Vishwaroopam

"God will save us. Which god?"

2013 2h 27m TA

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 106

ActionThriller

Synopsis

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Vishwanathan, a Kathak dance teacher in New York, is happy in his marriage with Nirupama, a nuclear oncologist who married him to pursue higher studies in the USA. Deciding to cut ties with her husband, Nirupama hires a private detective to monitor his activities. To her utter shock, certain truths about her husband are subsequently revealed, setting off a chain of events that will change both of their lives irreversibly.

“God will save us. Which god?”

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Cast

Kamal Haasan
Vishwanathan / Major Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri
Rahul Bose
Omar Qureshi
Andrea Jeremiah
Ashmita Subramaniam
Pooja Kumar
Dr. Nirupama
Shekhar Kapur
Colonel Jagannath
Jaideep Ahlawat
Salim
Samrat Chakrabarti
Deepak Chatterjee
Nassar
Nassar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kamal Haasan
Writers: Kamal Haasan, Kamal Haasan
Languages: Hindi, Tamil, English, Arabic
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Hindi, Tamil, English, Arabic.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Vishwaroopam Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kamal Haasan, shot by Sanu John Varghese. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shankar Mahadevan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mahesh Narayanan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kamal Haasan and Rahul Bose and Andrea Jeremiah carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kamal Haasan directs. Sanu John Varghese behind the camera. Shankar Mahadevan scores. Mahesh Narayanan cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, Tamil, English, Arabic.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Hindi, Tamil, English, Arabic.
4Part of the "Vishwaroopam Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Kamal Haasan, shot by Sanu John Varghese. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Shankar Mahadevan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Mahesh Narayanan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Kamal Haasan and Rahul Bose and Andrea Jeremiah carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "God will save us. Which god?".
10IMDB entry: tt2199711 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.