Kamalhassan -An Unparalled artist

The much awaited movie "Dasavatharam" got released last week. Me being a avid Kamalhassan fan, used to watch all his movies on the day of release. Though some of his movies were not up to the expectations, most of them did. Dasa is not an exception. As a method actor of his own sort, he has put three years of hardwork in this movie, which is so apparent to anyone who watches it. Moreover I really admire his "technical wizardry" (Backed by Sujatha who is no more!!) that is so evident in this particular movie. He has weaned himself out of the traditional Indian formula movies and has elevated himself to a new dimension. No wonder, he has the distinction of being the actor with the most number of films submitted by India in contest for the academy award for best foreign language film.

Unfortunately I did not get a chance to watch Dasa on the first day. But I managed to sneak into the theater on the second day. Kamal has reprised ten roles which according to me is completely unnecessary as the story demands nothing of that sort. To be in sync with the title "Das Avatar" a couple of roles has been nudged in and that make the movie to digress from its main line. The only advantage of this 10 role is that it proves his proficiency in acting. As stated above it proves why he is a "method actor". Being the most expensive film in Indian cinema, I really wonder why they did not take care of the screen play. It really sucks. It is simply a mix and match of some hollywood movies. I dont know whether it is Kamal's fault or director's. But this has attracted worst reviews from the so called critics appointed by every news channel and news paper.

But I really liked the concept in this movie. After the movie "Anbe Sivam" which preached his view on atheism, Dasa preaches his agnostic views. At the end of the movie he says,

"I am not arguing that god does not exist but I think it would be really good if god exists"

And that says it all. Conceptually the movie is really good but the screenplay is not up to the mark. Worth watching JUST FOR KAMAL and to have a vision of how Indian cinema is going to proceed from now on.