Producer: Oscar Ravichandran
Director: K S Ravikumar
Cast: Kamal Haasan, Asin, Mallika Sherawat
Music: Himesh Reshammiya

The first thing that comes to your mind taking a look at 'Dasavatharam' is that it is something innovative. It is a novel take on bio-war. The packaging is different, and is not a routinous stuff. The film is a gripping story and bright performance by Kamal Haasan in 10 different characters make it a different ride altogether. The film turns to be a fantastic piece on celluloid, making for a different journey for the viewers altogether. 

Govindu (Kamal Haasan) is a Telugu NRI scientist. Accidentally he prepares bacteria that can kill a living being in no time and also gets doubled immediately. The organism is a vast danger to the mankind and living beings. US President George Bush (Kamal Haasan) plans to use them for his wars. An international mafia gang leader Fletcher (Kamal Haasan) wants to possess it. The mafia offers the leading scientist huge money and when Govindu learns about it he decides to destroy the vial containing the virus. But in the process it accidentally goes through a courier to India. Govindu reaches India hunting the parcel and also gets it.  But the packet goes to Kamakshi (Kamal Haasan), an old mentally retarded woman. She drops the vial in an idol of Lord Vishnu. Fletcher attacks Govindu and they both come under the scanner of police officer Balaram Nadar (Kamal Hassan). Govindu tries to escape Fletcher while taking away the idol and Lakshmi (Asin) follows him and both of them become friends on the way. They come across a Sikh pop singer Avatar (Kamal Haasan), Punyakoti (Kamal Haasan) and Karimulla (Kamal Haasan). What happens next forms a gripping tale.

Kamal Haasan leaves a mark with his performance. He creates a record of sort playing 10 different roles on the screen. He leaves a mark with each character, none resembling the other. He has portrayed the roles of a Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Christian, Japanese, an old woman, a Dalit leader, a police officer, a terrorist, and a scientist. He has done the roles with such ease and skill that at times it is difficult to make him out. The credit for this goes to the make-up artist Michael Westmore of Hollywood. Asin also play dual roles of Kamal Haasan's wife in the flashback dated to 13th century and as a girl from a Ayyangar family. The entire film was shot on Kamal Haasan alone. Mallika Sherawat comes for an item song and also plays a role with negative shades. Jayaprada, KR Vijaya and others are apt.

Cinematography is top notch and the cinematographer does a commendable job. Dialogues by Vennelakanti are just okay. The production values of Aaskar films is praiseworthy. The graphics and technology is worth speaking about. The film overall comes as a technical marvel excited with finesse on screen. There are minor loopholes, which cannot be overlooked. But apart from that the film is a must watch.