Dasavatharam

Dasavatharam

Directed by K. S. Ravikumar

Produced by Aascar Films

2008188 min6.7 / 10

A high-octane, conceptually ambitious thriller that weaves reincarnation mythology with bioterrorism and butterfly-effect causality across multiple timelines and identities.

Bio-technologist Govind K Somaiyya sets about on a precarious journey to India to retrieve a vial containing a deadly virus and prevent it from reaching the wrong hands of an ex-CIA agent and deadly assassins.

Questions people ask

  • Is Dasavatharam violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Dasavatharam scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Dasavatharam sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Dasavatharam easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Dasavatharam end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

63/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity84

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise51

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Dasavatharam

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Dasavatharam

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Dasavatharam, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Dasavatharam, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Dasavatharam, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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