2013 hall of fame: Top 10 filmy newsmakers
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Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam blacked out: The beginning of the year saw Kamal Haasan's much anticipated spy thriller Vishwaroopam in the news for all the wrong reasons. First, the Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners Association threatened a complete boycott of the film, when Mr Haasan announced a direct-to-home premiere of the film. The DTH launch of the film was cancelled and the release date was postponed from January 10 to January 25.
On January 23, two days before the release of the film, the Tamil Nadu government banned the screening of Vishwaroopam in the state after Muslim groups expressed concern that the film could disturb communal harmony. Soon, protests against the movie spread to neighbouring Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala and screenings of the movie were affected. Calling it 'cultural terrorism,' the actor filed a petition in the Madras High Court. On January 29, the ban was lifted by the court but the government appealed against that verdict and won.
It was only on February 1 that the actor reached an agreement with Muslim groups to edit seven scenes from the film which they had found objectionable. The film finally released on February 7 and had fetched Rs 120 crore in first four days.

