Dasavatharam Darshan in Boston

Musing#7
Hi Folks,
This is my experience of viewing the much awaited movie Dasavatharam of Kamalhasan on first day first show , that too at Boston. It costed $15 dollars to sit in a small rundown theatre at Belmont and the show was housefull. As soon as the titles started the crowd(representing nook and corner of TN) which was sober till then went bersek with hooting, whistling and shouting creating the atmosphere of watching the movie in TN heartland. This vouches for the often repeated cliche that you can take an Indian out of India but you just can not take the indianess out of him, wherever he is..... Now something about the movie,
Mr. Kamalhasan has been conferred the title of Universal hero in the movie titles, you have to give it to the people of Kollywood to come out with whacky titles for their heroes. Mr.Hasan dons ten roles which has never been done by any hero sofar in any "wood". He dons the roles of hero, comedian, villain, character artiste, plays cameo roles but mercifully spares the role of heroine which is played by the lissome Asin. Among all the roles played by Mr. Hasan the role 0f Balram naidu stands out. Nothing to gloat about story, which is like watching Indian version of a Bond movie with a cocktail of mythology, spirituality, microbiology, conspiracy, tsunami fully stirred not shaken like the martini of Mr. Bond.
Worth watching once...... but does not match the hype.
mentor mohan