Vishwaroopam
Sign in to saveVishwaroopam (titled Vishwaroop in Hindi; ) is a 2013 Indian action spy film co-written, directed and produced by Kamal Haasan, who also stars in the lead role. The film also stars Rahul Bose, Shekhar Kapur, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Nassar and Jaideep Ahlawat in supporting roles. The film was shot simultaneously in both Tamil and Hindi.
Film · TMDB
6.3Vishwanathan, a Kathak dance teacher in New York, is happy in his marriage with Nirupama, a nuclear oncologist who married him to pursue higher studies in the USA. Deciding to cut ties with her husband, Nirupama hires a private detective to monitor his activities. To her utter shock, certain truths about her husband are subsequently revealed, setting off a chain of events that will change both of their lives irreversibly.
Released: 2013-01-25147 minDir: Kamal HaasanAction, Thriller
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Vishwanathan / Major Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri
- Rahul Bose as Omar Qureshi
- Andrea Jeremiah as Ashmita Subramaniam
- Pooja Kumar as Dr. Nirupama
- Shekhar Kapur as Colonel Jagannath
- Jaideep Ahlawat as Salim
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.9/10
41,257 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 8 wins & 12 nominations total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Vishwaroopam / Vishwaroop
- Film.image
- Vishwaroopam poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Kamal Haasan
- Film.story
- Kamal Hassan
- Film.writer
- Kamal HaasanChakri ToletiAtul Tiwari
- Film.music
- Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
- Film.cinematography
- Sanu Varghese
- Film.editing
- Mahesh Narayanan
- Film.studio
- Raaj Kamal Films International
- Film.distributor
- PVP CinemaBalaji Motion Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 150 minutes
- Film.country
Key dates
- Published
- 25 January 2013
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- spy film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Tamil
- Main subject
- terrorism
- Director
- Kamal Haasan
- Screenwriter
- Kamal Haasan
- Cast member
- Shekhar Kapur
- Composer
- Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
- Production company
- Raaj Kamal Films International
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- Reception
- ''Vishwaroopam''
- ''Vishwaroop''
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- India
- Overseas
- Accolades
- Sequel
- References
- External links
Vishwaroopam (titled Vishwaroop in Hindi; ) is a 2013 Indian action spy film co-written, directed and produced by Kamal Haasan, who also stars in the lead role. The film also stars Rahul Bose, Shekhar Kapur, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Nassar and Jaideep Ahlawat in supporting roles. The film was shot simultaneously in both Tamil and Hindi.
The script was written by Kamal Hassan, Chakri Toleti and Atul Tiwari and is set in New York City, where Nirupama, an ambitious nuclear scientist, marries an effeminate coward classical dancer, Viswanathan. On being suspicious of his behaviour, she hires a detective and in turn gets entangled with a terrorist cell, revealing his true identity and past. 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.