Late NTR's 'Viswaroopam' was released on 25th July, 1981. Jayasudha and Ambika paired up with NTR in that movie. NTR played the dual roles in the movie. The movie was a big disaster at the box office those days. However, songs like 'Nootiko kotiko okkaroo' etc.rocked the chart busters. Dasari Narayana Rao directed the movie.
Kamal Hassan's new film has also been titled as 'Viswaroopam' and the movie is slated for release on 11th January. Rani Mukherji and Andrea Jeremiah are doing the female leads of the movie. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy composed the music of the film. Kamal Hassan himself directed and produced this movie. Some of the cine folks started comparing Kamal's 'Viswaroopam' with old 'Viswaroopam'. Fans of Kamal Hassan are wishing that their hero's 'Viswaroopam' should not become a disaster like NTR's.