UNIVERSAL HERO KAMAL HASSAN"S NEW MOVIE
Vishawaroopam First Look
Vishwaroopam is an upcoming Tamil-Hindi-Telugu-English multilingual spy thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Kamal Haasan that features himself in the lead role.The film, also has Pooja Kumar, Rahul Bose, Andrea Jeremiah and Jaideep Ahlawat in supporting roles. The soundtrack is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, with lyrics by Vairamuthu for the Tamil and Javed Akhtar for the Hindi versions respectively. The film was shot with the same cast in both languages simultaneously, and is titled in Hindi as Vishwaroop.
Development of the project commenced after the release of Kamal's Manmadhan Ambu, and several of the crew were imported from Hollywood. The direction department was taken over by Kamal Haasan from Selvaraghavan, and reports indicating a comparison with Hollywood films surfaced during the production. The initially estimated budget was around 150 crore (US$29.93 million), making it one of the most expensive Indian films. Due to delays, casting took a relatively long period of time, with several of the original cast dropping out of the project. The film was shot extensively overseas, in countries including the United States and Canada, while domestic locations included Chennai and Mumbai.
A Poster From Vishwaroopam
About The Movie:
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 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, with Kamal playing a cannibal,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.
Casting For Vishwaroopam:
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, Gouthami.The initial audition for Pooja Kumar was held over Skype, with Haasan noting that she had thought the film was initially based on cannibalism.
Shriya Saran 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 was claimed to have bagged 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, with reports suggesting that she would essay the character of Kamal Haasan's sister in the film.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, portraying a foreigner in the film.During mid-October, singer-actress Andrea Jeremiah had been signed on for a pivotal role and paid an advance.
Rahul Bose was finalized to play the antagonist. Later that month, actor-director Shekhar Kapur informed on Twitter that he would perform a cameo role,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.
Officail Trailer:
Vishwaroopam Theartrical trailer
Kamal Hassan will showcase the first look of his much-awaited film “Vishwaroopam” at the 13th edition of International Indian Film Academy to be held in Singapore. He hopes that the audiences like it.
Though the film has been made in Tamil and Hindi, the excerpts from the Hindi version of “Vishwaroopam” will be shown at the three-day event starting June 7.
“It is a great opportunity to present my film on such a large and international scale. I look forward to unveiling the first look of ‘Vishwaroopam’ and I am hopeful that it will be well received,” Kamal said in a statement.
Vishwaroopam trailer shows Kamal in two characters. The actor is unbelievable as a Kathak dancer and has got all the mannerisms of a professional dancer perfectly. Kamal also excels in the other role as a stylish spy and presents the first teaser of the film a fascinating watch.
The film is made on huge budget of around Rs 150 crore and the film in Tamil as well as in Hindi. Vishwaroopam entirely belongs to Kamal Haasan as he has produced written and directed the film.
It features Kamal in the lead role along with Rahul Bose, Andrea Jeremiah, Pooja Kumar, Jaideep Ahlawat, Samrat Chakrabarti and Zarina Wahab. The film also has a special appearance by Shekhar Kapur.
Kamal plays double role in the movie. He plays a spy role and a talented Kathak dancer role. As Kamal has never learnt Kathak before, he appointed Birju Maharaj, renowned dancer to learn Kathak.
Kamal Haasan said Vishwaroopam moves around a matrimony of convenience and desire of the wife to a spy on her dancer husband to find an excuse to leave him. This results in cross connection and everything breaks loose. The movie is about to release on July 13.
Audio Will Be Releasing Soon:
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Yuvan Shankar Raja was said to compose the film's musical score,as per Selvaraghavan's choice. However, Kamal signed in the musical trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. Lyricist Vairamuthu 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.Noted poet Javed Akhtar has penned lyrics for the Hindi version, while Vennelakanti has done the lyrics for the dubbed Telugu version.
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