Overview
A dance teacher's life spirals into chaos as secrets unravel and identities clash in a world of espionage.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- propulsive
- stylish
- tense
- action movie night
- Tamil cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film’s technical ambition, Kamal Haasan’s performance, and international-scale spy action, while noting its straightforward plotting and song-related pacing interruptions.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vishwanathan’s identity as Major Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri is concealed from his wife and initially from the audience.
The story moves between New York and international counterterrorism operations involving India, Afghanistan, and terrorist networks.
Its terrorist plot and stated concern with the global religious divide place ideological conflict at the center of the action.
Critics repeatedly praised its world-class technical construction and described it as non-stop Hollywood-style action.
Films like Vishwaroopam, and why
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
international espionage, terrorism plot, polished action spectacle, and shifting identities
The Bourne Identity
counterterrorism stakes, globe-spanning spy action, and a concealed operative protagonist
Body of Lies
political extremism, undercover intelligence work, and tense urban action
Movie Details
- Director
- Kamal Haasan
- Release Date
- 2013-01-25
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (105)
Cast
- Kamal Haasan
- Rahul Bose
- Andrea Jeremiah
- Pooja Kumar
- Shekhar Kapur
- Jaideep Ahlawat
- Samrat Chakrabarti
- Nassar
- Zarina Wahab
- Miles Anderson
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Vishwaroopam about?
- A New York dance teacher’s hidden life as an intelligence operative surfaces when marital suspicion collides with an international terrorist plot.
- What is Vishwaroopam like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Vishwaroopam as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Vishwaroopam violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Vishwaroopam as graphic.
- What did critics think of Vishwaroopam?
- Critics broadly praised the film’s technical ambition, Kamal Haasan’s performance, and international-scale spy action, while noting its straightforward plotting and song-related pacing interruptions.
- Which films are like Vishwaroopam?
- Films with a similar feel include Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, The Bourne Identity, and Body of Lies.
- How long is Vishwaroopam?
- Vishwaroopam runs 147 minutes.
- Where can I watch Vishwaroopam?
- In United States, Vishwaroopam is available to rent or buy from Google Play Movies, YouTube.
