Unique and unusual, the Kamal way

Kamal Hassan don't do different things. He always do things in a different way. Perhaps this could be the success formula for this evergreen actor, who is conquering the hearts and minds of Tamil speaking people all over the world. His forthcoming magnum opus, Dasavatharam, which is directed by K. S. Ravikumar had already created enough hype which is almost equal to that of Superstar Rajinikanth starrer Sivaji.

The movie features Kamal in ten different roles and Asin in two roles, apart from Mallika Sherawat and Jayaprada in the lead roles with Napolean, M. S. Baskar, Santhana Bharathi and Ravikumar himself in other pivotal roles. The movie upon release will be subsequently dubbed into six Indian languages, which are Hindi language|Hindi]], Telugu language, Malayalam, Kannada, Bhojpuri and Bengali with the same title. The film's score and soundtrack was written by acclaimed composer, Himesh Reshammiya, with lyrics from two lyricists. The film, prior to release, has given rise to great expectations due to the number of high-profile artists involved within its creation. At the present status of progress, the film is still being shot in various locations and a trailer is being readied. The date set for release worldwide, after several postponements, is 15 August, 2007.

Hollywood make-up artist Michael Westmore does the make-ups for Kamal Haasan in the film. Currently confirmed roles of Kamal Haasan in the film are a 130 year old man, an old spiritual woman, a beautiful young lady and a rural tourist guide named Udhar Mani. He also plays the role of acting like a 7feet tall man which was filmed using modern technology. Dasavatharam is a term used in Hindu mythology to depict the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Kamal plays 10 characters in this film, most number of characters played by a single actor in a single film ever till date!