K.S Ravikumar’s sleepless nights

“He is the master actor, director, poet and visionary”, said director K.S Ravikumar of Kamal Haasan at a media meet in Hyderabad. The director went as far as to say that he just executed the star’s vision in Dasavatharam. He spoke of how the movie was born: “I got a phone call while I was doing an Ajith starrer in Ramoji Film City. Kamal asked me:

Ten Avatars. How do you feel? I immediately said: Wonderful”.

Ravikumar reminisced about how demanding it all was: “I spent many a sleepless night. Throughout the day, I would be shooting. When the night comes, tension would grip me. My mind would be full with the thoughts for the next day shoot. The execution of 10 Avatars is not a joke. It was Kamal Hassan who guided me everyday. Be it, makeup, laughter, smile, anger, stunts, dialogues, screenplay and direction. He perfectly brought to play ten different mindsets and body languages.”