Throwback Thursday: When Kamal Haasan's decision surprised everyone, the matter is related to 'Vishwaroopam'
Kamal Haasan is one of the veteran actors of tamil cinema. Fans eagerly await his films. He is one of those actors who always think of doing something new and different. This quality of his is visible in his characters and films. In the film Kalki 2898 AD too, he is constantly making headlines these days due to his different look. In today's Throwback Thursday, we are going to tell you an interesting anecdote related to Kamal Haasan.
The lockdown imposed during the Corona transition period had a very deep and negative impact on the entertainment industry. Due to the indefinite closure of theaters, many filmmakers started releasing their content on wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">digital streaming platforms keeping in mind the entertainment of the audience. The purpose of this was to provide entertainment to the people sitting at home.
However, you will be surprised to know that kamal haasan is one of those film personalities who tried to deliver films directly to people's homes years before the Corona epidemic. This is about the time of Vishwaroopam. In the year 2013, Kamal decided to release his film on DTH (Direct to Home). The tamil version of the film was priced at Rs 1000 and the hindi version was priced at Rs 500.
The film was to be released on DTH a day before the theaters. Due to this decision, Kamal also had to data-face the displeasure of theater owners, anddistributors. When the theater owners continued to protest and threatened to boycott the film, he announced that he would release the film simultaneously on DTH and in theaters. To defend his decision, he also organized a press meeting and said that he wanted to do so to be technology-friendly. He even predicted that the releases in theaters would decrease in the future.
However, due to many other reasons, kamal haasan could not release this film on DTH. At that time, even though Kamal could not deliver the film directly to people's homes, his prediction proved to be correct. According to the current scenario, many producers are going ahead with the wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">digital premiere of the film these days. The way of watching the film has evolved among the people. Now people like to watch films on OTT in theaters.
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