As unbelievable as it may sound, there have been widespread reporting by the media that Karunanidhi, Jayalalitha and Thol. Thirumavalavan (politicians of Tamil Nadu) are set to feature in Dasavatharam in various capacities. What happens in the Telugu and Hindi versions is anybody’s guess. Read reports from Times of India, CineSouth, IndiaGlitz, Maalai Malar and ThatsTamil.

More than such news, fans like us await the release of the movie itself, preceded by the audio launch and the trailer.

[With inputs from Ananth]

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Here are few updates on Dasavatharam, some of them pending for a while now.

• Dasavatharam is sold for distribution in Kerala, for Rs. 2.25 crores.
• SPB will dub for Kamal in Telugu.
• Special effects seem to be receiving final touches in Hong Kong.
• There is talk of heroines having “meaty roles” in Dasavatharam. Also, read some comments on the music.

[With input from Ananth]

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Just while it seemed like we had frozen on the release date for Dasavatharam comes murmurs of more delays. The film’s release has been pushed out by a week to April 17. This is possibly due to some last-minute production issues.

The audio release meanwhile is in a state of flux due to an unfortunate and unexpected development, the demise of Jackie Chan’s father.

[With inputs from Ananth]

The Marmayogi buzz is well underway. Rumours are still afloat about Kajol / Preity Zinta, AR Rahman and Adlabs being part of the project. While these may be dismissed as speculation, Hemamalini’s name figuring was rather unusual to ignore. Anyway, finally, it has been confirmed. Now, we are all the more intrigued!

This news has been buzzing for the last few days and we have been resisting the temptation to publish it for want of official confirmation. Now, we have something close and it’s probably time. Jackie Chan, one of Kamal’s favourite actors and associated with Oscar Ravichandran with respect to distribution in India, will release the audio of Dasavatharam in February of 2008. What more, the function will be graced by the biggest stars of the industry, from Bollywood and various South Indian states. Let’s await the blast!

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Fellow-blogger Hawkeye has come up with a possible mythological (?) background to Dasavatharam, based on what we have heard till now and the recently released stills. Whether it turns out to be true or not, it’s definitely an interesting read.

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With Dasavatharam in its post-production phase, even bits and pieces of news seem to be tightly controlled. The calm before the storm? Anyway, we do get a few peeks, now and then, through various people associated with the movie.

As reported earlier, lyricist Kapilan has a part in the movie. He has spoken proudly to a Tamil magazine recently. During the interview, it is also revealed that Dasavatharam features unauthorized sand dredging. Read the Behindwoods report for more details.

Meanwhile, Rajnikanth, who has had glimpses at various stages of Dasavatharam, is said to have checked out a few portions with the director, KS Ravikumar. He was mighty impressed (news in Tamil) and called up Kamal to convey his praise.

As fans, we still await official word on when the audio would be out and the actual release itself.

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Dinathanthi yet again published miscellaneous tidbits about Dasavatharam, this time on the occasion of the shooting being wrapped up. Pegging the budget at 60 crores of Rupees and the length of shooting at 230 days, the article also mentioned that a song by itself consumed 2 crores. To top it all, the report claimed that Karunanidhi, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, makes an appearance in the movie! Behindwoods too talked about it, while also saying that Kamal had thanked him and got him to preside over the audio release.

Meanwhile, as we eagerly await the movie, the irritants don’t seem to be done yet. Senthilkumar is back, now claiming that Kamal and his staff are behind an attack on him. Read this Behindwoods report for more details. As with life, Dasavatharam too seems to have its good and bad times.

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Sify.com reports that the shooting of Dasavatharam has been completed, in the same place where it had started, Uthandi near Chennai. Asin speaks enthusiastically about her time over the past 13 months.

Meanwhile, it seems more or less confirmed that the movie will release only for Pongal. Another report says that Kamal mentioned so at the side-lines of a function to honour a legendary cameraman of Malayalam cinema.

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All has been quiet on the Dasavatharam news front for quite some time now. But rumours have been floating around and there has been some buzz nevertheless.

After oscillating between Diwali and Pongal, the film release date might well be December 21, the Friday before Christmas. The audio release might be in October itself. That is not really some consolation, as most fans are not sure of what Himesh Reshammiya is going to come up with.

In the end, we are back to the long wait, which, we are confident, will be well worth it.