Dasavatharam on June 6

The eagerly awaited Kamal-starrer “Dasavatharam” is releasing on June 6 (Friday). Producer Oscar Ravichandran disclosed this on May 20. The film will have the highest number of prints ever for an Indian movie, he said.

Kamal Haasan plays ten different roles in this “magnum opus” to be released initially in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

Meanwhile, the Madras High Court on May 20, further postponed till May 27 hearing in the case filed by Sri Vaishnava Dharma Samrakshana Society, represented by its president Govinda Ramanuja Dasa, objecting to certain scenes which, according to the petitioner, would wound the religious sentiments of Hindus.

A vacation bench comprising Justice K. Venkataraman and Justice M. Sathyanarayanann on May 20 adjourned the matter by a week after counsel for the producers submitted that it would take at least two weeks to make the required number of prints of the film.


Producer Ravichandran, in his counter affidavit, came down heavily on the petitioner, contending that such public interest writ petitions would incite communal disturbances. Provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Goondas Act should be invoked against the Vaishnavaite Society and its office-bearers for filing the “vexatioius PIL”.

Ravichandran claimed that “Dasavatharam’ in fact glorified the religious traditions and sentiments of not only Hinduism, but also Christianity and Sikhism, and that no scene in the film would cause disrepute to the “pranava mantra OM” and the Bhagavad Gita.

The producer further submitted that Govinda Ramanuja Dasa had filed the petition only to ‘ventilate his private malice’. The censor certificate had been issued to the film and the question of removing any scene at the choice of the petitioner did not arise at all. The petition was an attempt to upset and disturb the communal harmony and it should be dismissed, he pleaded.

Shriya pairs up with Little superstar

Silambarasan's Silambattam is shaping up well and the actor's Kettavan has also been revived. Meanwhile, director Shakthi Chidambaram has approached him with another project touted to be an action flick. Shakthi, who has two films in the pipeline, one with Raghava Lawrence and another with Sundar C, will be ready for Silambarasan right on time to commence the project, says sources. And with this project, Silambarasan's desire to pair up with Shriya on screen will be fulfilled!


Accepting the offer, Silambarasan also made a request that Shriya be roped in for the project. It is said that Shriya also agreed to play the female lead alongside Silambarasan. Gossipmongers also insist that Shriya has slashed her salary considerably to stay in the race.

Vijay Interacts with US Fans

Vijay is currently spending his summer holidays in the US with his family. Meanwhile, Jayavel Murugan, US distributor of Vijay’s recent release Kuruvi, has arranged a special show of the movie in San Jose. Vijay, always keen to show his commitment to his fans, immediately decided to take a break from his holiday and attend the show to meet his fans.

Jayavel Murugan has also decided to hold and interactive section with Vijay, much to the delight of his fans. The event will be on Friday, May 23 and the venue is Century Berryessa 10, 1171 North Capitol Avenue, San Jose, CA 95312. The event is from 7.45 to 8 p.m. and will be followed by a screening of Kuruvi.

Ilayathalapthy Vijay has a large fan base and the Kuruvi's release has generated a lot of enthusiasm. For most of his fans, meeting Vijay in person is like a dream coming true. This interaction with Vijay is his first in the US.

Five heroines and an elephant for Jayam Ravi

Normally the possibility of romancing five heroines in a movie can be enjoyed by the heroes who lead the pack of leading men in the star power hierarchy and occasionally if the script demands a new time hero gets lucky.So Jayam Ravi is the latest from the group of budding stars group to be fortunate to get the company of five leading ladies.

Which all glam queens will be giving company to Jayam Ravi in the movie 'Perannmai' has still not being let out by the director of the film S.P. Jananathan.

That's not the end of the story.

An elephant is to share a good screen space with the hero of the film who will be seen in the role of a forest guard.

The elephant is said to be a very important character in the film.


Of course the elephant will not have any dialogues to mouth, but the makers clearly had a good idea of the kind of elephant that they wanted.

Other wise why the people in charge of 'Perannmai' considered a particular elephant for the role after an elongated look out for finding the right animal to fit in.

The soon to be animal celebrity in the making did not come cheap as the deal for the remuneration is Rs.25000 per day other than the transporting and food expenses.

The film not only has an animal in a substantial role after a long time but also is introducing the use of a helicopter camera in Kollywood.

The poster of the new film which shows Jayam Ravi in a stretched out posture with a never seen before kind of bow and arrows which looks very sophisticated and custom made gives out the content of the movie as a highly action oriented one.

The elephant does not have to think about his future career in acting, but the five girls in the film do have to.

Let's see who gets noticed more with the tall and handsome hero.