Vishwaroopam (2013)
January 25, 2013Release Date
Vishwaroopam (2013)
January 25, 2013Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Kamal Haasan
Vishwanathan / Major Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri / Story / Lyricist / Playback Singer / Director / Producer / Screenplay / Dial...
Rahul Bose
Omar Qureshi
Andrea Jeremiah
Ashmita Subramaniam
Pooja Kumar
Dr. Nirupama
Shekhar Kapur
Colonel Jagannath
Jaideep Ahlawat
Salim
Samrat Chakrabarti
Deepak Chatterjee
Nassar
Nassar
Zarina Wahab
Nirupama's Psychiatrist
Miles Anderson
Dr. Dawkins
Naren Weiss
Osama bin Laden
Mukhtar Khan
Farukh
James Babson
Tom Black
Jude S. Walko
Captain Joe Black
Chris Kotcher
Tollbooth Operator
Greg Sammis
FBI Agent
David Scott Diaz
FBI Agent Dave
Rajesh M. Selva
Abu / Assistant Director
Atul Tiwari
Detective Peter Manivannan / Dialogue
Abhirami
Dr. Nirupama (Voice)
Vairamuthu
Lyricist
James R. Cunningham
Production Design
Suraj Jagan
Playback Singer
Ralis Kahn
Makeup Department Head
Shankar Mahadevan
Original Music Composer / Playback Singer
Loy Mendonsa
Original Music Composer
Boontawee 'Tor' Taweepasas
Production Design
Valerie McCaffrey
CastingDirector
T. Ramesh
Stunt Coordinator
Nikhil D'Souza
Playback Singer
Kaecha Kampakdee
Stunt Coordinator
Indrajit 'Tubby' Sharma
Original Music Composer
Parikshit Sharma
Original Music Composer
Benny Dayal
Playback Singer
Ehsaan Noorani
Original Music Composer
Gage Hubbard
Makeup Artist
Birju Maharaj
Choreographer
Vivek Soni
Visual Effects Coordinator
Sanu John Varghese
Director of Photography
Mahesh Narayanan
Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 25, 2013
Original Nameவிஸ்வரூபம்
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 27m
Budget$17,000,000
Box Office$51,000,000
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Vishwaroopam (titled Vishwaroop in Hindi; transl. The magnificent incarnation) is a 2013 Indian action spy film co-written, directed and produced by Kamal Haasan, who also enacts the lead role. The film also stars Rahul Bose, Shekhar Kapur, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Nassar and Jaideep Ahlawat in supporting roles. The film's script was written by Kamal Hassan, Chakri Toleti 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 and Hindi, the film features soundtrack composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, with the Tamil lyrics written by Vairamuthu and Haasan himself, while Javed Akhtar 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 from Selvaraghavan 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, 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, 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's participation in America's war on terror after the 9/11 attacks perpetrated by Al-Qaeda agents, arose as several Muslim civic organisations protested the film's release in Tamil Nadu, resulting in an official ban being imposed on the film in the state for 15 days by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The ban resulted in similar decisions in major overseas markets like Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Singapore while release was delayed in the south Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka. 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 US$38 million worldwide against a budget of US$16 million. 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.