Dasavatharam in Court

Oscar Films is producing the film Dasavatharam with Kamal in the lead. The film is directed by K.S Ravikumar is being taken in a grand way.

Kamal is acting in 10 different roles in the film. The film has been shot in countries including the US and Malaysia. This film which has created much expectations throughout the world is now caught in a controversy.

One Senthil Kumar belonging to Thambaram in Chennai has filed a petition in the Madras High court that the story of Dasavatharam was his, and he has requested the court to ban the film.

Hearing the case, the court gave an interim stay to the movie which created tension in the Kollywood. Against this backdrop Kamalhasan has filed a reply petition in the High court.

In his petition Kamal has said �I cannot accept the allegation that the story of Dasavatharam has been stolen from somebody. I am in the cinema field for the past 40 years.

I am not only an actor but I perform various roles in the film industry - as Producer, Director, Story writer, etc. The Indian government has given me the Padmasree award appreciating my distinctive work.

The state government has given me the Kalaimamani award. The story of Dasavatharam is written by me and it has come only out of my imagination. I have not even seen the person who has filed the case.

Many films in English as well as Tamil have the story line with the hero donning 10 different roles. If this is so, the petitioner saying that it is he who created the story with the hero in 10 roles is wrong.

This case is aimed at defaming my popularity. If the petitioner goes beyond this, then I have no other option but to file a defamation case against him.

�Listing out these reasons Kamalhasan asked the court to dismiss the petition. The next hearing would be taken up on the 2nd of April.

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