Viswaroopam's songs manage to convey a plethora of emotions, beautifully sometimes, a little faltering in other places. On the whole,
Be it the Hindu or Muslim community, as long as one is offended, one has to address the root causes of the offence and try to bring about an amicable solution. Secular thought is not by having a go at everything that is theistic and majoritarian in nature, it is about having an inclusive atmosphere that takes into account the apprehensions of every community at equipoise, says Sriram Balasubramanian.
Viswaroopam is produced by Haasan's company Raj Kamal International in association with PVP Cinema.
The film is made in both Hindi and Tamil.
What is noticeable in both movies is the willingness with which both the ageing stars -- Kamal is 68 and Rajini, four years older at 72 with a kidney transplant that he has not shied away from acknowledging -- have learnt to respect their age and bodies, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Palanivel Thiaga Rajan was on the hit-list, not because the chief minister was unhappy with his performance, but because there were constant complaints from other ministers that he was sitting on their files far too long, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Kamal Haasan's list of controversies is as long as his impressive filmography.
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As with the last 37 years, this year too the India Day Parade in New York saw thousands of Indian Americans throng Manhattan's Madison Avenue to celebrate India's Independence Day. For the thousands of Indians who turned up, it was a once in a year chance to showcase their country's rich cultural diversity.
A petition has been filed by S.K.R. Karnan to stop the release as he feels that the film is based on the life of his grandfather.
At the launch of his political party, actor Kamal Haasan said he was seized of a guilty conscience when he thought of what he had done for the people who showered him with their love.
'When Kamal Haasan came into the room, I was literally shivering. I am just an ordinary head load worker and there, I was standing next to a legend like him. I didn't know what to do. Not even in my dreams did I think of meeting Kamal sir or talking to Shankar Mahadevan sir. I was living a dream.'
'Hinduism is not a religion, but a way of life, a philosophy.'
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