Fans of actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan can be seen dancing outside the theatres
in Chennai to celebrate the release of the movie on Friday. They also garlanded
the cutouts of the actor.
People started gathering outside cinema halls in Chennai in large numbers to
watch the first show of Vishwaroopam.
The movie was originally set to release on January 25 got the go ahead for
release after actor-filmmaker Haasan agreed to remove seven scenes that offended
Mulsim groups.
Earlier, the Tamil Nadu Government withdrew petition from the High Court,
thus paving the way for screening of ''Vishwaroopam'' in the state after Haasan
reached a settlement with protesting Muslim groups.
The Madras High Court had banned the Tamil version of the film in southern
Tamil Nadu state after the state government appealed, fearing law and order
problems.
The controversy surrounding the film was the latest in a string of recent
clashes over freedom of expression in India.
