Dasavatharam
2008, NR, 166 min. Directed by K.S. Ravikumar. Starring Kamal Hassan, Mallika Sherawat, Asin Thottumkal.
Not reviewed at press time. Hassan, who plays a record 10 roles in this Indian film, teams up for the fourth time with director Ravikumar. Dasavatharam uses chaos theory and the butterfly effect to help explain its plot about a biotechnology action mystery that takes place one week before the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004.
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Dasavatharam, K.S. Ravikumar, Kamal Hassan, Mallika Sherawat, Asin Thottumkal