Dashavatar 2025’s VFX Team Talks Challenges of Bringing Myth to Life

The VFX unit behind Dashavatar 2025 has opened up about the creative and technical challenges they faced in visualizing mythological avatars for a regional film. Led by VFX supervisor Rohit Kulkarni, the team blended traditional Marathi art styles with modern CGI to depict epic sequences—ranging from Matsya’s ocean descent to Narasimha’s fierce transformation.

One of the biggest hurdles, Kulkarni notes, was creating believable creature avatars—like Kurma (the tortoise) and Vamana (the dwarf)—in a way that upheld mythic aesthetics without tipping into fantasy caricature. The team spent months studying classical sculpture, miniature paintings, and temple reliefs to inspire their creature designs. They also built custom lighting rigs to recreate the feel of candlelit caves, temple sanctums, and celestial realms.

According to post-production sources, rendering some of the transformation scenes required over 300 layers of compositing, and each major avatar sequence took up to six weeks of post-production work. The team also worked closely with costume designers and choreographers to ensure that transformations appeared seamless—so that the movement, fabric flow, and lighting looked consistent before and after metamorphosis.

Kulkarni says that while Marathi cinema is increasingly embracing visual effects, few regional mythological films have attempted such ambitious VFX work. The success of Dashavatar 2025 is expected to inspire more filmmakers to invest in post-production and visual-storytelling, pushing the limits of what Marathi films can achieve on screen.