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Kamal Haasan plans another blockbuster

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Actor Kamal Haasan at a press conference in Kochi on Monday. —

KOCHI: Playing 10 roles in the magnum opus Dasavatharam was a training ground for the renowned actor Kamal Haasan. But he feels the toughest role that he played in the movie was something else.

“It was that of the scriptwriter. I had told this story to a director before narrating it to K.S. Ravikumar, the maker of Dasavatharam.

“The former had said it would not work, but Ravikumar, who heard the idea over telephone, told me instantaneously that it would be a hit,” the actor, who was in Kochi to promote the much-talked about movie, said on Monday.

Terming that the role that took him closer to Ravikumar was that of the script-writer, Kamal said that he had worked two years on the movie.

“We spoke months and months about it. We faced several problems, but we were always open to ideas. A lot of inputs had gone into the making of the movie,” he said.

Reacting to reports that the film had echoed theism, Kamal said that the movie had only indicated that there were two roads:

“The destination is always the same. But there is always an alternative route. We should also understand that life is more important.”

Explaining that nothing is perfect, the actor said that he always believed in excellence. “I have faced both success and failure in life. The applause and appreciation by the people is what takes me forward. Money is not the only criteria. You may have money, but what is the use if the audience do not recognise you as an actor?” Kamal asked.

Stating that technology has become an integral part of filmmaking, he said that the audience was far ahead of what the industry pundits think. “Technology helps us say a story differently. It will raise the bar of filmmaking”.

The actor, who was mobbed by his fans in Kochi, said that his forthcoming movie Marmayogi will be made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi simultaneously. It will be a big-budget one, he said.

Kamal also said that the success of Dasavatharam has opened the road for the making of his delayed multi-crore film Maruthanayagam.

Asked whether the film industry requires so many trade organisations representing various sections, he said cinema is more important.

“Organisations exist only when film does.”

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