''Vishwaroopam'' (titled ''Vishwaroop'' in Hindi; ) is a 2013 Indian
action
Action may refer to:
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* Action (narrative), a literary mode
* Action fiction, a type of genre fiction
* Action game, a genre of video gam ...
spy film
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co-written, directed and produced by
Kamal Haasan
Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Considered as one of the most accomplished actors of Indian Cinema, Haas ...
, who also enacts the lead role. The film also stars
Rahul Bose,
Shekhar Kapur
Shekhar Kulbhushan Kapur (born 6 December 1945) is an Indian filmmaker. Born into the Anand-Sahni family, Kapur is the recipient of several accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a National Film Award, a National Board of Review Award and three F ...
,
Pooja Kumar,
Andrea Jeremiah
Andrea Maria Jeremiah (born 21 December 1985), known professionally as Andrea Jeremiah, is an Indian actress and singer who works predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films. She is a recipient of several awards including nominations for Film ...
,
Nassar and
Jaideep Ahlawat in supporting roles. The film's script was written by Kamal Hassan,
Chakri Toleti
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Toleti was also a screenwriter, actor, and vi ...
and Atul Tiwari. In the film, Nirupama, an ambitious woman studying in the US, marries a coward classical dancer, Viswanathan. On being suspicious of his behaviour, she hires a detective, who reveals his true identity and past.
Shot simultaneously in both
Tamil
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People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
and
Hindi
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, the film features soundtrack composed by
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, with the Tamil lyrics written by
Vairamuthu
Vairamuthu Ramasamy (born 13 July 1953) is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. He is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. A master's graduate from the Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai, he firs ...
and Haasan himself, while
Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar (born 1945) is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist and poet. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007, two of India's highest civili ...
translated them for the Hindi version.
Development of the project began after the release of Haasan's ''
Manmadan Ambu'' (2010) when several of the crew were brought in from the United States to lend their technical expertise. The direction was taken over by
Kamal Haasan
Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Considered as one of the most accomplished actors of Indian Cinema, Haas ...
from
Selvaraghavan
Selvaraghavan is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor who has directed and acted predominantly Tamil cinema, Tamil films and few Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He had his directorial debut with ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' (2002). Still, hi ...
and reports indicating comparison with several
English films surfaced during the production. The first teaser was revealed in April 2012 and the first theatrical trailer was revealed in June 2012. ''Vishwaroopam'' is the first Indian film to utilise the new
Auro 3D sound technology. The film was also to be the first Indian film to release via
direct-broadcast satellite
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, also known as direct-to-home (DTH), but after
protests of theatre owners this plan was dropped. The film was released worldwide, excluding
Tamil Nadu
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, on 25 January 2013 and was released in Tamil Nadu on 7 February 2013. The Hindi version was released on 1 February 2013.
Legal controversies, regarding the film's plot of India's foreign intelligence service
Research and Analysis Wing
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's participation in America's
war on terror after the
9/11 attacks
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perpetrated by
Al-Qaeda
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, founder = Osama bin Laden{{Assassinated, Killing of Osama bin Laden
, leaders = {{Plainlist,
* Osama bin Lad ...
agents, arose as several
Muslim
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civic organisations protested the film's release in
Tamil Nadu
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, resulting in an official ban being imposed on the film in the state for 15 days by the
Government of Tamil Nadu
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Under the Const ...
. The ban resulted in similar decisions in major overseas markets like
Malaysia
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,
Sri Lanka
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and
Singapore
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while release was delayed in the
south India
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n states of
Andhra Pradesh
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,
Kerala
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and
Karnataka
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. Heeding the requests of Muslim civic organisations, controversial scenes were muted or morphed, allowing the film to be released on 7 February 2013 in Tamil Nadu. Despite the fragmented and delayed releases, ''Vishwaroopam'' garnered positive reviews and grossed 220 crore( million) worldwide. The film was honoured with awards for
Best Art Direction and
Best Choreography at the
60th National Film Awards.
A sequel to the film, ''
Vishwaroopam II'', was released on 10 August 2018.
Plot
In
New York City
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, a psychologist conducts a session with a nuclear
oncologist
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, Nirupama, who begins to confide that her marriage was one of convenience. Her husband, Vishwanath, aka Viz, a
Kathak
''Kathak'' is one of the eight major forms of Classical Indian dance, Indian classical dance. Its origin is attributed to the traveling bards in ancient northern India known as ''Kathakar'' ("storyteller"), who communicated stories from the ...
teacher, has feminine behaviour, which prompted her to be attracted to her boss, Deepankar. She suspects that Viz has secrets of his own, and hires a
P.I. to find anything to be used for divorce. She learns from the P.I. that Viz is a
Tamil Muslim. The investigator is killed in a warehouse by Farukh, a prominent member of the cell led by Omar Qureshi.
A diary on the P.I. gives away Nirupama's existence, and the group led by Farukh invades her home and takes Viz and Nirupama hostage. While Viz and Nirupama are held hostage, Viz surprises Nirupama by killing Farukh and his men single-handedly and escaping with his wife.
Omar and Viz are then revealed to have a past; they were both involved in
Al-Qaeda
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, caption = Jihadist flag, Flag used by various al-Qaeda factions
, founder = Osama bin Laden{{Assassinated, Killing of Osama bin Laden
, leaders = {{Plainlist,
* Osama bin Lad ...
training camps. Viz's real name is Wizam Ahmad Kashmiri, an alleged Tamil Jihadi, wanted by the
Indian Army
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. Omar accepts him into his team. One day, Omar tells Wizam that American prisoners of war are still alive and incarcerated. He orders his deputy, Salim, to behead the Captain and capture it on video. The next day Wizam sees
Osama bin Laden
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greeting the Al Qaeda chieftains in a cave. Then, a US-led air force begins a bombing raid on the town. Omar begins to suspect that there is an informant on his team but mistakenly orders the lynching of an innocent man. Eventually, it is revealed that there are
sleeper agent
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s scraping
caesium-137
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from oncological equipment to build and trigger a
dirty bomb
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in New York City.
Nirupama is stunned to discover the true identity of Viz, along his uncle Colonel Jagannathan, his British friend Dr. Dawkins, and the young dancer Ashmita. Viz later reveals that he has a lot of emotional baggage and that he has executed many militants, including Nassar, Omar's boss. His mission is to bust the ''sleeper-cell'' of Al Qaeda in the US. Wizam and his team try to counter Omar's plans, and in the ensuing events, they are arrested by the
FBI
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for questioning.
Dawkins is murdered by Salim while picking up a videotape from an antique shop. The FBI later releases Wizam and the women from custody after he reveals himself as a
RAW agent. Wizam, along with the FBI, takes down Abbasi and defuses the caesium bomb with the help of Nirupama. Omar tries to activate a bomb through his phone but fails. He then calls Abbasi, but the call is answered by Wizam, who tells him that Abbasi is not alive. Omar is shocked to hear this, but he escapes with Salim in his plane. Wizam indicates that he will now go after Omar.
Cast
Production
Development
After finishing his ''
Manmadan Ambu'' (2010), Kamal Haasan stated in November 2010 that he was working on the
scriptment of his "pet project" titled ''Thalaivan Irukkiran'', a film about an international community. Termed as a big budget
multi-starrer film, it was expected to commence by March 2011, with a Hollywood studio reportedly coming forward to produce it.
However, in early 2011, sources claimed that Kamal shelved that project and agreed to star in a
Selvaraghavan
Selvaraghavan is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor who has directed and acted predominantly Tamil cinema, Tamil films and few Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He had his directorial debut with ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' (2002). Still, hi ...
directorial, being impressed by the one-line story narrated to him. Reports further suggested that the film was based on the 2001 American psychological thriller ''
Hannibal
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Hannibal's fat ...
'',
with Kamal playing a
cannibal
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,
Closer to release, Kamal Haasan revealed that he had thought of the story seven years before production began and had to convince himself that the story could be made into a feature film.
The film was named ''Vishwaroopam'', after several titles were considered,
by late March and the shooting was planned to begin by mid-April and to be completed within 100 days.
It was revealed that the film would be produced in three languages—Tamil, Telugu and Hindi—simultaneously.
On 24 May 2011, it was announced that Selvaraghavan was ousted from the project, as he was busy finishing his project with his brother
Dhanush
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, lyricist and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. Having starred in Dhanush filmography, 50 films over his car ...
. Kamal Hassan decided to direct the film himself in addition to writing the story, screenplay, and dialogues. The producing studio, Telephoto Films, had urged him to take up the project, planning for a release on 7 November 2011. The film was then disclosed to be a
spy thriller
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on the lines of the
''Mission Impossible'' series. The film was being made as a bilingual and simultaneously shot in Tamil and Hindi languages; all the actors had to learn their dialogues in both languages.
Sanu Varghese made his debut as a cinematographer in Tamil after previously working in the Hindi film, ''
Karthik Calling Karthik'' and the Malayalam film ''
Elektra''. Varghese had previously been a part of the team that Kamal Haasan had assembled for ''Marmayogi'', which did not take off.
Mahesh Narayanan, a leading Malayalam film editor, was signed up for the project after he had acquainted with Kamal Haasan for the pre-production works of the film ''
Traffic
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'', which the actor later opted out from.
The team signed up N. G. Roshan as a make-up artist after Kamal Haasan appreciated his work in the 2009 Malayalam film ''
Pazhassi Raja
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'', while Mahadevan Thampi was picked to be the still photographer after Kamal Haasan had worked with him for a day during his guest appearance in ''
Four Friends''.
Casting
By February 2011, newcomer
Sonakshi Sinha
Sonakshi Sinha (; born 2 June 1987) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and series. The daughter of actors and politicians Poonam Sinha, Poonam and Shatrughan Sinha, she has appeared in ''Forbes India'' Forbes Celebrity 100, Celebrity ...
was approached to play the lead female character,
and was confirmed to play Haasan's wife. Her salary for the film was touted to be .
However, with the film getting delayed, she opted out by July, due to conflicting dates with her Hindi assignments.
Following Sinha's exit, other leading Bollywood actresses, including
Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif (; born Katrina Rosemary Turcotte, 16 July 1983) is a British actress who works in Hindi-language films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she has received numerous accolades, including four Screen Awards and four Zee C ...
,
Deepika Padukone
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, and
Sonam Kapoor
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were considered.
Vidya Balan
Vidya Balan (pronounced ; born 1 January 1979) is an Indian actress. Known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema with her roles in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including a National Fil ...
was also approached by the makers, but she declined the offer, owing to her prior commitments. By mid-August,
Sameera Reddy
Sameera Reddy (born 14 December 1978) is a former Indian actress who primarily worked in Hindi, Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu language films. She made her film debut with the 2002 film ''Maine Dil Tujhko Diya''. Reddy is bes ...
was reported to have been roped in for the role, while sources stated that
Anushka Shetty was finalised soon after. In early November 2011, New York based model-actress
Pooja Kumar was signed in for a role after she had been recommended to Kamal Haasan by his partner,
Gautami.
Being a non-Tamil speaker her dialogues have been dubbed by actress
Abhirami, although Pooja Kumar dubbed for herself in the film's Hindi version.
Telugu actress
Lakshmi Manchu
Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna (born 8 October 1977) is an Indian actress, film producer, and television presenter who works in Telugu cinema and worked in American television. The daughter of senior actor Mohan Babu, Manchu holds a bachelor's degree i ...
was offered a role in the film, but declined it due to date issues.
Shriya Saran
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was reported to play the second female lead in the film, with the actress dismissing the news several days later, citing that she had not even heard the script, following which
Priya Anand
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After pursuing higher s ...
was claimed to have secured that role. This turned out to be false, with Kamal Haasan citing that he did not know who Priya Anand was.
Isha Sharvani was meanwhile selected for a role, however, Sharvani too opted out later, due to "inordinate delay in the start of the shoot". By late August 2011, British model-turned-actress
Amy Jackson was reported to have been added to the cast. During mid-October, singer-actress
Andrea Jeremiah
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had been signed on for a pivotal role and paid an advance.
Rahul Bose was finalised to play the
antagonist
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informed on Twitter that he would perform a
cameo role
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, while
Samrat Chakrabarti had also been selected for a supporting role.
Jaideep Ahlawat disclosed in an interview that he would play an "out-and-out negative character" in the film.
Zarina Wahab told in November 2011 that she shot for a small role in ''Vishwaroopam''. In January 2012,
Chitrangada Singh was offered a "very special role", which the actress had to decline, since her dates clashed with
Sudhir Mishra
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's film. As Kamal Hassan is ardent reader of Richard Dawkins, he had named Miles Anderson as Dawkins in the movie.
Filming

The film's shooting was supposed to begin on 20 April but became delayed, since the US Consulate had refused visas to the cast and crew. The team decided to relocate to Canada, postponing filming to June. The shooting began for the film in Chennai in August 2011 and locations filmed at included Haasan's office in October 2011, when
Isha Sharvani was also a part of the shoot. The film briskly progressed in late 2011, with scenes involving Samrat Chakrabarti filmed in November of the same year. Sets resembling Afghanistan were created in Chennai, with many foreigners from Russia, Iran and Africa playing American soldiers, while Haasan wore an
Afghan
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Related to Afghanistan
*Afghans, historically refers to the Pashtun people. It is both an ethnicity and nationality. Ethnicity wise, it refers to the Pashtuns. In modern terms, it means both the citizens of Afghanist ...
look. In November 2011, the team also pursued schedules in
Amman
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and
Petra
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in Jordan with
Rahul Bose's scenes being canned. Haasan learnt
Kathak
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from
Birju Maharaj
Pandit Birju Maharaj (born Brijmohan Nath Mishra; 4 February 1938 – 17 January 2022) was an Indian dancer, composer, singer, and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance in India. He was a descendant of the Maharaj fa ...
for an important portion in the film.
Due to delays, casting took a relatively long period of time, with several of the original cast dropping out of the project. ''Vishwaroopam'' was shot extensively overseas in countries like the United States and Canada. Domestic locations included Chennai and
Mumbai
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. Kamal Haasan went to the USA on 15 December 2011 for completing a schedule. The main outdoor shoots were shot in New York as the lead character is based there, and the production team also matched New York with the
Grand Rapids
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in
Michigan
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. Re-recording and dubbing work began in Mumbai in late February 2012, with Haasan arranging a dialogue coach in Tamil and Hindi to get the artistes' dubbing in place, with Atul Tiwari supervising the Hindi dialogues. The climax scenes featuring an aerial fight choreographed by Hollywood stuntman Lee Whittaker was filmed at Chandivali Studio in
Andheri
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Government and politics
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, Mumbai in early March 2012 with Haasan and Rahul Bose. The film was shot in
digital
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*Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) or Digital, a computer company
*Digital Research (DR or DRI), a software ...
format, after several false starts Haasan's previous projects. Speaking about it, he said "The fact that cinema is going digital is the biggest technological change today. We have to accept it, as it is happening globally and it will happen in Tamil Nadu too."
Gautami designed the costumes for the film.
Shah Rukh Khan
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's
Red Chillies Entertainment handled ''Vishwaroopam''
's graphics. A research had to be carried out on the American army's hierarchy for the costumes. N. G. Roshan, who had previously worked in notable Malayalam films, took charge of the make-up for the film. The villain had to undergo a heavy use of
prosthetic make-up. A scene involving a war explosion had to show an injured jaw for him. Further, the artists appearing as war victims had blood and other forms of injuries applied on their bodies. The Jaika stunt team, that was also involved in ''
Billa II'' (2012) at the time, worked on the action sequences. Haasan's younger daughter Akshara Haasan joined the crew as an
assistant director
The role of an assistant director (AD) on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have ...
.
Kunal Rajan was roped in as a sound designer and the stunt crew for the film were imported in from Thailand. In September 2012, Haasan revealed that the film would utilise
Auro 3D sound technology, making it the first Indian film to do so.
Music
Initially,
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979), is an Indian composer and playback singer. He mainly scores music for Tamil films along with few Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use o ...
was reported to compose the film's musical score and songs. However, Kamal signed in the musical trio
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy to compose music for the trilingual, making it his second collaboration with them after ''
Aalavandhan
''Aalavandhan'' () is a 2001 Indian action thriller film directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film features Kamal Haasan in dual roles, alongside Raveena Tandon, Manisha Koirala, Sarath Babu, Gollapudi Maruti Rao, ...
''. Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Vairamuthu Ramasamy (born 13 July 1953) is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. He is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. A master's graduate from the Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai, he firs ...
took charge of the lyrics of the songs in the film, after Kamal Haasan had approached him and narrated the entire plot, to which he immediately agreed to work upon.
Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar (born 1945) is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist and poet. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007, two of India's highest civili ...
has penned lyrics for the Hindi version, while
Ramajogayya Shastry has done the lyrics for the dubbed Telugu version. The audio was released on 7 December 2012.
The Telugu version of the audio was released on 30 December 2012 at Hyderabad. ''Vishwaroopam'' was also released in
Barco's 3D cinema sound.
Marketing
The makers planned the high-budget production
to premiere at the
2012 Cannes Film Festival
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.
A special screening of the film was arranged for Hollywood-based producer
Barrie M. Osborne and make-up artist
Michael Westmore.
Before release, it was reported to have been split into two parts, with each one having a separate release.
The first-look poster and a teaser of the film were released on May Day 2012 as part of the film's marketing process. The poster consisted of Kamal Haasan wearing a green
khaki
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jacket, with a flying pigeon and a skyline of a city consisting of several skyscrapers in the background. Snippets from the film were unveiled during the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend and awards in Singapore in June 2012, as the actor-director screened excerpts from the film, attracting critical acclaim.
A one-minute trailer was released at the award ceremony.
Salman Khan
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organised a special screening of Hindi version Vishwaroop at Ketnav Studio, Mumbai on 1 February 2013.
An
Auro 3D trailer of the film was released on 7 November, coinciding with Haasan's birthday. It included a
webcast
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of Kamal's speech via
Skype
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. The film is releasing in 3,000 prints worldwide.
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Sify
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. ''Movie Buzz''. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012. A special screening of ''Vishwaroopam'' was held at Tamil Nadu superstar Rajinikanth's house on 6 February 2013 at the 6 Degrees theatre in the Auro 3D format for his friends. On 9 February 2013 Kamal Haasan left for Paris for the French premiere of ''Vishwaroopam''.
Release
The film's Tamil version was given a "U/A" (Parental Guidance) certificate by the
Indian Censor Board with minor cuts, while the Hindi version ''Vishwaroop'', which was originally given an "A" certificate, went through minor cuts to receive the "U/A" certificate. The makers planned the high-budget production
to premiere at the
2012 Cannes Film Festival
The 65th Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 27 May 2012. Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti was the president of the jury for the main competition. French actress Bérénice Bejo hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. Austrian filmma ...
.
The film released with over 3,000 prints worldwide.
While the movie was scheduled to release in theatres on 25 January 2013, the DTH release was planned for 2 February 2013 via six DTH players – Tata Sky, Airtel, Sun, Dish, Videocon and Reliance.
''Vishwaroopam'' was scheduled to release in about 500 screens in
Tamil Nadu
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, but the film was removed from screens by
district collector
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s across the state, due to sustained protests by Muslim civic organisations. In Andhra Pradesh, the film was scheduled to release in 300 screens by Siri Media. The film released in 82 screens in Kerala on 25 January. After initial delays,
Karnataka
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saw a full release on 29 January 2013 in 40 screens across the state.
The Hindi version ''Vishwaroop'' was released on over 1,035 screens on 1 February 2013, thereby marking the biggest ever release for a
Kamal Haasan
Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Considered as one of the most accomplished actors of Indian Cinema, Haas ...
film in Hindi. It was distributed by
Balaji Motion Pictures
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.
The film was scheduled to release on 250 screens in the overseas markets including 40 screens in Sri Lanka, 20 screens in Singapore, 20 screens in Canada. In Malaysia, the largest overseas market for Tamil films, Lotus Five Star distributed the film spending 4 million on copyright, print and promotion.
Blue Sky Cinemas distributed the Tamil and Telugu versions of the film in Canada and the USA.
The prohibitory orders imposed under Section 144 of
Criminal Penal Code to ban the film in Tamil Nadu were lifted on 3 February 2013. Both the Tamil and Telugu versions of the film were screened at the
Fourth Annual India International Film Festival of Tampa Bay on 16 February 2013 and 17 February 2013. The temporary suspension on the film was lifted by the Sri Lanka Public Performance Board on 10 February 2013. In Malaysia, the National Censorship Board and the Malaysian Islamic Development Department reviewed the film and the Home ministry lifted the ban on 19 February 2013. In Singapore, the film was eventually classified with an
NC16 rating without requiring further edits and screened in February 2013. In 2015, the film was screened at the Habitat Film Festival.
Reception
''Vishwaroopam''
Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''
The Hindu
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'' stated, "''Vishwaroopam'' is a technically brilliant, ambitious film where most characters are not what they seem", and called the film "A gripping spy thriller of international standards". Radhika Rajamani of ''
Rediff
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'' gave 3 out of 5 stars and stated, "''Vishwaroopam'' undoubtedly rests on Kamal Haasan, who is brilliant."
Vivek Ramz of ''
in.com'' rated it 3.5 out of 5 and stated. "''Vishwaroopam'' is a nicely made thriller and Kamal's show all the way".
''
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'' said, "It is technically brilliant with world class making and a subject which is truly international on global terrorism." and called it a "must watch for those who seek classy, stylish and extra-strong entertainment." ''
NDTV
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NDTV began as a production house for news segments, ...
'' stated, "''Vishwaroopam'' is likely to be appreciated by lovers of Hollywood action films." and pointed out, "The film's only minus point – the placement of songs works as speed breakers for a spy thriller." B.V.S. Prakash of ''
Deccan Chronicle
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'' gave 3 stars and stated that the film "rides on performances." ''
Firstpost
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'' stated that "''Vishwaroopam'' is non-stop action Hollywood style". Praveen Kumar of ''
OneIndia
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'' noted that the "film is on par with Hollywood standards" and gave 3.5/5.
Anuja Jaiman of ''
Reuters
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The agency ...
'' said, "''Vishwaroopam'' is a work of art that surpasses Bollywood potboilers and tries to initiate a conversation about a not-so-perfect world and its great religious divide. Watch it for Haasan and your right to freedom of expression." J Hurtado of ''
Twitch Film
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'' said, "''Vishwaroopam'' is a film that will, inevitably, be remembered as much for its bumpy road to the screen as it will be for its objective quality." and called it "good fun". Shubhra Gupta of ''
The Indian Express
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'' rated the film 3 stars, saying: "This is a fill it-shut it-forget it film, whose big budget slickness never overpowers it, and which holds you while it lasts." Film journalist Sreedhar Pillai, in an interview with ''
IBN Live'' said, "I think it
'Vishwaroopam''is Kamal's best film as a director." and called it "a well made commercial entertainer". In contrast,
Baradwaj Rangan of ''The Hindu'' said, "The surprise about ''Vishwaroopam'' is how straightforward it is, given Kamal Haasan's track record. (It's basically a big, dumb action movie, but with smarts.)"
Sudhish Kamath picked ''Vishwaroopam'' as one of five films that have redefined Tamil cinema in 2013, writing "''Vishwaroopam'' is the most-layered film of the year and with every watch, you will find something that Kamal Haasan has planted in it, waiting to be discovered". ''
Times of India
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'' gave the film's rating 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Intentions of this film and the maker are good. Kamal's performance is A-grade. However the film fails, especially in the second half because there are no lump-in-the-throat moments; nor is there any shock and awe."
''Vishwaroop''
The ''
Deccan Herald
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'' gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, saying "''Vishwaroop'' is a helluva entertainer" and pointed out "The action sequences are, at last, on a par with Hollywood." ''
LiveMint
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'' reviewed the Hindi version ''Vishwaroop'' and stated that the film is a showcase for Haasan's wide-ranging skills with both microwaves and machine guns.
Taran Adarsh
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Career
Taran Adarsh started his journ ...
of ''
Bollywood Hungama
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The website provides n ...
'' gave ''Vishwaroop'' 3 out of 5 stars and stated that the film is a Kamal Haasan show all the way, "It has an interesting premise, superb combat scenes and Kamal Haasan's bravura act as its three aces. But a stretched second hour and far from dramatic finale dilute the impact. Yet, all said and done, those with an appetite for well-made thrillers might relish this effort!"
Anupama Chopra
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of ''
Hindustan Times
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'' gave 3 out of 5 stars to ''Vishwaroop''.
Meena Iyer of ''
The Times of India
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'' gave 3 out of 5. ''
Mid-Day
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'' gave 3 out of 5 to ''Vishwaroop'' and stated that Kamal Haasan's film is sensitive and mature but the basic problem is the inconsistent pace. Prasanna D Zore of ''Rediff'' gave the movie 2/5 stars and wrote "''Vishwaroop'' is flawed and a big disappointment from Kamal Haasan" "At times, the film tries to preach what is just and what is unjust but fails miserably."
Rajeev Masand of ''
CNN-IBN
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'' noted "A lot of it is unabashedly entertaining, although you'll wish the film was shorter and smarter." and gave the movie 2.5/5. NDTV reviewed the Hindi version ''Vishwaroop'' and gave it 4 out of 5 stars, stating that ''Vishwaroop'' is technically dazzling.
Vinayak Chakravorty of ''
India Today
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'' gave the movie 2.5/5 stars and reviewed, "As the sleek shots pile up, you realise what they are desperately trying to hide: ''Vishwaroop'' lacks the energy and imagination that one looks for in a good action flick."
Controversies
''Vishwaroopam'' has been in the news for several critically viewed controversies. The first of this kind was the title naming issue, where the
Hindu Makkal Katchi demanded the change from its current
Sanskrit
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title to a purely
Tamil
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one.
When Kamal Haasan announced a
Direct-To-Home
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premiere of the film, theatre owners demanded a rollback of this plan, as they feared major revenue losses to DTH service providers. Threatened by a complete exhibitor boycott of the film, Haasan agreed to release the film first in theatres. Later, Muslim civic organisations in Tamil Nadu demanded the ban of the film and claimed, that the film was defamatory to Islamic
ethos
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and would hurt Muslim sentiments. Although the film was cleared by
Central Board of Film Certification
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of India,
District collector
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s in the state of Tamil Nadu gave orders to the theatre owners to not show the film, citing
law and order problems, however the film released in other states with greater Muslim populations than in Tamil Nadu. The ban in Tamil Nadu triggered also the stop of screenings in neighbouring Indian states and foreign markets.
Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt condemned the actions instructed by
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
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Jayalalithaa
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as a critical attack on
freedom of speech
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in India, of which she denied all allegations against her regarding political and business interests. After persistent pressure to cut objectionable scenes, Kamal Haasan said that he could be forced to leave the state of Tamil Nadu and India, because he was "fed up at being played around in a dirty political game". He estimated the notional loss of revenue, due to banning policies, at almost 600 million. A mutual agreement with all 24 Muslim civic organisations was finally settled on 2 February 2013, when Haasan accepted to mute five scenes.
Leela Samson, the then chairperson of the
Central Board of Film Certification
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, condemned the allegations of the film being anti-Islamic stating that: "It is clearly cultural terrorism and the demand for a ban shows complete disregard to the certification given by a statutory body called the Censor Board. My team would have taken action if only the film had any objectionable content. A film goes through several levels before getting passed by the Censor Board".
Box office
The film grossed ₹220 crore (US$ million) worldwide, and is currently
one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time.
India
On its opening day of release in Tamil Nadu, 8 February 2013, ''Vishwaroopam'' netted at the box office. The film accounted for 90% of the takings in Chennai box office on its opening weekend, grossing , 89% on its second weekend, 78% on its third weekend, 38% on its fourth weekend, 28% on its fifth weekend and 2.1% on its sixth weekend. The film earned over nett after eight weekends in Chennai box office. In Tamil Nadu, the film did not get exemption from entertainment tax due to U/A certificate. It yielded 7 crore or 10 per cent of the total entertainment tax revenue of the year for the exchequer.
The Hindi version of the film did well at the box office with 45% opening and netting 115 million in its first week, and a lifetime business of 190 million nett. The film completed a 100-day run in Tamil Nadu and 100 days in Bangalore city.
Overseas
In Malaysia, the film grossed US$325,871 after three weekends. The distributor refunded up to $1 million of advances to 65 exhibitors due to abrupt cancellation of shows.
In the UK and Ireland, the film grossed £308,350 from 20 screens after five weekends.
In the US, the Tamil version grossed $1,039,994 from 44 screens after eight weekends while the Telugu version grossed $200,293 after seven weekends from 21 screens.
Accolades
Sequel
Kamal Haasan, Chakri Toleti and Atul Tiwari mentioned that the sequel ''
Vishwaroopam II'' was already planned and more sequences had already been shot featuring
Andrea Jeremiah
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in a more prominent role.
The sequel was released on 10 August 2018.
References
External links
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''Vishwaroopam'' at BoxOfficeMojo*
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