Pictures: Celebrities galore at Vishwaroopam special screening
News
oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Vishwaroopam
is
all
set
to
release
in
Tamil
Nadu
today
(February
7).
The
film,
which
was
delayed
due
to
controversial
content,
is
finally
seeing
the
light
of
the
day
in
about
500
screens.
The
film,
which
was
supposed
to
be
released
on
January
11,
was
postponed
due
to
Kamal
Hassan's
DTH
(Direct
to
Home)
plans.
The
idea
was
opposed
by
the
Tamil
Nadu
Theatre
Owners'
Association
(TNTOA)
and
they
threatened
to
boycott
the
film.
As
a
result,
the
release
got
pushed
to
January
25
and
the
actor
was
forced
to
drop
his
plans.
However,
just
when
the
film
was
about
to
release
on
the
announced
date,
the
state
government
banned
Vishwaroopam
after
several
Muslim
groups
opposed
the
film
citing
that
the
movie
shows
their
community
in
bad
taste.
This
delayed
the
film
further
even
though
the
film
was
released
in
other
parts
of
the
country
after
initial
hurdles.
After
making
Tamil
Nadu
audience
wait
for
a
few
weeks,
Vishwaroopam
will
be
finally
releasing
today
in
the
state.
As
the
industry
men
supported
him
during
the
tough
times
and
expressed
their
wish
to
watch
the
film,
a
special
screening
was
organised
last
evening.
Nadigar
Sangam
Chief
Sarath
Kumar
with
his
wife
Radhika,
Suhasini
Mani
Ratnam,
Cheran,
Jayaram
with
his
family,
Madhan
Karky
and
Nandini
Karky,
Sibiraj,
comedian
Vivek,
Kushboo,
Yuvan
Shankar
Raja,
Karthik
Raja,
Arun
Vijay,
Keethana
Parthiban,
Raaki
Parthiban,
RK
Selvamani,
Santhana
Bharathi,
Chaaru
Haasan,
Mumtaj,
AP
Sreedhar,
Yuki
Sethu,
Ramkumar,
Sree
Priya,
Dhusyant
Ramkumar,
Shobi
and
Lalitha,
Sve
Sekhar
and
Ashwin
Sekhar
were
seen
at
the
special
screening.
Vishwaroopam
Special
Screening
Superstar
Rajinikanth
did
not
attend
the
special
screening
and
reportedly
watched
the
film
at
his
Poes
Garden
residence
through
digital
streaming.
Vishwaroopam
Special
Screening
Vishwaroopam
is
an
action-thriller
directed
by
Kamal
Hassan
himself.
The
film
is
produced
by
his
brother
Charu
Hassan
and
it
is
made
with
the
budget
of
Rs
95
crores.
Vishwaroopam
Special
Screening
The
film
also
features
Pooja
Kumar,
Rahul
Bose
and
Andrea
Jeremiah
in
the
important
roles.
Vishwaroopam
Special
Screening
Kamal
Hassan
himself
plays
a
Muslim
RAW
(Research
and
Analysis
Wing)
agent
in
Vishwaroopam
and
fights
against
Muslim
terrorist
or
Jihadis
from
Afghanistan.
Vishwaroopam
Special
Screening
Seven
scenes
in
the
film
has
been
deleted
after
Muslim
groups
claimed
that
it
hurt
their
sentiment.