Vishwaroopam (titled Vishwaroop in Hindi; transl. The Universal Form) is a 2013 Indian spy action thriller film co-written, directed and produced by Kamal Haasan, who also stars in the lead role. The film also stars Rahul Bose, Shekhar Kapur, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Nassar and Jaideep Ahlawat in supporting roles. The film was shot simultaneously in both Tamil and Hindi. The script was written by Kamal Hassan, Chakri Toleti and Atul Tiwari and is set in New York City, where Nirupama, an ambitious nuclear scientist, marries an effeminate coward classical dancer, Viswanathan. On being suspicious of his behaviour, she hires a detective and in turn gets entangled with a terrorist cell, revealing his true identity and past. The film features soundtrack composed by Shank
