Dasavathaaram (2008) – Kamal Haasan again. In this thriller, a crucial 12th-century flashback involving a Vaishnavite scholar being punished is shot in the Ulagalantha Perumal Temple (Temple of the Measuring Feet). The temple’s massive idol of Vamana (Trivikrama) taking a cosmic stride dominates the frame, adding symbolic weight to the narrative of power and sacrifice.