Actor Kamal Haasan promotes forthcoming film in Chennai

Chennai: Actor Kamal Haasan promoted his upcoming spy thriller ‘Visvharoopam’ in Chennai on Wednesday.

The film is directed and written by Haasan and will be released in both Tamil and Hindi languages, it also stars character actor, Rahul Bose, who is famous enough for parallel cinema and director of Hollywood classic Elizabeth (1998), Shekhar Kapur in a special appearance. Speaking to media-persons, Haasan heaped praises on ace music directors, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and said that they were humble inspite of being supremely talented artists. "Shankar Ehsan Loy apart from being musicians, which they are extraordinary musicians and extraordinary people. It is very difficult for three extremely talented people to be so giving, not only to each other but also to anybody who is willing to collaborate with them. So that was a great enjoyment for me and they give you the feeling that you composed the music. Whoever it is, whether the director knows music or not," said Haasan. The film features Pooja Kumar an American actress, producer, model and television hostess, who was crowned Miss India USA at the beginning of her career. Andrea Jeremiah, Miles Anderson and Jaideep Ahlawat will also be seen in the film. It will hit the silver screen on January 14 next year. Haasan said that he was thrilled about his latest project with Oscar winner Hollywood producer, Barrie Osborne, though the project is in its initial phase. "See it is not a small film. It is a big film. Apart from the responsibility of it, the prep will take time. The prep will start only from the script. The script is not even first draft yet. It will go through a couple of more rewrites atleast. By the way he has seen ‘Visvharoopam’ four times," said Haasan. Hollywood producer Barrie Osborne has won an Oscar for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and nine other awards besides two nominations in the Academy Awards. He is best known for films such as Face Off and The Matrix and Lord of the Rings (series). ANI