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Vishwaroopam
''Vishwaroopam'' (titled ''Vishwaroop'' in Hindi; ) is a 2013 Indian action spy film directed and produced by Kamal Haasan, who also enacts the lead role, and is written by Kamal Hassan, Chakri Toleti and Atul Tiwari. The film has Rahul Bose, Shekhar Kapur, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah and Jaideep Ahlawat in supporting roles. In the film, Nirupama, an ambitious woman studying in the US, marries a classical dancer, Viswanathan. On being suspicious of his behaviour, she hires a detective, who reveals his true identity and past. Filmed simultaneously in both Tamil and Hindi, the film features a 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. Development of the project began after the release of Haasan's ''Manmadan Ambu'' (2010) when several of the crew were brought in from the United States to lend their technical expertise. The direction was taken over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Controversies Related To Vishwaroopam
The 2013 Indian film ''Vishwaroopam'' was subjected to several controversial issues. The first of this kind was the title naming issue, where the Hindu Makkal Katchi party demanded the change from its current Sanskrit title to a purely Tamil one. When Kamal Haasan announced a direct-to-home (DTH) premiere of the film, theatre owners demanded a rollback of this plan, as they feared major revenue losses to DTH companies. Threatened by a complete theatre boycott of ''Vishwaroopam'', Haasan agreed to release the film first in theatres. Later, Muslim groups in Tamil Nadu demanded the ban of the film and claimed, that the film would hurt Muslim sentiments. Although the film was cleared by Central Board of Film Certification of India, district collectors in the state of Tamil Nadu gave orders to the theatre owners to not show ''Vishwaroopam'', citing law and order problems, however the film released in other states with greater Muslim populations than in Tamil Nadu. The ban in Tamil Nadu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali films. He has been recognised as an influence for actors and filmmakers in the Tamil film industry. He is also known for introducing many new technologies and cosmetics to the Indian film industry. He has won numerous accolades, including four National Film Awards and 20 Filmfare Awards. He was awarded the Kalaimamani Award in 1984, the Padma Shri in 1990, the Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (''Chevalier'') in 2016. Haasan started his career as a child artist in the 1960 Tamil-language film '' Kalathur Kannamma'', for which he won the President's Gold Medal. His breakthrough as a lead actor came in the 1975 drama ''Apoorva Raagangal'', directed by K. Balachander, in which he played a rebellious youth who fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaideep Ahlawat
Jaideep Ahlawat is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He completed his graduation from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune in 2008. After completing his education, he headed Mumbai, to pursue his dreams to become an actor. He started his career in Bollywood with a small roles in films like ''Aakrosh'' (2010) and the same year, he also starred in a satire comedy film called ''Khatta Meetha'', wherein his negative role of a politician got appreciated in the film circles. Though he appeared in smaller roles in '' Chittagong'' (2011) and '' Rockstar'' (2011), but went unnoticed till he got ''Gangs of Wasseypur'' (2012), wherein he plays the character called Shahid Khan. He played the villain in the Hindi movie '' Commando: A One Man Army'' that released in 2013. Since then, Ahlawat has acted in films such as ''Aatma'' (2013), '' Gabbar is Back'' (2015) and '' Meeruthiya Gangsters'' (2015) '' Vishwaroopam 2''. His character of RAW agent Mir in the Alia Bh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Jeremiah
Andrea Maria Jeremiah is an Indian actress, playback singer, and a musician, who works predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam language films. She made her acting debut in Tamil film ''Pachaikili Muthucharam'' (2007), and Malayalam debut with '' Annayum Rasoolum'' (2013). She has appeared in many commercially successful films like '' Annayum Rasoolum'' (2013), '' Vishwaroopam'' (2013), ''Tadakha'' (2013), '' Endrendrum Punnagai'' (2013), '' Aranmanai'' (2014), ''Loham'' (2015), '' Thoppil Jopaan'' (2016), '' Taramani'' (2017), ''Aval'' (2017), ''Vada Chennai'' (2018) and '' Aranmanai 3'' (2021). Early life Andrea Jeremiah was born in an Anglo-Indian family at Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu on 21 December 1985. Andrea's father is a lawyer at the Madras High Court. She has one younger sister who lives and works at Leuven, Belgium as a research assistant. Jeremiah was raised near Chennai and went to National Public School and graduated from Women's Christian College. She has said that sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahul Bose
Rahul Bose (born 27 July 1967) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, and social activist. Bose has appeared in Bengali films such as '' Mr. and Mrs. Iyer'', '' Kalpurush'', ''Anuranan'', ''Antaheen'', ''Laptop'' and ''The Japanese Wife''. He has also appeared in Hindi films such as '' Pyaar Ke Side Effects'', ''Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam'', ''Jhankaar Beats'', ''Kucch Luv Jaisaa'', '' Dil Dhadakne Do'', '' Chameli'' and '' Shaurya''. He also played the antagonist in the Tamil thriller '' Vishwaroopam'' (2013) and its sequel. ''Time'' magazine named him "the superstar of Indian arthouse cinema" while ''Maxim'' named him "the Sean Penn of Oriental cinema" for his work in parallel cinema films like '' English, August'' and '' Mr. and Mrs. Iyer''. He is also notable for his social activism: he participated in the relief efforts that followed the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami and is also the founder of the anti-discrimination NGO, The Foundation. Early life Rahul Bose was born to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raaj Kamal Films International
Raaj Kamal Films International is an Indian film production and distribution company founded and headed by Kamal Haasan. ''Raja Paarvai'' (1981) was the first film to be produced by them under the banner "Haasan Brothers" before renaming it to Raaj Kamal Films International. Filmography Films produced Films distributed In addition to the films produced by Raaj Kamal films since 1981, the following films from other banners were distributed by the company: Cancelled projects * '' Ladies Only'' (1997) * ''Marudhanayagam'' (1999) * ''Sabaash Naidu The following is a list of unproduced Kamal Haasan projects in roughly chronological order. During his long career, Indian film actor-director Kamal Haasan has worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage ...'' (2019) Awards References External links * * {{RaajKamalFilmsInternational Film distributors of India Film production companies based in Chennai Kamal H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pooja Kumar
Pooja Kumar is an American actress of Indian descent who works in Tamil, Hindi, and English-language Indian films. After winning Miss India USA in 1995, she pursued a career as an actress and producer. She has appeared in a number of American films and shows, including '' Man on a Ledge'', ''Brawl in Cell Block 99'', ''Bollywood Hero'', ''Flavors'', ''Hiding Divya'', ''Park Sharks'', '' Bollywood Beats'', '' Night of Henna'', ''Anything for You'', ''Drawing with Chalk'', and ''Knots Urbane''. Her Indian films include ''Vishwaroopam'', and '' Vishwaroopam 2'' opposite actor Kamal Haasan, and ''Uttama Villain''. These were shot simultaneously in Hindi and Tamil. She made her Telugu debut with ''PSV Garuda Vega'', starring Rajasekhar. Early life Kumar was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Her parents immigrated from India in 1970. She attended Washington University, where she graduated with degrees in political science and finance. She is also trained in Indian classical dance. Kumar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanu Varghese
Sanu John Varghese is an Indian cinematographer, who has worked in the Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. After beginning his career as a technician in DD News, commercials and documentaries, he worked on Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam films. He won acclaim for his work in Kamal Haasan's spy thriller, ''Vishwaroopam'' (2013). Career Sanu Varghese attended College of Fine Arts Trivandrum and upon graduation went on to join the Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication at University of Hyderabad, before beginning work with DD News. He became acquainted with Ravi K. Chandran and assisted him on a couple of ventures and documentaries, before making his debut as an independent cinematographer with '' Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon'' (2003). He continued to work on commercials, filming over six hundred, before getting opportunities to work on the Hindi film '' Karthik Calling Karthik'' (2010) and the Malayalam psychological thriller, '' Elektra'' (2010). During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy () is an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. They have composed music for over 50 soundtracks across five languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and English. Amongst the most critically acclaimed Indian musicians, the trio have won numerous awards, including National Film Award (India), Filmfare Awards, and IIFA Awards. They are often referred to as the " Amar Akbar Anthony" of the Hindi film music industry. Members Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan, the main vocalist of the trio, was born and brought up in Chembur, a suburb of Mumbai, in a Tamil family from Kerala. He learned Hindustani classical music and Carnatic music in his childhood and started playing the veena at the age of five. He studied under Shrinivas Khale, a popular Marathi music composer. After graduating in 1988 with a degree in Software Engineering from Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology in Navi Mumbai under the auspices of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahesh Narayanan
Mahesh Narayanan (born 2 May 1982) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, editor and cinematographer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, he has also worked in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Bollywood, Hindi films. He is a recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director (2017). He is best known for his editing in ''Vishwaroopam'' and ''Vishwaroopam II'', directed by Kamal Haasan. His best works as a director include ''Take Off (2017 film), Take Off'' (2017); which got a special mention in the 65th National Film Awards, ''C U Soon'' (2020) and ''Malik (film), Malik'' (2021). Career After completing his graduation from University College Thiruvananthapuram; he joined M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute in Tamil Nadu after which he started working as an advert editor. He subsequently progressed to editing documentaries, short films and entered the film industry with ''Rathri Mazha'', a Malayalam film which won five Kerala State Film Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selvaraghavan
Selvaraghavan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who has directed and acted predominantly Tamil films. His directorial debut had with ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' (2002) but his father is credited for business reasons, which stars his brother Dhanush K. Raja, Selvaraghavan went on to make a series of romantic drama films with ''Kadhal Kondein'' (2003) (also starring Dhanush) and ''7G Rainbow Colony'' (2004) before also venturing into coming-of-age films ''Pudhupettai'' (2006) and ''Mayakkam Enna'' (2011), both starring Dhanush. He has also ventured into making science fiction and fantasy films, such as depicting a fantasy Chola kingdom in '' Aayirathil Oruvan'' (2010) and a parallel universe in '' Irandam Ulagam'' (2013). He has been critically acclaimed for his directorial skills. He made his film acting debut in the hit film '' Beast''. Early life Selvaraghavan was born to film director Kasthuri Raja and Vijayalakshmi. He has a brother, Dhanush, who is an actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandrahasan
S. Chandrahasan (6 March 1936 — 18 March 2017) was an Indian film producer and actor from Tamil Nadu, India. Early life Born to advocate Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi, Chandrahasan was the second of four children. His elder brother Charuhasan and younger brother Kamal Haasan worked predominantly as actors in the film industry, while his younger sister, Nalini Raghuram, is a classical dancer. As a youngster, Charuhasan practised as a singer, before being readied for a career as a lawyer. In contrary to Charuhasan, Chandrahasan maintained a very close relationship with his younger brother Kamal Haasan throughout his successful career as an actor. Career In 1995, he appeared as an actor in his niece Suhasini Maniratnam's directorial debut ''Indira''. The film featured his own daughter Anu Hasan in the titular role alongside Arvind Swamy and Nassar. During the 2000s, Chandrahasan took a more active role in the management of Raaj Kamal Films International. During the problems faced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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