Censor Board clears 'Dasavatharam' with 9 cuts

Universal star Kamal Haasan’s latest venture, `Dasavatharam’, is finally ready to hit theatres with a clean ‘U’ certificate after the Censor Board has made nine cuts. Most of the cuts have been made from a Mallika Sherawat item song. The film has had considerable delay from the announced date after the intervention of a Hindu organisation, claiming to have hurt their religious sentiments. It is confirmed that the film will now be released either on May 23 or June 6th. Producer Oscar Ravichandran and Director K S Ravikumar want the film to be released at the earliest for two reasons — the receding school vacation and the release of Rajnikant’s big-budget film, `Kuselan.’

The film deals with many issues including environment. It will be released in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi simultaneously.

Dasavathaaram will be released with a record number of prints.

For Telugu alone, 250 prints will be released, in addition to the 14 overseas prints already shipped to the US, for the premiere show.

The film directed by K.S. Ravi Kumar has Kamal Haasan essaying 10 different roles. Some of the film’s highlights are music by Himmesh Reshammiya and the highest technical standards in Indian Cinema.