Vishwaroopam is a 2013 Indian spy thriller film directed by Kamal Haasan. Besides starring in the lead role with Pooja Kumar, Haasan co-produced the film with S. Chandrahaasan and Prasad V. Potluri, and co-wrote the script with Atul Tiwari. Andrea Jeremiah, Rahul Bose, Shekhar Kapur and Nassar play supporting roles in the film. The film's story revolves around Wisam Ahmed Kashmiri, a spy from India's intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing, stopping a group of Al-Qaeda terrorists led by Omar (Bose) from triggering a dirty bomb made by scraping caesium from oncological equipment in New York City. A bilingual film, made in Tamil and Hindi (as Vishwaroop), the soundtrack and score were composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. Sanu Varghese and Mahesh Narayanan were in charge of the film's cinematography and editing respectively. Lalgudi N. Ilaiyaraaja and Boontawee 'Thor' Taweepasas were in charge of art direction while Birju Maharaj handled the choreography.

Vishwaroopam was made on a budget of ₹950 million. The film was released on 25 January 2013 worldwide except Tamil Nadu where it was banned due to protest by Islamic organisations which cited that Muslims were depicted in a negative manner. The ban on the film was lifted and it released on 7 February 2013 after a mutual agreement between Haasan and the organisations; the Hindi version was released on 1 February 2013. Both versions received generally positive reviews and were commercial successes at the box office, collectively grossing ₹2.2 billion overall.

The film won 13 awards from 36 nominations; its direction, performances of the cast members, music, cinematography, editing, art direction and choreography have received the most attention from award groups. At the 60th National Film Awards, Vishwaroopam won the Best Choreography and Best Production Design. It received three nominations: Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor at the 61st Filmfare Awards South, winning none. The film won three awards from sixteen nominations at the 8th Vijay Awards, including Best Film (Kamal, S. Chandrahaasan, Potluri), Best Supporting Actress (Jeremiah), and Best Villain (Bose); Kamal won the Best Actor and Favourite Director, while Ilayaraaja and Taweepasas received the award for Best Art Director. Vishwaroopam received seven nominations at the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards. Among other wins, the film received four Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and two awards at the Jagran Film Festival.

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards	8 January 2014	Best Art Direction	Lalgudi N. Ilaiyaraaja, Boontawee 'Thor' Taweepasas	Won
		Best Makeup Artist	Gage Hubard, Ralis Khan	Won
		Best Choreographer	Birju Maharaj for "Unnai Kanadhu"	Won
		Best Stunt Director	Kecha Khamphakdee, Lee Whittaker, Parvez Feroz, T. Ramesh	Won
Filmfare Awards South	12 July 2014	Best Film – Tamil	Kamal Haasan, S. Chandrahaasan, Prasad V. Potluri	Nominated
		Best Director – Tamil	Kamal Haasan	Nominated
		Best Actor – Tamil	Kamal Haasan	Nominated
Jagran Film Festival	24–29 September 2013	Best Editor	Mahesh Narayanan	Won
		Special Jury Award	Kamal Haasan	Won
National Film Awards	3 May 2013	Best Production Design	Lalgudi N. Ilayaraaja, Boontawee 'Thor' Taweepasas	Won
		Best Choreography	Birju Maharaj for "Unnai Kanadhu"	Won
South Indian International Movie Awards	12–13 September 2014	Best Film – Tamil	Kamal Haasan, S. Chandrahaasan, Prasad V. Potluri	Nominated
		Best Director – Tamil	Kamal Haasan	Nominated
		Best Cinematographer – Tamil	Sanu Varghese	Nominated
		Best Actor – Tamil	Kamal Haasan	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Negative Role – Tamil	Rahul Bose	Nominated
		Best Stunt Choreographer – Tamil	Lee Whittaker	Nominated
		Best Dance Choreographer – Tamil	Birju Maharaj for "Unnai Kanadhu"	Nominated
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards	13 July 2017	Best Choreographer	Birju Maharaj for "Unnai Kanadhu"	Won
		Best Costume Designer	Gautami	Won
Vijay Awards	5 July 2014	Best Director	Kamal Haasan	Nominated
		Best Actor	Kamal Haasan	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Andrea Jeremiah	Nominated
		Best Villain	Rahul Bose	Nominated
		Best Cinematographer	Sanu Varghese	Nominated
		Best Art Director	Lalgudi N. Ilayaraaja, Boontawee 'Thor' Taweepasas	Won
		Best Editor	Mahesh Narayanan	Nominated
		Best Male Playback Singer	Shankar Mahadevan, Kamal Haasan for "Unnai Kanadhu"	Nominated
		Best Background Score	Tubby-Parik	Nominated
		Best Stunt Director	Kecha Khamphakdee, Lee Whittaker, Parvez Feroz, T. Ramesh	Nominated
		Best Choreographer	Birju Maharaj for "Unnai Kanadhu"	Nominated
		Best Make Up Artistes	Gage Hubard, Ralis Khan	Nominated
		Best Costume Designer	Gautami	Nominated
		Favourite Film	Kamal Haasan, S. Chandrahaasan, Prasad V. Potluri	Nominated
		Favourite Hero	Kamal Haasan	Nominated
		Favourite Director	Kamal Haasan	Won

See also

• List of Tamil films of 2013