Kamal’s “Dasavathaaram” (or the 10 avathars put in English). The movie has been plagued by controversies starting from who scores the music to alleged plagiarism case against the movie in Madras High Court by a little known Assistant director Senthil Kumar. The case was dismissed by the High Court and Kamal Hassan has reacted to the news. His reaction has been commented upon in blog circles. Here is the link of one Kamal fan. http://soonapaana.blogspot.com

It is a pity that an artist like Kamal is being sidelined continuously and his every release has to go through such problems. Right from moral policing to language policing and cultural policing, every Kamal release faces some problem or the other. When are people going to learn to respect the greatness of an artist like Kamal Hassan and give him space to make movies freely? If this is what Kamal hassan has to face everytime, then what is the state of new and aspiring directors who want to tell a story without compromise? Though Kamal has won the case this time, he had to sacrifice the secrecy which guarded his story. Now a section of audience that might have come to the theatres to watch the movie to know the story might never turn up thinking that it is not of interest to them. This in one way explains why I want to write about this movie ahead of its release to raise the interest on the movie.
May cultural censorship on movies die ahead of the abolishment of actual censorship - a tragedy

that has reduced an interesting movie on Rajiv Gandhi assasination - “Kutrap pathirikkai” to a movie that has a beginning , an end but a whole lot missing in between. A whopping 174 cuts to a movie!!! what is left to tell if 174 cuts are made to a movie? Every true work of art trying to touch subjects like politics, religion and actual facts is standing on the chopping blocks of officers and self proclaimed “cultural protectors” in addition to attention seekers who seek publicity by filing false petitions on genuine work of art.