Shobana kick started the event at 6.10 p.m.
by summoning the guests who were garlanded
by director K.S. Ravikumar. The guests include
Ramanarayanan, Sridhar – MD, Sony
Music Southern Region, Sridhar – Oscar
Films, Asin, Jeyaprada, Mammooty, Hemamalini,
Vijay, and Amitabh. Guest of honor Jackie
Chan who flew down to India exclusively
for the event made his entry flanked by
Mallika Sherawat and performed the Chinese
Namaskar to ear splitting applause. Kamal
and Chief Minister Karunanidhi made it to
the stage together.
K.S.R in his welcome speech introduced the
guests and stated that it was an honor to
have the Chief Minister for the event. “This
joy is equivalent to winning both the State
and National Awards for the movie,”
he added. K.S.R’s speech was followed
by memento presentation to the guests. Mammooty,
Hemamalini, and Amitabh did the honors.
Chief Minister gave away mementos to the
crew members after which the trailer was
screened. The trailer, apart from presenting
a glimpse of the movie, also had the crewmembers
share experiences being part of the visual
extravaganza.
Jackie Chan released the first copy of the
audio to the Chief Minister and also presented
a cheque for Rs. 5 lakhs to the Chief Minister
Relief fund on behalf of the producers –
Oscar Productions. Jackie remained the show
stealer and brought the house down with
his effortless simplicity – be it
his struggle to get the names of the Chief
Minister or Mallika right or the simple
gesture of dropping the trash from the audio
cover inside the trash can on the stage,
Jackie won a few hearts.
Vijay, in his speech, mentioned that the
stage would be one of his unforgettable
memories in life. He further added that
Kamal has been his teacher and it would
not be appropriate for a student to compliment
the teacher. “I am waiting with bated
breath for the movie to release,”
an excited Vijay remarked.
Addressing the gathering, Mammooty said
he’s always overwhelmed with Kamal’s
potential. “While many struggle to
impress people with one role, Kamal is here
with 10 different roles in a single movie
which is no mean task,” Mammooty exclaimed.
He also stated that he’s a Kamal fan.
“The whole world thinks India is a
Third World country in terms of economy,
but Indian movie industry is on par with
any First World country and the credit goes
to Kamal,” Mammooty noted.
Asin, in her address, thanked Kamal, KSR
and the producers for having given her an
opportunity and referred to the movie as
special in her career. Amitabh and Hemamalini
also addressed the gathering.
Kamal, in his acceptance speech, thanked
the guests and claimed that it was the Chief
Minister’s works that gave him inspiration
to write dialogues and script. “I
screened the movie to the Chief Minister
and for the first few minutes he was absolutely
silent. However, his silent spoke to me
and I could read his emotions out of it,”
Kamal stated.
He revealed that he suffered 26 fractures
trying to attempt the stunts of Jackie Chan
movies for Dasavatharam. He also mentioned
that there are plans to collaborate with
Jackie Chan and an announcement in this
regard would be released soon.
On Mammooty, Kamal mentioned that he’s
one of the legends of Indian cinema. “His
performance in Thaniyaavarthanam reduced
me to tears and I’m absolutely delighted
to hear him showering praises over me,”
Kamal said.
Kamal mentioned that Amitabh now fills the
place left by Sivaji Ganesan. “I wish
him good health and want him to guide Tamil
cinema just the way Sivaji did,” he
noted.
Dasavatharam’s audio, scored by Himesh
Reshmmiya, will be available in music stores
from today. |
