Dashavatar (film)

Dashavatar[2] is a 2008 animated film based on the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu.[3]

Dashavatar
Directed byBhavik Thakore
Produced byVimal Shah
Written byHriday Lani
Narrated byShatrughan Sinha
Music byAnand Kurhekar
Release date
  • 13 June 2008 (2008-06-13)
Running time
119 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeRs. 7,442,635 (end of 4 weeks)

The film is produced by Vimal Shah under the banner of Phoebus Media. It is directed by Bhavik Thakore. Music is by Anand Kurhekar with lyrics by Sandeep Khare. The movie centers on the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu as seen by two children. Dashavatar was released in cinemas in India on 13 June 2008.

Plot

The story is focused in two children that are traveling through time to see the Avatars of Lord Vishnu from Narad Muni's point of view.

The Avatars

Concept

The concept of Dashavatara (Ten Avatars) has religious significance. Evil has been present during the evolution of mankind and the Dashavatar have been constantly present to triumph over evil. The most famous incarnations of Vishnu are Rama, whose life is depicted in the Ramayana, and Krishna, whose is depicted in the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita. The four great era or epochs in Hinduism are Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dvapara Yuga and Kali Yuga. Satya Yuga, the Age of Truth, will last four thousand years, Treta Yuga for three thousand, Dvapara Yuga for two thousand and Kali Yuga will last for one thousand divine years. It is believed that three of these ages have passed, and we are now in the fourth. The four ages are said to symbolize the four phases of human evolution during which man gradually lost the awareness of his inner self. Another theory explains these epochs of time on the basis of the degree of loss of righteousness in the world. It says, during Satya Yuga only truth prevailed (Sanskrit Satya = truth), Treta lost ¼ truth, Dvapara lost ½ truth and Kali is left with only ¼ truth. Evil and dishonesty has replaced truth in the last three ages or yugas.

This verse from the Indian epic, The Bhagavad Gita, embodies the soul of Dashavatar. Lord Vishnu, the Preserver of life, manifests Himself in many forms through the eras to wipe out evil and establish the rule of righteousness.

Dashavatar weaves together the fascinating stories of Rama, Krishna, Parshurama, Vamana, Narsimha, (sundari one who is in focus at the time of samudramanthan and help to god in getting amrit) ... and the tales of Vishnu in earlier avatars – Matsya, Kurma, Varaha and Haygriva ... and  — Kalki Avatar! Dashavatar is an odyssey through time, showing the values of the old world matching the sensibilities of the modern one ...

The ten avatars are:

  1. Matsya, The Fish, appeared in the Satya Yuga.
  2. Kurma, The Tortoise, appeared in the Satya Yuga.
  3. Varaha, The Boar, appeared in the Satya Yuga.
  4. Narasimha, The Man-Lion (nara = man, simha = lion), appeared in the Satya Yuga.
  5. Vamana, The Dwarf, appeared in the Treta Yuga.
  6. Parashurama, The Warrior with an axe, appeared in Treta Yuga.
  7. Rama, Prince and king of Ayodhya and the Moral Man, appeared in the Treta Yuga.
  8. Krishna, The Cowherd and Philosophical Man, appeared in the Dvapara Yuga.
  9. Buddha, The Monk who attained eternity, who was once a Prince named Siddartha, appeared in the Kali Yuga.
  10. Kalki, the Sagprince ("Eternity", or "time", or "The Destroyer of foulness"), who is expected to appear at the end of Kali Yuga, the period in which we exist, which will end in the year 428899 CE.

Cast

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by Anand Kurhekar and Released by T-Series.[4] All Lyrics were Penned by Sandeep Khare.

Dashavatar
Soundtrack album by
Anand Kurhekar
Released2008
Recorded2008
GenreSoundtrack
Length29:17
LabelT-Series
ProducerAnand Kurhekar
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Dashavatar"Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal3:04
2."Raat Suhaani Mast Chandni"Shaan (singer), Shreya Ghoshal5:07
3."Sadaa Sumiran"Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar5:38
4."Phir Se Chamke Tim Tim Taare"Rahul Deo, Ketaki Mategaonkar4:32
5."O Mohini O Kamini"Rattan Mohan Sharma, Kunal Ganjawala6:25
6."Bolo Bolo Ramchandra Ki Jai"KK4:31
Total length:29:17

See also

References
  1. Google Play: Dashavatar
  2. "Dasvavatar Website".
  3. "Shatrughan Sinha gives narration for animation film 'Dashavatar'". Daily News and Analysis. 14 December 2007.
  4. https://www.saavn.com/s/album/hindi/Dashavatar-2008/VoDrRvvzKgY_
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