Kamal Haasan shoots his villain

Kamal Haasan shoots his villain

Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam 2, the second part of his superhit Vishwaroopam is making brisk progress and the Bollywood actor and villain of the film, Rahul Bose is in the city shooting for the film. The portions of Kamal and Rahul Bose are being shot in the current schedule and the duo seems to sharing knowledge behind the camera.

Bollywood actor Rahul Bose who portrayed a menacing militant commander Omar in Vishwaroopam tweeted "Spent today filming for #Vishwaroopam2 with Mr Haasan. Always stimulating chatting with him. Books, cinema, India...we covered it all!"

Kamal Hassan, Andrea, Pooja Kumar and Rahul Bose starrer Vishwaroopam-2 is expected to release at the earliest and Kamal will be seen in a complete avatar in this film. Shamdat has replaced Sanu John Varughese who cranked the camera for Vishwaroopam as the cinematographer for the sequel. While Shankar Ehasan Loy were the music director of Vishwaroopam, Ghibran has been signed up to be the music director Vishwaroopam 2.

Maddy meets Kamal Haasan

Chocolate hero Madhavan, whose last film was Vettai, in which he teamed up with Sameera Reddy, was recently in Chennai for an awards ceremony.

The Alaipayuthe actor met his mentor Kamal Haasan at the event and was on cloud nine after the meeting. The actor posted on his micro-blogging site, "Had a great time at the Vijay Awatds. MET my God Kamal sir again after a while..was a gaping teenager all over again.I really wish I had half their passion and Dedication. (sic).

The actor also tweeted a few unknown facts about the Bollywood Baadshah Shah Rukh Khan and Kamal Haasan. He posted on his micro-blogging site, "Did yall know that SRK did HEY RAM for free for Kamal sir. Respect.Did yall know? SRK was an usherer at the Natl Awards at 18 and had da oportunity to help Nadigar Thilagam Shivaji Ganeshan sir walk up stairs. He says Shivaji sir leaned on him a bit for support and that why SRK is who he is today.WOW." (sic)

Kamal Haasan to release Vishwaroopam 2 this year

Actor and director Kamal Haasan said Saturday his next production "Vishwaroopam-2" will be launched in a few days and release this year.

Speaking to reporters here at a meet organised by Raj Kamal Enterprises, along with film distributor H.D. Gangaraj, Kamal Haasan said he would ensure that there will be no delay in the release of the new film as he has been making preparations in right earnestness.

The actor said that many Tamil film personalities advised him to continue making films at least once a year.

Haasan also announced that he has also been involved in another script titled "Moo".

The actor's latest espionage thriller "Vishwaroopam" ran into trouble after some Muslim groups sought certain modifications. The actor agreed for the changes before its release Feb 7.

The Rs.95 crore film narrates the story of a Muslim Indian agent living in the US in disguise, on a secret assignment to stop a probable terror attack. It stars Kamal Haasan, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Shekhar Kapur, Rahul Bose and Jaideep Ahlawat.

"My fans in Tamil Nadu are overwhelmingly supporting my movie and it has already been talked as my biggest carrier hit after it opened with a humongous response for three days," he said.

"Now, that the Tamil version of 'Vishwaroopam' has been released in Tamil Nadu, I am happy that I will not be questioned by my brother and co-producer Chandra Haasan," said the actor, indicating that the film may collect nearly Rs.100 crore.

Kamal to move SC over Vishwaroopam ban

Actor and director Kamal Haasan will approach the Supreme Court over the ban on his movie 'Vishwaroopam' in Tamil Nadu. The Madras High Court had on Wednesday banned the screening of the film in the state till February 6. The court stayed the release of the film even as petrol bombs were hurled at two theatres that were to screen the film.

Meanwhile, Haasan has agreed to delete some scenes from the film, caving into pressure building on him from various groups that claimed the Tamil-Hindi bilingual about international terrorism hurt the sentiments of Muslims.

Earlier in the day, Haasan made an emotional pitch ahead of the Madras High Court's final decision on the release of his film. "I have explored all possibilities with my Muslim brothers. Now it's up to the court to decide. I only request to the government that they maintain law and order is in place, that nothing untoward happens to my Muslim fans," he told reporters.

He said he and the leaders of the groups that objected to his film agreed to sort the issue amicably. "I have been given a list of scenes; I don't want it to be marred by someone's confusion. I have agreed for certain cuts," he said. "My emotional family has reached out to me, I promise anything for my brothers," he said.

The Madras High Court's order staying the release of the film came after the Tamil Nadu government challenged the court's interim order on Tuesday of lifting the stay on Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam'.

The film was banned in the state on the insistence of some Muslim organisations which felt that it depicted the community in poor light. But Kamal Haasan got a late night relief from the Madras High Court on Tuesday after the court decided to put in abeyance the prohibitory orders issued by the Tamil Nadu government to delay the film's release. However, the order has now been challenged by the state government.

Sameera Reddy opposite Kamal Haasan

Sameera Reddy bagged a role in Kamal Haasan’s prestigious movie Viswaroopam. Sonakshi Sinha was supposed to play the role but could not do due to dates problem.

Viswaroopam is a bilingual - Tamil and Telugu movie. Before settling with Sameera Reddy, Kamal tried for top Bollywood stars.

Kamal-Sonkashi's Vishwaroopam from June

Kamal Hassan-Sonkashi Sinha's upcoming Tamil movie Vishwaroobham will reportedly take-off in June. The movie, which was supposed to hit the floors in April, will start its first schedule in Canada.

Earlier, the Canadian consulate had rejected visas for the cast and crew of Vishwaroobham, which delayed the movie. Later, the team applied fresh applications for which it has got approval from the consulate and has been granted permission to shoot in Canada for 100 days.

Meanwhile, director Selvaraghavan is busy with his long pending project Erandam Ulagam. The movie features Dhanush and Andrea Jeremiah in the leads. It will hit the screens in June.

Vishwaroobham also features Shreya Saran in the key role. The music of the film will be scored by Shankar Ehsaan Loy.