Kamal Haasan is slated to play a veteran Kalaripayattu expert who takes it upon himself to train a young Japanese man in Walt Disney English film titled 19 Steps. Asin is to play as a local princess and a martial arts expert who finds herself falling in love with the Japanese lad in this period film. The film also traces the roots of Kalaripayattu.

Kalaripayattu is a martial art originating and practised in Kerala and contiguous parts of neighbouring Tamil Nadu of Southern India. it incorporates strikes, kicks, grappling, martial dance, and weaponry, as well as healing techniques.

Kalaripayattu is portrayed in Jackie Chan’s The Myth and Asoka etc.

Kamal Haasan featuring Dasavatharam in ten different roles is making waves and also getting mixed reviews around the world. (Check our comments section on dasavatharam review and here)

One should understand the basic concept of the Dasavatharam storyline — Chaos theory, Butterfly Effect. Chaos theory or “Butterfly effect” has been shown in movies like “It’s a Wonderful Life”, “The Jurassic Park” etc…

Here is the excellent explanation about Chaos theory and Butterfly Effect — from the Sify.com message board.

FAQs on Dasavatharam

Some guys have claimed they haven’t understood chaos theory which plays such an important part in the film. As a physics student, I’ve decided to explain it a bit so that people can appreciate the brilliance of the film.

What is Chaos theory ?
Basically a chaotic system is one wherein long term predictions are impossible. Like for example, if I push a car, I know that it is going to move and it will continue to do so if I go on pushing it on and on. However, in a chaotic system, this situation cannot be predicted over a long period of time. Weather, for example, is a chaotic system. No matter how good your instruments are, you simply cannot predict the weather with 100 per cent accuracy over a long term basis and forecast it.

What is the Butterfly Effect?
It is the most important component of a chaotic system. Basically, small perturbations results in amplifications which completely destroys the original nature of the system and makes prediction impossible. If a butterfly flaps its wings in Africa, it could result in
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“Twenty20″ film, India’s first cinema to be produced by a film Artistes, Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA).

Twenty 20 will feature almost every actor from Malayalam cinema including the big three — Mammootty, Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi – in the lead. South Indian sensation actress Nayantara is also part of the movie.

This historic venture is to raise funds for the association. Twenty20 is under production. Rajinikant and Kamal participating in Twenty20 is not yet official.

( Pic : Nayantara in Twenty20 movie)