GEORGE TOWN: At least two movie buffs have thanked Prime Minister
Najib Abdul Razak and Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein for lifting the
ban on Tamil spy thriller Vishwaroopam.Penang Odeon theatre owner G Mariadas and Penang Kamal Haasan Fan Club president S Mahendran (photo) both said Najib in particular had shown sensitivity to the feelings of Tamil movie fans.
Najib foreshadowed the good news when he was in Penang last week. He told FMT he would consider lifting the Vishwaroopam ban, which was enforced by the Home Ministry on Jan 25, a day after its nationwide release.
“We will look seriously into resolving the problem,” he said when asked to comment on the ban and the opposition against it.
Vishwaroopam, which has international terrorism as its theme, stars Indian movie icon Kamal Haasan. He also wrote the screenplay and co-produced and directed the film. The co-stars include Pooja Kumar, Rahul Bose, Andrea Jeremiah and Shekhar Kapur.
