Vishwaroopam
2
Film
Review:
Kamal
Haasan's
spy
drama
leaves
you
Disappointed
|
FilmiBeat
Rating:
2.0/5
Star
Cast:
Kamal
Haasan,
Rahul
Bose,
Pooja
Kumar,
Andrea
Jeremiah,
Shekhar
Kapur
Director:
Kamal
Haasan
Not
many
know
that
Kamal
Haasan
had
plans
to
release
Vishwaroop
2
a
week
after
the
release
of
Vishwaroop.
'Vishwaroop
was
never
supposed
to
be
made
as
two
films.
We
knew
the
script
was
lengthy
and
we
didn't
want
to
break
the
structure,
and
therefore,
the
decision
to
release
it
in
two
parts,"
Mahesh
Narayan,
the
editor
of
the
film
was
recently
quoted
as
saying
in
an
interview.
Who
doesn't
love
spy
thrillers?
Well,
I
am
sure
most
of
us
do.
Especially
the
ones
that
have
twists
and
turns
to
keep
our
eyes
hooked
to
the
screen.
Unfortunately,
Kamal
Haasan's
Vishwaroop
2
is
nothing
but
a
jumbled
mess,
which
makes
you
guffaw
at
regular
points
for
its
silly
plot.
Vishwaroop
2
begins
from
where
the
first
part
ended
in
2013.
After
failing
to
execute
the
deadliest
terror
attack
in
the
city
of
New
York,
Omar
Qureshi
(Rahul
Bose)
and
Salim
(Jaideep
Ahlawat)
have
one
more
dangerous
plan
up
their
sleeves.
Meanwhile,
soldier-turned-spy
Major
Wisam
Ahmad
Kashmiri
(Kamal
Haasan),
his
nuclear-oncologist
wife
Nirupama
(Pooja
Kumar),
his
working
partner
Ashmita
Sunbramanium
(Andrea
Jerremiah)
and
Colonel
Jagannath
(Shekhar
Kapoor)
team
up
to
thwart
Omar
and
Salim's
revenge
game.
While
the
first
half
of
the
film
revolves
around
Wisam
and
his
team
discovering
a
terrorist
plot
to
destroy
UK,
involving
a
sunken
ship,
the
film
post
interval
goes
for
a
toss,
as
Kamal
Haasan
brings
in
all
the
trappings
of
a
typical
masala
potboiler,
which
includes
a
lacklustre
love
track,
a
mandatory
'maa' scene
and
a
climax
which
is
an
absolute
no-brainer.
While
Vishwaroop
had
some
engaging
moments,
the
sequel
comes
across
more
as
a
stitched-up
gag,
which
simply
doesn't
make
sense
at
times.
During
the
promotions
of
Vishwaroop
2,
Kamal
Haasan
said
that
making
Vishwaroop
in
two
parts
was
a
decision
of
passion.
Sadly,
he
isn't
in
top
form
when
it
comes
to
calling
the
shots
this
time.
Blame
it
majorly
on
the
weak
screenplay!
However,
the
flashback
scenes
do
manage
to
impress.
From
an
effeminate
kathak
teacher
to
an
Al
Qaeda
jihadi
fighting
a
NATO
forces
in
Afganistan
to
a
RAW
agent
working
for
India,
Vishwaroop
had
Kamal
Haasan
effortlessly
slide
into
every
avatar.
Unfortunately,
the
sequel
doesn't
have
any
such
scope
for
his
character.
A
not
so-memorable
performance
from
the
spy-hero
this
time!
Pooja
Kumar
begins
on
a
good
note,
but
ends
up
faltering
towards
the
end
with
her
damsel-in-distress
act.
Andrea
Jeremiah
plays
her
part
well.
Shekhar
Kapur
doesn't
get
to
do
much
post
the
popcorn
break.
Rahul
Bose
as
the
one-eyed
terrorist
Omar
is
reduced
to
a
laughing
stock
and
his
wheezy
voice
annoys
the
hell
out
of
you.
Waheeda
Rehman
as
Wisam's
Alzheimer-struck
mother
suffers
from
poorly-sketched
role.
Jaideep
Ahlawat
as
Salim
gets
his
moments
to
shine.
One
of
the
biggest
shortcomings
of
Vishwaroop
2
is
the
visual
effects.
The
shoddy
VFX
is
hard
to
miss
at
several
places.
The
non-linear
narrative
might
fail
to
pique
the
interest
in
some
section
of
the
audience,
as
it
can
come
across
as
a
tedious
watch.
At
a
runtime
of
about
three
hours,
Vishwaroop
2
could
have
been
spared
a
few
unnecessary
sub-plots
and
snipped
shorter
at
the
editing
table.
While
Vishwaroop
2
has
dollops
of
action,
few
of
them
come
across
as
being
over
the
top,
particularly
the
one
involving
underwater
which
defies
logic.
The
music
of
the
Hindi
version
too
doesn't
have
much
to
offer.
With
a
silly
plot
and
the
'curse
of
the
second
half',
Kamal
Haasan's
Vishwaroop
2
fails
miserably
in
its
mission
of
conquering
the
audience's
hearts.
What
could
have
been
a
riveting
watch,
instead
loses
most
of
its
fizz.
This
Kamal
Haasan
film
has
more
'misses'
than
'thrills'.
I
am
going
with
2
stars.