Vishwaroopam (2013)

Movie : Vishwaroop (U/A)Rating : 4.5/5Kamal Haasan is an excellent actor, we know that. He's a good writer, we know that too. He's a good director as well, we even know that. And for those who don't know, we recommend watching VISHWAROOP. Once you will watch it, you will not be able to forget it. It's an unforgettable, thrilling and adventurous action film that can't be described easily in words.First things first. VISHWAROOP is not a dubbed film from south. It's a straight Bollywood film. Therefore, original Hindi cinema lovers can definitely watch it without thinking much. It's a story about crime, hatred, and what all leads to a war. Right from the beginning frame, Kamal Haasan wins you over as a writer and a director. His creativity angle in the story makes it at par with world cinema. Since it's an action thriller full of suspense and surprises, it won't be good to disclose anything about the story of the film. It's better to watch it on your own to realize how great this film is. The story and screenplay both are amazing, and you wonder how come an actor can write such an interesting story with an even engaging screenplay. The visual effects are very nice and the camera work is top notch. Especially, the scenes of war and the fight sequences look amazing and you wish to just react in surprise. And yes, the action sequences are excellently choreographed and executed, and they look a treat to watch.Kamal Haasan finally comes with a Hindi film after a long time. He is the soul of the film. The way he acts and reacts, gives the film an extra boost. Pooja Kumar thankfully has an important role unlike all heroines and she plays it well. Same for Andrea Jeremiah, who too has an impressive part and plays it well,till the end. Rahul Bose as the antagonist is menacing in several sequences. The other cast too leaves the desired impact.The music is surprisingly excellent. The background score and all songs deserve a 100% rating. The title track is the best one. And the best part is that the editing is also very good, the songs do appear only when needed. There are several scenes that deserve special mention. Many time freeze sequences are filmed very well, and they add to the curiosity and tension of the scene. Very well played, indeed!On the whole, VISHWAROOP is an unforgettable experience that deserves to be watched and loved by all audiences. It's a kind of film never seen before and it has got all the stuff to entertain and enthrall you. What then? Just go, and watch!

Iam a huge Kamal fan but the movie does not live up to the expectations set by the ratings in IMDb. It is a good one-time watch movie, the plot is not strong enough and too many characters introduced without any reason and have not created the impact we would expect them to e.g., (Naaser, Andrea)Even before the movie began everyone would have guessed Kamal to be a undercover agent so we never had the urge to know anything unusual and it is the same way the entire movie goes around. Every scene is predictable and the story lacks the depth.Having said all that this is a wonderful attempt by Kamal to create such a movie and you can always expect off-beat films from this Indian actor and i think this movie must have been by-far the best directorial brilliance from the actor.A combination of undercover agent transformation and a few world-class stunt scenes is all that the movie is to lookout for. Biggest flaws in the movie: Dialogues - Huge let down. For a movie which deals with substance the dialog should have been crystal clear and when we see translation of Arabic with Tamil subtitles they should have been in bigger font sizes at least for the audience to understandVillain - Again should have been a native Tamil speaker so that he is able to send the thrill down the spine. First he gets very little screen space and next his dialog are never clear. I don't understand why did the director choose to worsen his voice in 2nd half, clearly a bad attemptPlot - Never has the depth, does not have anything in the dark to keep the audience in the edge of the seats, the last scene wherein Kamal's wife places a microwave over the bomb to diffuse was very creative and intuitive but could have been shot better. Not sure why was the delay to kill the Sleeper cell at the end, there was never a fight there.May be it is just me who thinks this way, maybe am disappointed because of the expectation set, but i always appreciate the actor's work and this surely this did not live up to the expectations

Main important thing about this film is it is a huge experiment in the Indian cinema history. This was banned for several days in the tamilnadu as it was said it hurts feelings of particular community. But it was not such. The film emphasis the reality. It has got huge commercial values, high production values and very importantly the whole team effort. Kamal hasan's expressions(in dance), role and his action will make some people feel he is the best actor and of course. quite apt for seeing thrice. i have no words to explain it but i can say it is awesome. shankar-ehsan-loy music is very good and plays a major role.Coming to the story it is the detective who risks his life to enter the lashkar-e-thoiba so that he can find out what they are planning to do. one plan for blasting the whole newyork city makes him feel and so he leaves them and goes to new york city with other name and other profession. the parts includes how he made them trust him so tat they reveal the plans and how he find out the explosive and stop newyork city from blasting.

after so much hype.. i decided to watch this movie.. i am not a fan of kamal hasan nor i hate him.. but this movie didn't help me change my views on him. movie is sooo boring.. acting is below average from all the actors.. and dialogues of his wife is damn irritating.. at one point you really wants someone to shut her up.. and i didn't understand the starting of the movie.. what she was doing in therapist office.. and where did that conversation go.. i really wanted the movie to end.. here its having 9.4 ratings.. c'mon you guys can't be serious.. please don't go for this movie even if you are action lover or have any sort of taste.. and i wonder why its 2nd part is in making.. God bless us.