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*Spoiler ahead With Vishwaroopam 2 scheduled to release around this weekend (Hopefully, considering all Kamal films face release issues), I decided to write on the things that I loved in Vishwaroopam. Vishwaroopam 2 is a prequel as well as a sequel to the 2013 release Vishwaroopam. Kamal Hassan as a writer and director has always impressed me more than the actor. Vishwaroopam is a treat for someone like me who likes the writer Kamal Hassan. The story of Vishwaroopam starts with Nirupama (Pooja Kumar) talking to her counselor about her relationship with Vishwanath (Kamal Hassan) and her secret relationship with Deepak (her boss). Kamal Hassan’s writing is clever. See how Nirupama refers to him to her counselor, as Wiz, which is short from of his real name Wizam Ahmed Kasmiri also for his spy name Vishwanath. Only a very few actors have command over their body. Kamal Hassan has mastered it. The transformation scene, where he fights after being innocent works every tim...

Revisiting Baasha for the… oops lost the count of it! A film released in 1995 has been digital re-mastered and released after 22 years. Is it worth to spend time and money for a movie that has been telecasted numerous time on television? Before answering to that, I would like to put forward my perspective why people eulogize this film 22 years hence it’s release. A film with revenge story is very common in Indian films. Any action film will have a small portion of revenge in it. Even Baasha is not an exception, it’s revenge for the hero’s friend’s death. But what makes it unique is it’s narration. Rajni is portrayed as a tranquil auto driver (Manikam) who has a past life, which is revealed later. The interval sequence where Manikam loses his patience and fights back, which is now popularly known as transformation scene, is first of its kind back in 1995 and even now many scenes could not create the moment that this film created. As Sivaji Ganesan said in Devar magan, “S...