Kamalhassan Vishwaroopam2 Army Look Revealed

Kamal Haasan’s magnum opus sequel Vishwaroopam 2 buzz is getting bigger and bigger. Yesterday some pictures of Kamal Haasan sporting the Majestic Indian Army uniform were out on various social networks. Though Kamal Haasan played Indian Army officer in Viswaroopam , he did not appear in the Army uniform has he was under cover.
Now with the pictures going viral, Fans are buzzing, As they once again get to see Kamal Haasan wearing the Majestic Army uniform as he earlier did in Aalavandhan and a brief scene in Manmadhan Ambu.
The teasers and trailers from the movie are expected to out after a TV Promotion post the completion of the shooting schedules

Viswaroopam 2 will be 30 minutes less by itself

Kamal has become a business man as he knows how to market a product and make big money, just by creating opposition for his movie.

Kamal is now almost ready with his part II of Vishwaroopam and the first look says, even his second part of the most troubled and highly earned movie, will also carry with it the troubles and problems.

Kamal is expecting to use it as an marketing strategy.

The movie will run only 120 minutes while the part I was 150 minutes long.

There is Nothing Wrong to act in Swimsuit Dress – Shruthihassan

There are lots of criticisms because Kamal’s daughter Shruthi Haasan has donned the glamorous call girl role in a Hindi film titled D Day. When asked Shruthi Haasan about this, she said, “They are criticizing me be by telling that I have crossed my limitations in glamour. Cinema is a profession.

After taking up acting we should do what the story demands. If I have to act in a swimming dress I have to act. There is nothing wrong in it. There is a comment that I have acted vulgarly in the call girl role. You should see that with an artistic eye. Lots of actresses have acted glamorously in call girl roles. No one has criticized them but they are blaming me. Since I liked the story of D Day, I agreed to act in the role of a call girl.

I can bring out my acting skills only if I act in this film. I am not worried about adverse comments. My whole concentration is on cinema. I will act in films even after I get married and have kids. I will take an oath from my would be husband that he should not prevent me from acting after marriage. Many of the actresses are forcibly prevented from acting after their marriages.

I don’t accept this. Women have come out of their kitchens long time ago. They are earning independently and standing on their own legs. I have faith in God. My favorite God is Muruga. I will go to temples. My father is an atheist. I am living alone in Mumbai.

Shruthihassan saddest moment in Life

Shruti Haasan is fast emerging to be one the leading ladies of South Indian Cinema , In a recent interview she opened up to reveal those moments of life which wasn’t very pleasant to say the least. The separation of her parents Kamal and Sarika and her father’s car accident and her mother Sarika’s accident when she slipped on the staircase are few incidents which she considers to be the saddest moments in her life.
Shruti Haasan’s Bollywood career is really blossoming as 2 of her movie Ramaiya Vastavaiya and D-Day are gearing up for release on the same day.

Vishwaroopam 2 for Diwali ?

Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan is busy shooting a sequel to Vishwaroopam with his two heroines, Andrea and Pooja Kumar, in Thailand presently . One may recall that when Vishwaroopam ended, Kamal indicated that there would be a sequel to it. The actor/director has shot most of the portions for Vishwaroopam 2, while he was canning the first part. Now, sources from Aascar Film, which produces it, inform KT that some of the high octane action sequences and song numbers are being shot in Thailand with foreign technicians in picturesque locales. The unit is expected to move to Bangkok next. With the final schedule in Delhi, the film is expected to complete shooting soon and Aascar Ravichandran is planning to release the movie during Diwali.

Kamal Haasan would make a great quizmaster?

Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan recently participated in “Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi” (NVOK), Tamil version of “Kaun Banega Crorepati”. He left the show’s producer Siddhartha Basu stunned, said sources from the sets.

“Kamal sir answered most questions effortlessly, and the confidence with which he faced each question even made Siddhartha Basu say that he would make a great quiz master,” a source who was present on the sets, said.

Haasan, who pocketed Rs.50 lakh from the show with partner Gauthami, decided to donate the prize money to Petral Than Pillaya, a non-profit organisation for cancer patients.

The special episode was recorded here March 23 at AVM studios.

In the first season of the show, hosted by actor Suriya, Kamal made his present felt through a phone call. His daughter Shruti Haasan, who participated in the show sought his help over a question.

The current season is being hosted by actor Prakash Raj. The special episode featuring Kamal Haasan will be aired on Star Vijay soon

Rajini and Kamal attending actor association fast

Tamil Nadu ‘nadigar sangam’ will be observing fast against Srilankan war killings on April 2. The fast will be presided over by nadigar sangam’s President Sarathkumar. It is said that Kamal,Rajini and many other leading actors will be joining the fast.

It is to be remember that recently FEFSI and seven other organizations observed fast against Srilankan war killings and extended their support to student’s hunger strike.

No cuts only mutes for Vishwaroopam

Kamal Hassan with great confidence announced the details of Vishwaroooam-2.”We have started pre production works for Vishwaroopam-2. It will start soon.” says Kamal Hassan.

After 13 days of delay in release, Viswaroopam has got huge applause from all categories of people and this might made Kamal Hassan happier and also plans to arrange a special screening for Tamilnadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha.

Kamal Hassan also addressed his fans for standing beside him in tough time and also expressed his views, “It’s our duty to ensure that every artiste should be given right freedom & encouraged. No artiste would dream of division in society.” he said.

Viswaroopam released with no cuts but few scenes were muted which doesn’t change the movie quality. The film was directed/produced by Kamal Hassan also got lead cast of Andrea Jeremiah, Pooja Kumar, Rahul Bose, Nasser and Shekar Kapoor with Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy as music directors.

Vishwaroopam Ban Lifted at Tamilnadu

Vishwaroopam Ban Lifted at Tamilnadu

The prolonged wait for Vishwaroopam is over and the Madras High Court has today lifted the ban on Vishwaroopam imposed by Tamil Nadu Govt. Judge Venkatraman has delivered the verdict at about 10 pm tonight. Now the film can be screened starting from tomorrow onwards. This comes as a big releif to the actor who has directed and produced the film. Now everyone is expecting to release the film in theatres tomorrow.

The judge has observed that after a central committe, censor board, clears a film, a government cannot ban it. The veridct came after six hours of heated arguments between advocates representing the various sections of the agitating Muslim outfits, Kamal Haasan, public who had pre-booked the tickets and the Govt. The judge also observed that government cannot interfere in the individual’s freedom.

However, the Govt advocate has informed that they are going for an appeal against the judgement.

Vishwaroopam ban can spell Rs.30 crore loss

The delay in the screening of Kamal Haasan’s Rs.95 crore film “Vishwaroopam” in the wake of a ban after some groups tagged it as anti-Muslim is likely to result in an estimated loss of Rs.30 crore, say industry experts.

“A film like ‘Vishwaroopam’, which was promoted at a huge scale, will perhaps have to bear a loss of around Rs.20 to Rs.30 crore. But it also depends on the fate of the film. If the film again gets delayed, then the loss might even cross more than Rs.30 crore,” Mumbai-based distributor Rajesh Thadani of Multi Media Combines said.

After the ban on the international espionage drama, directed and produced by Kamal, in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala, distributors and theatre owners are worried about recovering the cost.

Karnataka distributor Gangaraju said that when a star’s film gets banned, the losses are heavy.

“If a single-screen theatre shells out about Rs.5-Rs.10 lakh for a film involving a big star, then only good opening can help break even in two weeks’ time,” he added.

A theatre owner said: “By Jan 22 we started bookings for ‘Vishwaroopam’ and removed all other other films that were playing. But the ban has come as a shocker and we had to fill the screens again with old films such as ‘Alex Pandian’ and ‘Samar’.”

The Tamil and Telugu versions of “Vishwaroopam”, which deals with the adversities of war, were scheduled to release Jan 25, but couldn’t come out on the schedule time as a ban was imposed by the Tamil Nadu government following protests from Muslim groups.

A day later, the Madras high court restricted the film’s release till Jan 28.

On Friday, some theatres in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala screened the film, but had to stop the run after religious leaders approached Home Minister Sabita Indra Reddy and urged a ban.

Prakash Reddy, a distributor, said: “A Kamal Haasan film is bound to have a good opening but sadly, that was not in the case of ‘Vishwaroopam’ as the shows were disrupted.”

Now “Vishwaroopam” is substituted by “Race 2″ and “Akaash Vani” in the multiplexes, while single screen theatres are playing Pongal releases like “Naayak” and “Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu” in Hyderabad.

It was the same in Karnataka.

“We definitely missed the box-office opening of the film. But our biggest problem now seems to be the reimbursement of tickets that were bought and booked online. Some said they don’t need their money back and demanded screening of the film again,” Gangaraju said.

To watch a film in a multiplex, viewers have to shell out somewhere between Rs.120-Rs.150 for a film. In cities like Bangalore, multiplexes some times charge Rs.250 per ticket at the weekend.

In single-screen theatres, the tickets are priced at Rs.70 to Rs.100 in the region.

Some audiences, who booked online, demanded instant reimbursement and made a ruckus at the theatres.

“Usually, a third party vendor takes care of online booking and it usually takes a few days for the money to get credited into their account, but since the shows were cancelled, most of them were disappointed,” added Gangaraju.

In Karnataka, multiplexes are now playing new Hindi releases along with Sudeep-starrer “Varadanayaka”. Some are also showing “Alex Pandian” and “Samar”.

In Kerala, “Vishwaroopam” released on 82 screens Jan 25, but soon after the first show, most theatres were forced to stop the screenings.

But on Jan 26 the film was shown in some theatres in Kerala with the help of youth wing members of certain parties.

“In places likes Trivandrum there was tension but members of Yuva Morcha and Hindu Munnani opposed the ban against the film and ensured a smooth run,” said Arvind.

But those who can’t run the film in the state are showing the Mammootty-starrer “Kammath Kammath”.

Initially, the film had a peaceful release in the overseas market, where distribution price is reportedly Rs.1.5 crore.

“‘Vishwaroopam’ collected Rs.57.13 lakh in Britain in the first three days,” tweeted trade analyst Taran Adarsh.

But now the trouble has travelled abroad with a ban on the film’s screening in Malaysia.

Confirming the same, A. Ramalingam, distributor of the film in Malaysia, said: “The film ran to packed houses on the first day but following a request from the ministry, we had to stop screening on Saturday.”

Vishwaroobam Movie Review

Starring : Kamal Hassan, Pooja Kumar, Andrea, Rahul Bose, Shekar kapur

Direction : Kamal Hassan

Music : Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Production : Raj Kamal Films

The entire country is waiting for Vishwaroopam and people in Tamil Nadu are hugely disappointed with the ban, but we at Kollywoodtoday bring you the exclusive review of Vishwaroopam . Here we go…

Vishwaroopam is one of the best films that India has ever produced. The production value, the screenplay execution, the cinematography and above all the man of the moment Kamal Hassan’s acting, every thing is top notch. Kudos to the entire team.

Kamal hassan(Vishwanath) a Kathak dancer is living with his wife Nirupama (Pooja Kumar) in New york in a marriage of convenience .Nirupama doen’t like Kamal hassan for his feminine gestures. Nirupama also has a soft corner on her boss and sends a detective to find a fault with Vishwanath in order to file a divorce. The rest of the story tells us the real side of Kamal Hassan. A roller coaster thriller well executed.

Kamal is excellent as a Kathak dancer and as a Kashimri. The transformation scene from Vishwanath to a Kashimiri was sheer mass and the fight sequences with ultra slow motion and the Yaar Endru Therigiratha BGM is brilliant.

Rahul Bose has played his cold blooded villainy character with ease. Pooja Kumar has played her role perfectly well and her character in the comic portions has worked really well.

Shekar Kapur, Andrea and Nasser have done their job well. Cinematography by Sanu Vargese is crystal clear and is on par with Hollywood standards. Illayaraja’s art direction deserves a huge applause, especially the Afghan sets that appear real.

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’s Songs are good but the BGM is not up to the mark. Editing by Mahesh Naryan is slick and stylish. The reverse shots are exteremely good.

Verdict : On the whole Vishwaroopam is Kamal Hassan\’s best movie till now. Go, watch and enjoy the ride.

Rajinikanth and I are like 3D camera: Kamal Hassan

The friendship that two iconic stars of Tamil film industry, Rajinikanth and Kamal Hassan, is well-know yet they have been asked about it time and again. The duo has often admitted that they are like siblings but good competitors.

In spite of being competitors, Rajinikanth and Kamal Hassan never got into fights, like we see among Bollywood stars, nor they felt threatened, as they knew their strengths and weakness. They maintained a health competition and respected each other’s work. It is interesting to know that the actors, who started their career together during the same time, acted in many films before getting separated for commercial reasons.

However, once again on a leading national news channel, Kamal Hassan, who is gearing up for the release of his prestigious multilingual project Vishwaroopam, was asked about his friendship with superstar Rajinikanth for which the Ulaganayagan said that they have thought to live in harmony but they are stiff competitors.

Kamal Hassan said, “What I say is that we have been thought to look in unison and we are like a 3D camera. We have been trained by K Balachander. Fortunately, we are very stiff competitors but have stayed brothers. It is because we carved out our own domains,”

Director Linguswamy A.R.Murugadoss react after watching Vishwaroopam

Balumahendra Talks After Saw Vishwaroobam

Some Respite for Vishwaroobam

Kamal Haasan’s Vishwaroopam has been facing several hurdles. One among them was the case filed by Regent Saimira, requesting the court to stay the release of the film. The production house has cited that the actor has taken money for acting in Marmayogi, which never materialised and he is yet to return the money.

However, when the case came for hearing yesterday, the High Court has dismissed the petition and refused to grant a stay.

Kamal, Shruti Haasan in a film

Kamal Haasan and his daughter Shruti Haasan are set to share the screen for a new film to be made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi trilingual versions. Kamal has informed recently that the story is all ready and the project will take off once Shruti’s Hindi as a lead actress hits the screens.

Shruti Haasan has notable releases in the form of “7am Arivu” with Suriya and “3″ with Dhanush while her Telugu film Gabbar Singh has turned blockbuster hit. Shruti Haasan is busy with a couple of Telugu films Yevadu and Balupu while she is shooting for her Hindi film taking shape in the hands of choreographer turned director Prabhudeva.

On the other hand, Kamal Haasan is waiting for the release of his magnum opus Vishwaroopam for Pongal that is directed and produced by him

Digitisation will help films struggling for release

Digitisation will be a boon for hundreds of unreleased films struggling to find cinemas, feels Prasad, president of the Film Chamber of Commerce, South India.

“There are approximately 400 films still lying in labs without any takers and lack of cinemas. Digitisation will certainly help these unreleased films make some money,” Prasad said.

“Platforms such as Direct-To-Home (DTH) and Youtube need to be welcomed to help these films get released,” he added.

Prasad also supported actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan’s decision to release “Vishwaroopam” via DTH. “Vishwaroopam” is a Tamil-Hindi bilingual film, written, directed and produced by Kamal. It will be released on DTH Jan 10, a day before its theatrical release Jan 11.

“I welcome the move by Kamal Haasan to release his film on DTH and we will extend our support in this endeavour,” he said.

Asked if digitisation will replace cinemas, Prasad said: “In this digital era, both cinemas and digital platforms can mutually co-exist provided theatre owners don’t stop protesting against the release of films.”

“By protesting, theatre owners are in a way only persuading audiences to resort to using digital options,” said Prasad.

Kamal announces short film contest

Kamal announces short film contest
Kamal Haasan who is set to release his Vishwaroopam through DTH has announced a short film contest on the topic of DTH. The films should be of one minute duration and the entries should reach him by Dec 31.
Kamal’s announcement to have a DTH premiere for his film has created quite a controversy in the film industry and theatre owners and distributors have decided not to release the film in theatres.

Bharathi Raja to follow Kamal footsteps

Bharathi Raja to follow Kamal footsteps
Director Bharathi Raja is gearing up for the audio launch of his Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum in Madurai. Cinemalead has earlier reported that he is planning to bring Rajini, Kamal and Sridevi for the event.
Recently in a media interaction the director has said that he will also try to release his film in DTH. While welcoming the move by Kamal Haasan to have a DTH premiere for his Vishwaroopam, he said that one should always welcome new technologies with open hands. He added that in future he will try to release his films using the DTH technology.

Kamal defends DTH move for Viswaroopam

Kamal Haasan is not going back on his decision to release his new film Viswaroopam on the DTH platform. On Sunday, the actor-filmmaker defended his move to introduce the film in pay-per-view mode on direct-to-home (DTH) networks on the day of its theatrical release. He said, the move needed understanding rather than spot judgements and associated anxieties. In an audiocast on social network SoundCloud, the actor said the digital screener should be seen as opening new vistas for legitimate revenues for cinema at a time when video piracy was wrecking the industry. The screener would be a one-time affair priced at Rs. 1,000. “This is targeted at a niche segment that wants to be entertained in the comfort of their homes. It is purely for the excitement of watching it on the first day. The cinema hall experience is still something else,” he said. The national award-winning actor also allayed fears about the technology. “The encoded movie content will not be stored in DTH set-top boxes once viewed,” he said. The decision to release the movie on DTH has set the industry abuzz over the past week. Though the move has received largely positive responses from online forums, there have been talks that producers and exhibitors have been unhappy. The Tamil Film Producers Association has called for an urgent meeting in Chennai on Monday to discuss and debate Mr. Haasan’s decision. In his statement, the actor indicated he was unlikely to budge. “We are talking about catering to a niche segment. The majority is still going to enjoy the movie in cinema halls. We have recorded the sound in world-class technology (auro sound). That was done to get people to cinema halls. Running scared of DTH is like the majority of 99 per cent getting scared of the 1 per cent,” he said. He also said, for good cinema to thrive, filmmakers must be allowed to explore all legitimate avenues for legally generating revenues. Saying no to the move would be paving further way for video pirates to thrive. The update on SoundCloud was put up by the actor’s e-zine Maiam on his official Facebook page on Sunday evening. It went viral within minutes of uploading, garnering more than 5,000 views in less than two hours.