The Tamil language film, Dasavathaaram was released worldwide on June 13, 2008. It featured lead actor, Kamal Haasan in ten distinct roles, with one portrayal being of George W. Bush. Asin Thottumkal, Mallika Sherawat and Jayaprada were all female leads in the project, which was also India's most costly film to date, costing 140 crores for production and publicity.
The film's extensive cast included several prominent actors in small roles, whilst Haasan's ten roles were the major backdrop of the film. This list categorizes each actor within a group where a character of Kamal Haasan was the main protagonist.
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There are ten groups, splitting the actors into groups decided by their closeness to the roles Kamal Haasan played.
| Govindarajan "Govind" Ramaswamy | |
|---|---|
| Dasavathaaram character | |
| Voiced by | Kamal Haasan |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Biotechnologist |
| Actor | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kamal Haasan | Govindarajan Ramaswamy | |
| Rajesh Toleti | Dr. Sethu | |
| Sanjay | Suresh | |
| Crane Manohar | ||
| Bondamani | ||
| Chakri Toleti | Sairam | |
| Shammu | ||
| Jason Tripp | Ben | |
| Chris Cavallaro | ||
| Nathena Lewis | ||
| Richard Andrew Evans | ||
| Kantharaj Kasthuri | ||
| Kylie Koscoe | ||
| Tony Morales | ||
| Tom Myers | ||
| Randy Robinson | ||
| David W. Scott | ||
| Steven Shaver | ||
| Brewier Welch | ||
| K. S. Ravikumar | Himself |
| Rangaraja Nambi | |
|---|---|
| Dasavathaaram character | |
| Voiced by | Kamal Haasan |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | priest |
| Actor | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kamal Haasan | Rangaraja Nambi | |
| Asin Thottumkal | Kothai Radha | |
| Napolean | Kulothunga Chola II | |
| S. V. S. Kumar | Radha's father |
| Christian Fletcher | |
|---|---|
| Dasavathaaram character | |
| Voiced by | Kamal Haasan |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | ex-CIA officer |
| Actor | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kamal Haasan | Christian Fletcher | |
| Mallika Sherawat | Jasmine | |
| M. S. Baskar | Broadway Kumar | |
| Charan | Q |
| Krishnaveni | |
|---|---|
| Dasavathaaram character | |
| Voiced by | Kamal Haasan |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Relatives | Andal(Andal's Grand Mother) |
| Actor | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kamal Haasan | Krishnaveni | |
| Asin Thottumkal | Andal | |
| S. V. S. Kumar | Sahasranaman | |
| Vaiyapuri | Prabhu | |
| Chitti Babu | Ekambaram |
| Vincent Poovaragan | |
|---|---|
| Dasavathaaram character | |
| Voiced by | Kamal Haasan |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Land activist |
| Actor | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kamal Haasan | Vincent Poovaragan | |
| P. Vasu | Jaa. Raghavendra | |
| Santhana Bharathi | Jaa. Raghavendra's brother in law | |
| Rekha | Meenakshi Raghavendra | |
| Sundarrajan | MLA | |
| Kapilan | Kapilan |
| Kalifullah Mukhaar | |
|---|---|
| Dasavathaaram character | |
| Voiced by | Kamal Haasan |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Actor | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kamal Haasan | Kalifullah Mukhtaar | |
| Nagesh | Sheikh Mukhtaar | |
| K. R. Vijaya | Megha Mukhtaar | |
| Ramesh Khanna | Doctor |
| Avtaar Singh | |
|---|---|
| Dasavathaaram character | |
| Voiced by | Kamal Haasan |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Pop singer |
| Actor | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kamal Haasan | Avtaar Singh | |
| Jayaprada | Ranjitha Kaur |
| Balram Naidu | |
|---|---|
| Dasavathaaram character | |
| Voiced by | Kamal Haasan |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Intelligence officer |
| Actor | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kamal Haasan | Balram Naidu | |
| Akash | Bharath | |
| Raghuram | Appa Rao | |
| Kavithalaya Krishnan |
| Shinghen Narahashi | |
|---|---|
| Dasavathaaram character | |
| Voiced by | Kamal Haasan |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Karate instructor |
| Relatives | Yuka (Younger Sister) |
| Actor | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kamal Haasan | Shinghen Narahashi | |
| Ann | Yuka |
| George Walker Bush | |
|---|---|
| Dasavathaaram character | |
| Voiced by | Kamal Haasan |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | President of the USA |
| Actor | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kamal Haasan | George W. Bush | |
| Brian Jennings | Vice President |