Actress Mallika Sherawat is to play a negative role in Kamal Haasan's forthcoming Tamil film Dasavataram.

Kamal told the media that Mallika had accepted the role of a villain.

He said they had a brief discussion when she was recently shooting for the Mani Ratnam-directed Guru, in which she plays a crucial cameo role.

According to Kamal, Mallika told him she was 'prepared to play any role' in a film made by him. Kamal is playing 10 different roles in the film.