Vishwaroopam screened this morning, but later showings of both the Tamil and Telugu versions were cancelled
Highlights
- After being banned in Tamil Nadu, mega-budget thriller, Vishwaroopam, directed by Kamal Haasan who also stars in the film, is not screening in Hyderabad or Bangalore. Distributors in both cities said they did not want to provoke any violence. The film is likely to release in Hyderabad tomorrow and in Bangalore on Sunday.
- The 95-crore film has been banned by the Tamil Nadu government for two weeks after some groups protested against the film's portrayals of Muslims. The Madras High Court last evening refused to over-rule the ban and said a judge will review the movie over the weekend; a verdict could be delivered at the next hearing on Monday.
- The movie was released in Andhra Pradesh this morning, but the distributor decided to cancel later screenings in the state capital of Hyderabad. The film did not show at all in Bangalore today, but the Karnataka government has reportedly said it will release in the state on Sunday.
- "Yesterday some religious leaders approached me to stop the screening the movie expressing apprehensions. There is no ban from the government side. City police commissioners have requested me to postpone the movie screening by a day in the city," said the Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sabita Indra Reddy to news agency PTI.
- Southern superstar Rajinikanth today appealed to Muslim groups to work with Kamal Haasan by suggesting changes that would not "affect the storyline." Lobbying against the ban on the film, he said, "I have known Kamal for 40 years. He would not hurt anyone."
After being banned in Tamil Nadu, mega-budget thriller,
Vishwaroopam, directed by Kamal Haasan who also stars in the film, is not screening in Hyderabad or Bangalore. Distributors in both cities said they did not want to provoke any violence. The film is likely to release in Hyderabad tomorrow and in Bangalore on Sunday.
The 95-crore film has been banned by the Tamil Nadu government for two weeks after some groups protested against the film's portrayals of Muslims. The Madras High Court last evening refused to over-rule the ban and said a judge will review the movie over the weekend; a verdict could be delivered at the next hearing on Monday.
The movie was released in Andhra Pradesh this morning, but the distributor decided to cancel later screenings in the state capital of Hyderabad. The film did not show at all in Bangalore today, but the Karnataka government has reportedly said it will release in the state on Sunday.
"Yesterday some religious leaders approached me to stop the screening the movie expressing apprehensions. There is no ban from the government side. City police commissioners have requested me to postpone the movie screening by a day in the city," said the Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sabita Indra Reddy to news agency PTI.
Southern superstar Rajinikanth today appealed to Muslim groups to work with Kamal Haasan by suggesting changes that would not "affect the storyline." Lobbying against the ban on the film, he said, "I have known Kamal for 40 years. He would not hurt anyone."