Sure, there are the ladies : Mallika gets to play bad, and is given a lousy exit, Asin screeches and squeals in the best Tamilian leading ladies tradition, and Jayaprada looks sadly worn. What is it with superheroes and unending sagas? You can do what you want-rush around in American basements, run through the kovils of Chidambaram, ride mile long limos, or dance with a 'pugree' -but underneath all those characters, there is The One and Only Kamal Haasan. That still leaves one : maybe I will remember by the end of the review maybe not.īecause this three hour-and-some more extravaganza, blitzed by some mind-blowing special effects, starts feeling stretched much too soon. Did I get all 10?Oh wait, you have to go all the way back to the 12th century to get one more (the first to appear in the movie)-a Brahmin priest who gives up his life because he refuses to renege on his lord. This time around, there's Kamal the scientist, Kamal the Dalit Christian activist, Kamal the Japanese ninja, Kamal the ultra-tall Musalmaan, Kamal the shrivelled granny, Kamal the sardar pop singer, Kamal the rogue CIA agent, Kamal as the -Lord help and preserve us- President Bush. ![]() ![]() Ten Whole Different Roles (yes, count them). Cast: Kamal Haasan, Asin, Mallika Sherawat, Jayaprada
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