<p>To avoid a direct confrontation with the multiplex chains in north India, which are up in arms against Kamal Haasan's decision to hold a Direct To Home (DTH) premiere, "Vishwaroop" would be premiered in Los Angeles Jan 10. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Directed by Kamal, the bilingual is made in Tamil and Hindi. While the Tamil version is titled "Vishwaroopam", Hindi one is called "Vishwaroop".<br /><br />"We knew all these problems would happen. A DTH premiere of a new film has not happened anywhere in the world. I am willing to take the risk because this move is going to change the movie-viewing experience. We have a premiere in LA (Los Angeles) on January 10," said Kamal. <br /><br />"We couldn't get a DTH deal in the US worked out in time. I am flying down for the LA premiere with all the technicians. I want to show off the technical crew that pulled the films visual effects. They are on a par with what we see in Hollywood. Shekhar Kapoor, who plays a role, would join us," added Kamal, who also acts in the movie that also stars Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar and Jaideep Ahlawat.<br /><br />Kamal's partner Gauthami, who has done all the costumes in "Vishwaroop", left for Los Angeles a few days earlier than the rest of the team.<br /><br />"Vishwaroopam" DTH premiere down South has not affected its theatrical release. <br />"We've 400 theatres in Tamil Nadu alone. We've confirmations of theatres all across Malaysia and Singapore. In Kerala, even the government is supporting our DTH plans," said Kamal. <br /><br />"In Andhra Pradesh, the well-known producer-director Dasari Narayan Rao has taken 'Vishwaroopam' for distribution. He believes the DTH screening wouldn't affect its theatrical run," he added.<br /><br />He admits he would now have to release "Vishwaroop" on DTH in the North and skip the theatrical release Jan 11. <br /><br />"We have theatres in the North India. But not in numbers that we require. We wanted 900 theatres. We are short of that target," he said.<br /><br />According to actor-director-producer, a multiplex chain backed out of a "verbal agreement".<br /><br />However, Kamal is going ahead with his all-India DTH plans Jan 10. <br /><br />"I am not worried. If the theatres don't come forward to release 'Vishwaroop' in the north, I am ready to go straight to DTH in the north. After they see that the DTH in the south would not affect the film's theatrical performance, in the north, they'd want a delayed theatrical release after the DTH screening. I am confident the move would prove a positive game-changer for the movie-going experience," he said.<br /></p>
<p>To avoid a direct confrontation with the multiplex chains in north India, which are up in arms against Kamal Haasan's decision to hold a Direct To Home (DTH) premiere, "Vishwaroop" would be premiered in Los Angeles Jan 10. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Directed by Kamal, the bilingual is made in Tamil and Hindi. While the Tamil version is titled "Vishwaroopam", Hindi one is called "Vishwaroop".<br /><br />"We knew all these problems would happen. A DTH premiere of a new film has not happened anywhere in the world. I am willing to take the risk because this move is going to change the movie-viewing experience. We have a premiere in LA (Los Angeles) on January 10," said Kamal. <br /><br />"We couldn't get a DTH deal in the US worked out in time. I am flying down for the LA premiere with all the technicians. I want to show off the technical crew that pulled the films visual effects. They are on a par with what we see in Hollywood. Shekhar Kapoor, who plays a role, would join us," added Kamal, who also acts in the movie that also stars Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar and Jaideep Ahlawat.<br /><br />Kamal's partner Gauthami, who has done all the costumes in "Vishwaroop", left for Los Angeles a few days earlier than the rest of the team.<br /><br />"Vishwaroopam" DTH premiere down South has not affected its theatrical release. <br />"We've 400 theatres in Tamil Nadu alone. We've confirmations of theatres all across Malaysia and Singapore. In Kerala, even the government is supporting our DTH plans," said Kamal. <br /><br />"In Andhra Pradesh, the well-known producer-director Dasari Narayan Rao has taken 'Vishwaroopam' for distribution. He believes the DTH screening wouldn't affect its theatrical run," he added.<br /><br />He admits he would now have to release "Vishwaroop" on DTH in the North and skip the theatrical release Jan 11. <br /><br />"We have theatres in the North India. But not in numbers that we require. We wanted 900 theatres. We are short of that target," he said.<br /><br />According to actor-director-producer, a multiplex chain backed out of a "verbal agreement".<br /><br />However, Kamal is going ahead with his all-India DTH plans Jan 10. <br /><br />"I am not worried. If the theatres don't come forward to release 'Vishwaroop' in the north, I am ready to go straight to DTH in the north. After they see that the DTH in the south would not affect the film's theatrical performance, in the north, they'd want a delayed theatrical release after the DTH screening. I am confident the move would prove a positive game-changer for the movie-going experience," he said.<br /></p>