![]() ![]() One of the few saving graces of Dasavatharam was Asin Thottumkal’s performance. Himesh Reshammiya’s music failed to evoke much enthusiasm in the audience and several members of the audience at the Multiplex Cinemas in East Windsor (New Jersey) were walking out during the song/dance sequences. Mallika Sherawat’s pole dance number in Dasavatharam is one of the crudest and most disgusting dances we’ve had the misfortune to ever see in a long life.Įven the late Silk Smita used to do a better job in these voluptuous dance scenes. While the makeup was decent for the Indian RAW officer Balram Naidu, Rangaraja Nambi and Patti (grandma), it was sub-mediocre for some of the others, particularly Christian Fletcher and George Bush. Makeup work for the many roles Kamal Haasan plays in Dasavatharam is a mixed bag. An example once again of the sloppy work by Kamal in the story department. It was as if these characters were included just to hit the magic number of ten and justify the title of the movie. Some of the roles that Kamal plays in Dasavatharam like the activist Vincent Poovaraghan, George W.Bush, the singer Avtar Singh, the 7-ft tall Kalifulla Khan and the Japanese martial arts expert Shingen Narahashi were very poorly fleshed out. ultimately ends in India after many boring detours. The fight to grab the deadly vial that starts in the U.S. ![]() Much of the movie centers around the efforts of a U.S.-based scientist Govind Ramasamy (Kamal Haasan’s primary role in the movie) desperately trying to safeguard a deadly germ vial (containing a strain of the Ebola virus?) and prevent it from falling into the hands of a really nasty element called Christian Fletcher (Kamal Haasan again). Even a movie like Mozhi featuring a bunch of B-grade stars like Prakash Raj and Prithviraj had better dialogs. If the overall story – with the distracting side stories – is a jumbled mess, the dialogs are hopelessly banal. Since Kamal Haasan also takes credit for the story, screenplay and dialogs in Dasavatharam, it’s only right that the major discredit for the movie should also accrue to this manga madaya (stupid fellow ). If Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006) was a bitter pill to swallow for Kamal Haasan’s fans, Dasavatharam is a bigger disappointment because of the heightened expectations raised by the ten roles Kamal plays in this movie.Īn incomprehensibly mediocre movie, it’s a shame that Dasavathaaram is the best that someone with 35+ years in the Tamil movie business can come up with.Ī total mess of a story is compounded by a mostly so-so performance by Kamal Haasan (except in some roles like the Indian intelligence officer Balram Naidu, Patti and Rangaraja Nambi) and below par music. To request additional information Ask a Librarian.Dasavatharam is the second dud in a row from Tamil film star Kamal Haasan. The Library of Congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. Jazz on the Screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. Suggested credit line: Library of Congress, Music Division. Jazz on the Screen reflects the opinions of its author, David Meeker, and not the views of the Library of Congress. The content of Jazz on the Screen: a Jazz and Blues Filmography by David Meeker is copyrighted by David Meeker and used here by permission of the author. The written permission of the copyright owner and/or other rights holder (such as holder of publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. The Library of Congress is providing access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. To request additional information Ask a Librarian ( ). ![]() Inc: Gary Grant, Malcolm McNab, trumpet Alan Kaplan, trombone Jim Self, solo tuba Trudy Kane, flute Tom Boyd, oboe Dan Higgins, sax solos Bill Mays, piano Al Hendrickson, George Doering, guitar. Harburg, Harold Arlen, performed by Ray Charles "Star dust" by Mitchell Parish, Hoagy Carmichael, performed by Nat King Cole "A kiss to build a dream on" by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Oscar Hammerstein II, performed by Louis Armstrong "Makin' whoopee" by Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson, performed by Dr. "In the wee small hours of the morning" by Bob Hilliard, David Mann, produced by Marty Paich "As time goes by" by Herman Hupfeld "Over the rainbow" by E. Information from: "Jazz on the Screen" by David Meeker. ![]() Marc Shaiman, Nicholas Meyers, Jules Chaikin (music_supervisor)ĭennis Dreith, (adaptation) Marc Shaiman (arranger) ![]()
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