Viswaroopam - Worth the wait!!!

Viswaroopam puts the cinematic genius of Kamal Haasan as an actor and a director on full display. Great attention has been paid to detail. All that can be said is it's an out and out entertainer and a visual treat.

NOTE: It's anti-terrorism and not anti-Muslim!!!

We all know the legend likes experimenting more often than not and this time around he has gone for a Hollywood genre of suspense thriller and perhaps this is the first time that he looks justified in his life-long obsession with the technical flourish of Hollywood. So full marks for a job well done. An effeminate Kathak dance teacher, a Tamil Jihadi fighting the NATO forces in Afghanistan, an authoritative Indian spy. He does each of these characters in his unique way and pulls it off so well. The star for his age is still enterprising and raring to go, certainly giving all the young heroes a run for their money, be it performance or stunts. The result is a pulsating thriller, which doesn’t have the usual filmy twists or punch-lines, but is packed with high powered live action, convincing combat sequences, original military hardware, impressive technical prowess. A real treat for fans.  

The highlights of the movie are the production values and the brilliance of Kamal as an actor. He looks incredibly good in the opening dance sequence and the subsequent adrenalin-pumping action. The ease with which he transforms from an effeminate man to a fiery combatant is awesome. Given at one point in the film, the female lead asks Kamal if he is a good guy or a bad guy!!! Yup, the famous line from Nayagan. Though this time around it invokes an answer, he says he is both good and evil as we would get to see in the film. 

There aren't any scenes except for the Quran reading before the killings that might possibly offend  Muslim community. Or I may not have realized any. Given that the movie handles terrorism, Kamal makes it specific that the baddies are not projected as Muslims but as just Al-Queda terrorist. Like he was quoted as saying in an interview, Terrorism cannot be colored in white. And that is what is being shown. 

The film ends with the baddie saying "Here I come India" and Kamal saying this only ends if either of him or the terrorist leader die suggesting a sequel. Of course the end credits confirms it "Coming soon. Vishwaroopam II". Watch out.

- DC

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Disclaimer: Ideas shared from reviews around the net and own experience of watching