‘Vishwaroopam’ released in Karnataka amid police security

Kamal Haasan’s controversial film 'Vishwaroopam' was finally released in Karnataka today after the State police gave an assurance of providing adequate security for the multi-lingual film.

January 29, 2013 03:52 pm | Updated December 04, 2021 11:17 pm IST - Bangalore

Kamal Hassan's fans protesting against the ban on his multi-lingual film 'Vishwaroopam' in Bangalore on Monday. Photo: G P Sampath Kumar

Kamal Hassan's fans protesting against the ban on his multi-lingual film 'Vishwaroopam' in Bangalore on Monday. Photo: G P Sampath Kumar

Kamal Haasan’s controversial film 'Vishwaroopam' was finally released in Karnataka today after the State police gave an assurance of providing adequate security for the multi-lingual film.

“Vishwaroopam has been released in 40 theatres across the State, including 17 in Bangalore, from the matinee show today.

“All 17 theatres screening the film are already going houseful,” H D Gangaraju, sole distributor of the film in Karnataka, told PTI.

He said the State police had assured them that it would provide security for peaceful screening of the film.

“Acceding to the request of a delegation of Muslim leaders who met City Police Commissioner Jyothiprakash Mirji and appealed that a line stating “all Muslims are not terrorists” be inserted in the film, I have decided to insert the line in the credits as it cannot be inserted in the film since it is a digital production,” Mr. Gangaraju said.

Mr. Mirji, who viewed the film on January 27, the day it was to be released in Karnataka, felt that there was nothing objectionable in it, Mr. Gangaraju claimed.

The film, facing a two-week ban in Tamil Nadu due to its alleged anti-Muslim content, hit screens worldwide on January 25. Its release was deferred in Karnataka following a police suggestion in view of Milad-un-Nabi and Republic Day and later in the wake of a group clash in Bhadravathi on January 26 over screening of the film.

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