kamal had worked for thirty months for this film.
5.The producer has spent 6 crores for advertisement alone for Dasavatharam.
6.On 30th May, a special screening has been scheduled for honorable Chief Minister Karunanidhi who is said to have expressed his desire to view this film.
7.Kamal’s ten avatars, around twenty days have been utilized to shoot the portion of every single avatar of Kamal.

Dasavataram with 1000 prints releases on June 6

With each passing day, expectations about Dasavataram, Kamal's 10-getup movie with Rs. 100 crore budget, are touching the skies. Produced by Oscar Ravichandran, the film was originally scheduled to be releasing in April last week. However, after repeated shuttling of the release date, the audio was released last month with Jackie Chan as the chief guest. Latest buzz is that the film will be hitting the marquee on June 6th all over the world. The film is releasing in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Bojpuri. Its Japanese and Chinese dubbed versions are on the anvil, based on the suggestion of Jackie Chan himself. As of Andhra Pradesh business, it is expected that the film might rake in a whopping Rs. 20 Crore, one fifth of the budget. Siri Media of Dasari Narayana Rao is said to have grabbed the Nizam rights for Rs. 6.5 Crore.

Dashavatharam audio function with Rs 4 crores?

Oscar Ravi Chadnran is making the film Dashavatharam with Kamal, Asin and Mallika Sherawath in the lead role. The film is made with the huge budget of Rs55 crores. The film is scheduled to release in the summer.Mean while the music of Harish Reshmaiya is releasing on 4th April and Producer is spending Rs4 crores. Arrangements are being made in Nehru Stadium, Chennai. Hollywood Super Star Jackie Chan will be the Chief Guest.