raamr Review of Dasavatharam

Dasavatharam (2008)

Good attempt. One must watch it in theater. Still not on par with Navarathri.

[7/10 · 14 June 2008]

At the outset, I would have to say that I agree with all the negative comments posted by others. There are flaws in story, logic, make up, graphics etc.,

But what makes this movie stand out from rest of the Tamil movies are the very same things that are mentioned above. This is a very good attempt to give an Hollywood style movie for Tamil cine goers. But definitely could've done much better. Sivaji's navarathri is a better entertainer compared to this one. Story line involving America could've been traded for story and acting by saving some money for Oscar. But then my suggestion is to watch this movie in theaters.

Pros

• First 20 mins. (There is a message at the end why it was included)

• Kamal's acting in four characters. Especially the Villain one.

• The climax scenes.

• Very unusual story line.

• Not another Tamil movie.

• Graphics

• Mallika's character after her intro dance.

• Asin's beauty.

Cons

• Un-necessary extravaganza and budget.

• Too many unwanted Kamal's characters

• English-Tamil dialogue scenes. (Un-necessary foreign mogam)

• Graphics. :)

• Makeup for Kamal.

• Kamal has not given enough emphasis to the acting part for most of his characters. He could've dome it a LOT better.

My suggestion is to watch this movie definitely. But...

Don't go to this movie because of the hype. Don't go thinking this movie is as good as a Hollywood movie. Don't go thinking kamal has done his best. Don't go thinking this movie is a very good entertainer.

Verdict - This is a Kamal Vs Kamal movie.