As soon I arrived at Perling Mall, I noticed that a special children coloring cum talent contest is being organised in the center of mall's show staging area. I walked upstairs to get myself a vegetarian `hor fun mee' at ``Sedap Corner'. Mind me, its just to fill up an empty stomach! A slight detour after ``mini shopping at the ``Giant' hypermarket', a stream of movie goers have stretched a bee-line at the `Iswara Perling Mall'' theatre's ticket counters. I just dropped by to see why such a long queue there and realised that `Dasavatharam' movie, acted by Kamal Hassan is on show today! No wonderlah..Hey! why not just jump in the queue and be one of those filling numbers who had chanced to view an outstanding Tamil movie touted to be one of the best revolutionized Tamil / Indian silver screen movie that frog leaped it's current Kollyhood/Bollyhood standard, employing highly modern and sophisticated cinematography wizardry gadgets & superior film making technologies.
Purchased the 3.00pm movie ticket. The crowd was `standard' - appx. 300 people. The rushed start of the movie was quite unusual, as no thriller or trailer for the next change. The screen blast its sound system as soon we could even find our sitting seats. The beginning introduction lines were just glanced before I could settle down to rest. The pace of the movie was quite Ok and sequence that follows were quite `western' in a way. I thought I was watching a scientific thriller of a kind, the Indian/Tamil version. This film makers, no doubt had set a very high standard, especially for a Tamil film movie making technology. It's way beyond reach for other Indian film to match ``Dasavatharam''. I'm sure it will be a while for any other Indian movie makers to be able to come close to this movie's high tech sophistication usage as far as technology is concerned!
The car, helicopter, falling from buildings, tsunami effects were too good. Kamal Hassan's roles as Telugu CID, Malayale man , staunch Vaishanava man , an old lady, ex-CIA terrorist, Bush look alike style mannerism and Punjabi man were superb!
The high tech gears, used to shot were also superbly done. Kamal shows his star fantastic acting quality in 10 different roles with ease. Some of the make ups are quite looked artificial in a way, but hey, not bad in that changing every other roles! He ables extraordinarily in carrying those demanding roles so easily and convincingly. Yea! this has leveled him on par with the great Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan but somewhat, I reserve that right, however still unmatched as far as comparing to our old silver screen hero, the late multi talented actor Sivaji Ganesan's acting prowess.
The movie is very heavily western in its standard that many Indian movie goers in India may not fully able to appreciate, matter of fact. But, then at least many would be proud that he had indeed set a very high bar for any other Indian movie makers / actors to follow suit and shine in the international arena. Yes! this is an international standard movie, for sure!
