When asked about his film Dasavatharam’s budget shooting over Rs. 60 crores, thereby making it his costliest production, Producer Ravichandran of Oscar films says, “I take it with pride that my expertise as a producer is what has helped me to restrict the budget to that figure. Had the movie been produced by Kamal Haasan, I am certain that the budget would have touched another Rs. 40 crores easily.’ About Kamal Haasan’s commitment, Ravichandran says, “An actor of his stature, getting involved in the post-production work, and that too for over an year since the movie’s completion is something that is unheard of. This in itself is an indication of his involvement.”
Ravichandran also said that he is looking forward to making a Bengali version of the movie, as the actor was popular with the locals while shooting for the movie Mahanadhi in Kolkata. “Not many are aware that Kamal had acted in a Bengali movie several years ago.” Meanwhile, the producer is making arrangements to send a copy of Dasavatharam with English sub-titles to US President George. W. Bush. He has also sent another copy of the movie to Jackie Chan. With over 1,000 prints, Dasavatharam is slated to be released on June 6.
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