Vishwaroopam 2 Movie Details:
Also known as | Vishwaroopam II |
Country | India |
Languages | Tamil Hindi |
Genre | Action, Thriller |
Release date | August 10, 2018 |
Running time | 2hr 30min |
Certificate | U/A |
Starring | Kamal Haasan Rahul Bose Pooja Kumar Andrea Jeremiah Shekhar Kapur |
Directed by | Kamal Haasan |
Written by | Kamal Haasan (story/screenplay/Tamil dialogue) Shashank Vennelakanti (telugu dialogue) Atul Tiwari (hindi dialogue) |
Produced by | Kamal Haasan V. Ravichandran Jude S. Walko |
Cinematography by | Sanu Varghese Shamdat Sainudeen |
Edited by | Mahesh Narayan Vijay Shankar |
Music by | Ghibran Muhammad |
Production Companies | Raaj Kamal Films International Aascar Films PVT. Limited |
Distributor | Raaj Kamal Films International Rohit Shetty Picturez and Reliance Entertainment (Hindi) |
Worldwide Collection | ₹50 crore |
Vishwaroopam 2 Movie Cast & Characters:
- Kamal Haasan as Vishwanathan / R&AW Agent Major Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri, a former soldier of the Indian army and agent of R&AW.
- Rahul Bose as Omar Qureshi, the main antagonist and Wisam’s former friend whom he sees as a traitor and villain for the supposed death of his family
- Pooja Kumar as Dr. Nirupama Vishwanathan / Nirupama Kashmiri, Wisam’s wife with knowledge of scuba diving and a doctorate in nuclear oncology
- Andrea Jeremiah as Ashmita Subramaniam, Wisam’s friend, and member of the army
- Shekhar Kapur as Colonel Jagannathan (Jaganath in Hindi), one of Wisam’s mentors and higher orders during his infiltration and best friend of deceased John Dawkins and Gowswami
- Jaideep Ahlawat as Salim, the secondary antagonist, and Omar’s deputy
- Russell Geoffrey Banks as Jim, Wisam’s assistant with his operations
- Waheeda Rehman as Kashmiri’s mother, who’s also an Alzheimer’s victim
- Anant Mahadevan as Eshwar Iyer, Jagannathan/Jaganath and Goswami’s boss
- Deepak Jethi
- Jude S. Walko as Captain Joe Black
Storyline:
RAW agent Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri prevents an al-Qaida terrorist from executing a massive attack on New York. He must now wade through further traps and conspiracies to thwart a new plot against three democratic nations.
About Vishwaroopam 2 Movie:
Vishwaroopam 2 is an action thriller film written, directed, and co-produced by Kamal Haasan. It is the sequel to the 2013 film Vishwaroopam and features Kamal Haasan alongside Rahul Bose, Shekhar Kapur, Pooja Kumar and Andrea Jeremiah, reprising their roles
The sequel has been in development hell for 5 years. Originally slated to release a couple of months after the first part‘s release in 2013. The 40% of the film was shot during the making of part one itself. Filming of the sequel began in Thailand and the team shot scenes at the Bangkok airbase. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Hindi.
This is the first time, Director Rohit Shetty has associated with a Kamal Haasan film by presenting the alternative Hindi language version (Vishwaroop 2) under his banner.
The first look poster of the film was released on May 2, 2017, and the theatrical trailer was released on June 11, 2018.
Vishwaroopam 2 was released theatrically on August 10, 2018. The film grossed ₹50 crores and became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of 2018. The film received mixed reviews from critics.