Kamal Hassan's much-awaited multi-lingual film "Viswaroopam 2" was released in the US on August 9, 2018.
He goes into a hiatus for years, and his films make an appearance once in many years, but when it does, it is with a bang. We have Padma Bhushan Dr. Kamal Hassan. Five years is a pretty long time to make a sequel of a film, and this is precisely the time taken for Kamal Hassan to create the second part of his action-packed Vishwaroopam Franchise.
The sequel is based on Indian background
Kamal is once again in his role as a RAW agent, and the happenings in "Vishwaroopam 2" pertains to a period before and after the events shown in Vishwaroopam.
Vishwaroopam was set with Afghanistan and the US as its background while Vishwaroopam 2 is set in India. The flick chronicles the battles between the two protagonists, Wisaam Kashmiri played by Kamal Hassan and Omar Qureshi, an Al Qaeda operative.
Whos is Waseem Kashmiri? Mystery Solved
The sequel took five years to materialize, and this is surprising since the plans of Vishwaroopam 2 was already drawn by the time Vishwaroopam was ready for release.
The Timeline of "Vishwaroopam 2" has been cleverly set by the makers for a period preceding the timeline of Vishwaroopam and after. The buzz for the flick is high, and with just four days for release, a trailer has been released which seems to show Wasim Kashmiri as a traitor.
"Vishwaroopam 2" will probably reveal the true identity of RAW agent Major Waseem Kashmiri.
Public response: First-day-first--show:
The latest trailer takes off where the original flick had left-Indian Intelligence and FBI jointly foil a plot by Omar and his Jihadi brethren of exploding a dirty bomb and spread radiation in the US.
The rushes further takes on how Major Waseem managed to escape from the Al Qaeda camp supervised by Omar, and fleeting shots were shown in the final parts of Vishwaroopam. Shots of a bloodied Kamal brought on a stretcher to the Army Base Camp is seen where the doctors try to revive him.
Public response on Twitter:
#Vishwaroopam2 - 1.75/5
— TheReelReviewraja (@reelreviewsraja) August 10, 2018
Boring to the core apart from few action episodes , the film goes nowhere..
Poor vfx, lengthy scenes, camera angles, tone etc., will test our patience.
One of the worst climax ever & ending was forced.
Verdict : 👎
Waste of time & money!! 💰
#Vishwaroopam2 USA Review Believe it or not this is one of the best indian sequels you will see in recent times.This movie deserves an oscar nomination for visual sound effects..mind blown.@ikamalhaasan and supporting cast did overwhelming job.Worth every penny.#Blockbuster
— AirJordan (@VJ_C) August 10, 2018
#Vishwaroopam2 1st half - Strong in #Kamalisms.. Engages & grips the viewer throughout its 1 hr 25 mins runtime. Pay constant attention and enjoy the experience. It's high-concept! Also cuts back to scenes from the first part for the audience recall factor. So far so good! #Kamal
— Kaushik LM (@LMKMovieManiac) August 10, 2018
Vishwaroopam 2 has been written and directed by Kamal Hassan and features himself along with Shekhar Kapur, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah and others.
The movie will be shown on the cinema screens on August 10, 2018.
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