When i say...Dasavataram, the movie brought back the real facts of physics and blended the fields of science and mythology..i mean that to the core..i believe u will agree to my point completely once u read through this article...
Well when i came out of the theatre after watching this movie..i knew i was not gonna write a review on this flick..as i felt it deserved more than just a mere review which says if its GOOD or BAD...but i thought i had to do something more to this technical and cinematic brilliance which was served with as much entertainment values as possible...This in turn meant that i would have to indulge in serious thoughts and research taking my valuable time..and should eventually come up with what all i wanted to tell in detail about the theory behind this movie and its whole plot..and a few of those which the story teller(Dr.Kamal Haasan) might have missed out telling in detail, may be 'coz he didn't want to go to the core of physics and dive away the point of entertainment.
So here we go...first of all..One thing we had noticed is why people didn't get the real subtext of the movie and the reason for the various roles(as many as ten) and hence the title.
I felt if you knew the real Dasavatarams of Lord Vishnu and their characters you can appreciate the script more. So, this is a way of interpreting the 10 roles...
Starting with the best adapted role:
1. Krishna avatar - Vincent Poovaraghavan
Lord krishna is actually a dalit, he is dark-skinned [shyamalam]. He saved draupadi when she was being violated and he was the actual diplomat in mahabharatham. Lord krishna dies of an arrow striking his lower leg. Now look at how vincent was introduced.. he appears when asin is about to be molested and he saves her like draupadi. Vincent is the dalit diplomat, fights for land issue [soil issue to be exact] and dies from the metal rod striking his leg.
2. Balarama avatar - Balram naidu
This is an easy given. as the name suggests and the role personifies you can easily get it.
This is an easy given. as the name suggests and the role personifies you can easily get it.
3. Mathsya avatar - Rangaraja nambi
Nambi is thrown into water in an act of trying to save lord from being thrown into sea, though vainly. I guess thats more than enough for us to recognize this avatar.
4. Koorma avatar - Bush
This is the most loose adaptation that couldn't be clearly comprehended. But if you look at the real koorma avatar, the lord is the turtle/tortoise that helps in stirring the ksheera sagara and bringing out the amruth. This essentially creates war among the devas and asuras. Similarly today Bush facilitates war between you know whom all?? May be Kamal also indicates that this avatar is a bit dumb like the tortoise.
Nambi is thrown into water in an act of trying to save lord from being thrown into sea, though vainly. I guess thats more than enough for us to recognize this avatar.
4. Koorma avatar - Bush
This is the most loose adaptation that couldn't be clearly comprehended. But if you look at the real koorma avatar, the lord is the turtle/tortoise that helps in stirring the ksheera sagara and bringing out the amruth. This essentially creates war among the devas and asuras. Similarly today Bush facilitates war between you know whom all?? May be Kamal also indicates that this avatar is a bit dumb like the tortoise.
5. Varaha avatar - Krishnaveni paatti
During the mukunda song, krishnaveni paatti does varaha avatar in the shadow puppetry. The frame freezes on it for a second. there is the clue. Moreover, in varaha avatar lord actually hides earth so as to protect life forms. Here too krishnaveni hides the germs - life form inside the statue so as to protect.
During the mukunda song, krishnaveni paatti does varaha avatar in the shadow puppetry. The frame freezes on it for a second. there is the clue. Moreover, in varaha avatar lord actually hides earth so as to protect life forms. Here too krishnaveni hides the germs - life form inside the statue so as to protect.
6. Vamana avatar - Kalifulla khan
remember in vamana avatar, lord vishnu takes the vishvaroopa, that is the giant form! Hence the giant kalifulla here symbolises vamana avatar.
7. Parasurama avatar - Christian Fletcher
Parasurama is actually on an angry killing spree and killed 21 generations of the particular kshatriya vamsa. Hence the real KILLER. Guess what thats what our Fletcher is! He comes around with the gun [modern upgrade for axe] and kills everyone around.
8. Narasimha avatar - Shingen Narahashi
first of all the name itself is a play on the words singam [means lion in tamil] and narasimha [the avatar being symbolised]. Lord Narasimha manifests himelf to kill the bad guy and he also teaches prahaladha. In the movie, he shows up to kill the killer fletcher! and is also a teacher.. Lord Narasimha had to kill the asura with bare hands and hence the martial arts exponent here.. get it?
9. Rama avatar - Avatar Singh
Lord Rama stands for the one man one woman maxim, kind of symbolising true love.. Here Avatar portrays that spirit by saying that he loves his woman more than anything and wants to live for her.
10. Kalki avatar - Govindaraj Ramasamy
As you know, the hero in kaliyug can be none other than the Kalki avatar!!!
Now, i hope all the doubts about who was who in the movie is pretty clear..now the most asked question by almost everyone...was why the need of these 10 roles..here comes the real explanation to that..which is relevant to the story and the entire plot which Kamal is trying to portray...
Dasavatharam is a brilliant and bold effort which talks about the physics of Karma,Chaos theory, Butterfly Effect and Cycle of life.
Chaos Theory:
In simple terms,Consider this example:
A man Mr.A is sleeping inside his car which is parked in the parking lot of a big shop.
Suddenly another man Mr.B wakes him up and asks for 25 cents.
Mr.A runs his hand through his pockets (for say few secs less than a minute and gives him the coin). Mr.B thanks him and walks towards the shop and suddenly notices a driver, trying to back off his car is just about to hit another car(near the entrance of the shop) which is stationary.
So he shouts"hey..hey ..stop the car" and saves the two cars from any damage.
Now,if Mr.A had said"Sorry I dont have any change" to Mr.B,then B would have probably gone to another person to ask for money and the accident could have been unavoidable .
So A was in a way reponsible to the change in life patterns of B and the owners of the 2 cars.
This is chaos theory.
Now about the theory being depicted in the plot of the movie...it talks about this chaos theory by showing how different characters are responsible for the change in life patern of scientist Govind and goes a step further by showing how Govind is reponsible for the change in life patterns of these characters (For instance Avtaar singh is cured of cancer because of Fletcher who comes into picture because of govind.If not for them, he would have undergone the operation and would have never been able to sing for the rest of his life.
Similarly Khalifulla khan and the other 200 people wouldnt have been alive if they were not asked to stay in the mosque for investigation regarding govind's case). All this has been beautifully captured in the movie.So there is no question of unwanted extra roles or anything
of that sort.All the 10 characters are well etched and very important!!!
Physics of Karma:
Next, coming to the Physics of KARMA...Dasavataram also talks about it clearly.
What exactly is it?
Example:
You are watching a boxing match.Both are deadly fighters.You are thoroughly entertained while watching 10 rounds of gory violence.
Then few days later you see two of your very close friends fighting over an issue.
The fight goes to the next level where they start hitting each other with say cricket bats.
This is violence too.But you can definitely not find it entertaining this time.
Your instinct would be to stop the fight.
This shows that you are bound to experience something equal and opposite (as in physics)to what you experience now , either immediately,or in the near future.
What if you suddenly get to die before experiencing the effects of your action?
Well,Thats where life cycle comes in and you will experience the effect in your next birth.
This is what Karma is about.
You have the free will to do what you want.But the effects are bound to follow you.
Dasavataram deals with this brilliantly.
Assuming Govind is the rebirth of Nambi, they are totally the opposites. Nambi dies having faith in god,but Govind is an atheist. So it balances the so called Karma equation.
This also applies to asin(though the other way round) 12th century asin is ready to give up her belief in Lord Vishnu for the sake of her husband. But andal is a stonch believer in god who always tries to safeguard the statue.
Butterfly Effect:
It is the most important component of a chaotic system.Basically,small perturbations results in amplifications which completely destroys the original nature of the system and makes prediction impossible.If a butterfly flaps its wings in Africa,it could result in a cyclone in USA.(Mark the word "COULD")
The Tsunami can be thought of as the butterfly effect of the statue that was drowned in the 12th century, or a natural occurence that resulted in a miracle by saving millions of lives or whatever.
Cycle of Life...
It also implies that it made govind and andal reunite in front of the same statue where they were seperated 800 years back!! Finally, Dasavatharam says life is nothing but a cycle.You are bound to experience the effects of your actions either now, or in the future,or in your next birth.
You are provided with the free will to do what you want with your current life. But your actions will not only affect you but also the peolpe around you resulting in a butterfly effect which might lead to unbelievable consequences in some part of the world. You have to experience the effects for what you have caused. Until then life keeps repeating like a cycle.
Well, as for me...with the never ending researches done by many people around the world including myself, who became fond of the movie and its thought of life cycle in relation to physics in general, this was a great journey which took me sometime to come in terms with the "ACTUAL" physics which i was pointing to...and then i could mingle with many people indirectly who were involved in their own research as much as i was...ultimately..i believe i have done justice to this movie and brought to notice what exactly was suppose to be brought to the limelight with this Epic movie, DASAVATARAM...It amazes me the way it clubs the Physics, the Cycle of Life..all of it with our own Dus Avatars of Lord Vishnu...I personally believe this is a Great venture by all means...and deserves a Standing Ovation, if not for the technical brilliance..but for the sheer idea and thought of it.
Take a Bow...The Legend...Dr.Kamal Haasan..for trying to churn out something as inspiring as this by blending the field of Science and Mythology...and coming out with more than satisfactory results...and in flying colours...
As long as Mankind stays...the Great Mythology of Lord Vishnu and his DASAVATARAM will also stay..and this article of mine, i believe has in some way..just made it more clear and Believable.
remember in vamana avatar, lord vishnu takes the vishvaroopa, that is the giant form! Hence the giant kalifulla here symbolises vamana avatar.
7. Parasurama avatar - Christian Fletcher
Parasurama is actually on an angry killing spree and killed 21 generations of the particular kshatriya vamsa. Hence the real KILLER. Guess what thats what our Fletcher is! He comes around with the gun [modern upgrade for axe] and kills everyone around.
8. Narasimha avatar - Shingen Narahashi
first of all the name itself is a play on the words singam [means lion in tamil] and narasimha [the avatar being symbolised]. Lord Narasimha manifests himelf to kill the bad guy and he also teaches prahaladha. In the movie, he shows up to kill the killer fletcher! and is also a teacher.. Lord Narasimha had to kill the asura with bare hands and hence the martial arts exponent here.. get it?
9. Rama avatar - Avatar Singh
Lord Rama stands for the one man one woman maxim, kind of symbolising true love.. Here Avatar portrays that spirit by saying that he loves his woman more than anything and wants to live for her.
10. Kalki avatar - Govindaraj Ramasamy
As you know, the hero in kaliyug can be none other than the Kalki avatar!!!
Now, i hope all the doubts about who was who in the movie is pretty clear..now the most asked question by almost everyone...was why the need of these 10 roles..here comes the real explanation to that..which is relevant to the story and the entire plot which Kamal is trying to portray...
Dasavatharam is a brilliant and bold effort which talks about the physics of Karma,Chaos theory, Butterfly Effect and Cycle of life.
Chaos Theory:
In simple terms,Consider this example:
A man Mr.A is sleeping inside his car which is parked in the parking lot of a big shop.
Suddenly another man Mr.B wakes him up and asks for 25 cents.
Mr.A runs his hand through his pockets (for say few secs less than a minute and gives him the coin). Mr.B thanks him and walks towards the shop and suddenly notices a driver, trying to back off his car is just about to hit another car(near the entrance of the shop) which is stationary.
So he shouts"hey..hey ..stop the car" and saves the two cars from any damage.
Now,if Mr.A had said"Sorry I dont have any change" to Mr.B,then B would have probably gone to another person to ask for money and the accident could have been unavoidable .
So A was in a way reponsible to the change in life patterns of B and the owners of the 2 cars.
This is chaos theory.
Now about the theory being depicted in the plot of the movie...it talks about this chaos theory by showing how different characters are responsible for the change in life patern of scientist Govind and goes a step further by showing how Govind is reponsible for the change in life patterns of these characters (For instance Avtaar singh is cured of cancer because of Fletcher who comes into picture because of govind.If not for them, he would have undergone the operation and would have never been able to sing for the rest of his life.
Similarly Khalifulla khan and the other 200 people wouldnt have been alive if they were not asked to stay in the mosque for investigation regarding govind's case). All this has been beautifully captured in the movie.So there is no question of unwanted extra roles or anything
of that sort.All the 10 characters are well etched and very important!!!
Physics of Karma:
Next, coming to the Physics of KARMA...Dasavataram also talks about it clearly.
What exactly is it?
Example:
You are watching a boxing match.Both are deadly fighters.You are thoroughly entertained while watching 10 rounds of gory violence.
Then few days later you see two of your very close friends fighting over an issue.
The fight goes to the next level where they start hitting each other with say cricket bats.
This is violence too.But you can definitely not find it entertaining this time.
Your instinct would be to stop the fight.
This shows that you are bound to experience something equal and opposite (as in physics)to what you experience now , either immediately,or in the near future.
What if you suddenly get to die before experiencing the effects of your action?
Well,Thats where life cycle comes in and you will experience the effect in your next birth.
This is what Karma is about.
You have the free will to do what you want.But the effects are bound to follow you.
Dasavataram deals with this brilliantly.
Assuming Govind is the rebirth of Nambi, they are totally the opposites. Nambi dies having faith in god,but Govind is an atheist. So it balances the so called Karma equation.
This also applies to asin(though the other way round) 12th century asin is ready to give up her belief in Lord Vishnu for the sake of her husband. But andal is a stonch believer in god who always tries to safeguard the statue.
Butterfly Effect:
It is the most important component of a chaotic system.Basically,small perturbations results in amplifications which completely destroys the original nature of the system and makes prediction impossible.If a butterfly flaps its wings in Africa,it could result in a cyclone in USA.(Mark the word "COULD")
The Tsunami can be thought of as the butterfly effect of the statue that was drowned in the 12th century, or a natural occurence that resulted in a miracle by saving millions of lives or whatever.
Cycle of Life...
It also implies that it made govind and andal reunite in front of the same statue where they were seperated 800 years back!! Finally, Dasavatharam says life is nothing but a cycle.You are bound to experience the effects of your actions either now, or in the future,or in your next birth.
You are provided with the free will to do what you want with your current life. But your actions will not only affect you but also the peolpe around you resulting in a butterfly effect which might lead to unbelievable consequences in some part of the world. You have to experience the effects for what you have caused. Until then life keeps repeating like a cycle.
Well, as for me...with the never ending researches done by many people around the world including myself, who became fond of the movie and its thought of life cycle in relation to physics in general, this was a great journey which took me sometime to come in terms with the "ACTUAL" physics which i was pointing to...and then i could mingle with many people indirectly who were involved in their own research as much as i was...ultimately..i believe i have done justice to this movie and brought to notice what exactly was suppose to be brought to the limelight with this Epic movie, DASAVATARAM...It amazes me the way it clubs the Physics, the Cycle of Life..all of it with our own Dus Avatars of Lord Vishnu...I personally believe this is a Great venture by all means...and deserves a Standing Ovation, if not for the technical brilliance..but for the sheer idea and thought of it.
Take a Bow...The Legend...Dr.Kamal Haasan..for trying to churn out something as inspiring as this by blending the field of Science and Mythology...and coming out with more than satisfactory results...and in flying colours...
As long as Mankind stays...the Great Mythology of Lord Vishnu and his DASAVATARAM will also stay..and this article of mine, i believe has in some way..just made it more clear and Believable.
-Dilse...
MunnaSrk
