Dasavathaaram

Dasavathaaram
Dasavathaaram
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. S. Ravikumar
Written by	Kamal Haasan
Produced by	V. Ravichandran
Starring	Kamal Haasan; Asin; 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	Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd
Distributed by	Sony Pictures India (North India); Ayngaran International (United Kingdom, Singapore and Gulf)
Release date	13 June 2008;
Running time	185 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹60 crore
Box office	₹200 crore

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 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, all the while Govind is hunted by Christian Fletcher, an American mercenary. An Indian Inspector Balram Naidu and a set of dark events. Several other people also get involved in the process 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^[4] 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. This marks the last film of Nagesh before his death on 31 January 2009.

^ "Ayngaran buys Dasavatharam!". Sify. 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
^ "Dasavatharam, a 60 crore budget film!". 15 October 2007. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
^ "Baahubali to Thuppakki: Tamil Cinema's 100 Cr Films". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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[Ayngaran_buys_Dasavatharam!-1] "Ayngaran buys Dasavatharam!". Sify. 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.

[2] "Dasavatharam, a 60 crore budget film!". 15 October 2007. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

[3] "Baahubali to Thuppakki: Tamil Cinema's 100 Cr Films". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

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