Am not going to provide a detailed review of Dasavatharam – given that it’s already ripped apart by movie critics and I’m afraid that my review would end up being a repeat. But yours truly’s take on Kamal’s latest extravaganza – I liked the movie and Kamal certainly deserves a pat on his back for all the hard work that he managed to put and also managed to get from others. So does it get a place in the classics list or at least in his top 5 movies? I’m afraid that I will have to say “NO”. It doesn’t get a place in the classic list and what’s shocking to see is - it’s not even in his top 5 movies! It’s not closer to the likes of Salangai Oli, Devar Magan, Mahanadhi, Virumaandi or Hey Ram! At the same time one cannot turn a blind eye on some spectacular performance by our legend – a special mention to the Dalit leader role (Vincent Poovarahan) – Kamal at his best. Same as so one cannot turn a blind eye at seeing some over-the-top indulgence like Kaifulla Khan or George Bush. May be Kamal should take a leaf out of Aamir Khan’s success story and deal with movies that strikes a chord with the viewers or why go up the Vindhyas – he could get inspired by his own success like Mahanadi, Devar Magan, Virumaandi!
I’m told that this movie is declared a hit (commercially) for which I’m really happy for Kamal and more than anything else – extremely happy for Aascar Ravichandran. Man, had this movie bombed at the box office – I doubt even a miracle could have saved the producer! Otherwise, All I would say is “Mr. Kamal, May the lady luck be with you and smile all through the silver jubilee function of Marmayogi!”
