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| Kamal Haasan | ... |
Vishwanathan /
Wisam Ahmed Kashmiri
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Rahul Bose | ... |
Omar
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| Shekhar Kapur | ... |
Col. Jaganaathan
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| Pooja Kumar | ... |
Dr. Nirupama
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Andrea Jeremiah | ... |
Ashmita
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| Jaideep Ahlawat | ... |
Salim
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| Nasser | ... |
Terrorist Leader
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Zarina Wahab | ... |
Psychiatrist
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| Samrat Chakrabarti | ... |
Deepak
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| Miles Anderson | ... |
Dawkins
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Naren Weiss | ... |
Osama Bin Laden
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| James Babson | ... |
Tom Black
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| Jude S. Walko | ... |
Captain Joe, USMC POW
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Chris Kotcher | ... |
Tollbooth Operator
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Greg Sammis | ... |
F.B.I. Agent
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Vishwanathan, a Kathak dance teacher in New York, is in a rather happy marriage with Nirupama who is a nuclear oncologist. She hires a detective to keep a watch on her husband, who apparently ends up in a wrong place that reveals Vishwanathan's true identity. Written by Sharath Chandra
Brilliant film-making. If you are new to Indian films, start with this or if you want to show your non-Indian friend an Indian film, select this action-thriller classic. It takes some time to suck you in but once the ride kick starts you hardly get time to think about anything else. His vision is so majestic and out of the box. Visually stunning most of the time. I would describe this as a film with technically great, with high production value, with a casting perfectly fit, with great direction - good example for great film-making.
Much credit goes to Kamal Haasan. This is another example (After Hey Ram and Virumaandi) why I rate Kamal Haasan along with Maniratnam as the best film maker available in India at present. Vishwaroopam is one of the most intense action thriller I have ever watched. This is the kind of movie we say 'Almost perfect'.
All of us owe a big thanks to the legendary Kamal Haasan.