The relief given to the actor by Justice K Venkataraman late on Tuesday night was short lived as a division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Elipe Dharma Rao and Aruna Jagadeesan quashed it, effectively stalling its release on Wednesday.
The two-member bench posted the case for hearing on next Wednesday. While the 58-year-old actor's lawyer earlier indicated that they may challenge the decision, his brother Chandra Haasan said they would wait till next Wednesday to decide the next course of action.
Some theatres including one in suburban Villivakkam and another in Paramakudi in Ramanathapuram, which had started showing the film before the HC order came, were attacked by unidentified elements. A petrol bomb was thrown at a theatre in Paramakudi.
The issue also took a political turn when DMK president M Karunanidhi wondered whether Haasan's statement at a recent function clamouring for a "dhoti clad Tamilian" to become the prime minister, an apparent reference to P Chidambaram, was the root cause of his present problems.
Karunanidhi also cited reports suggesting that a TV channel close to AIADMK wanted to buy the film but that the producers had refused saying they had spent over Rs 100 crore.
Even as the judicial proceedings were on, an emotional Haasan addressed a press conference in which he threatened to leave Tamil Nadu in search of a "secular" place, citing M F Hussain's exile.
"...But I believe that along with my Muslim friends, I have been instrument in a political game. I don't know who is playing and not even hazarding the guess. The fact remains that my history has proven that I have been neither leaning to the left or right but trying to maintain my position," Haasan said.
He said he has pledged all his property including the house where he grew and where he was holding the press conference and that he would go bankrupt if his lenders takeover these properties in case of a delay in the release of the film.
Moments before the high court order came, Haasan met some Muslim representatives led by Congress MP JM Haroon and announced that he has agreed to remove scenes regarding the Holy Quran in deference to their sentiments.
"With this any differences between me and the Muslim community and my Muslim friends have ceased," Hassan said. However, he hastened to add that he was getting disturbing reports about which he was worried.
He said the responsibility for the law and order fully rests with the government and the police and hoped that they would do their duty.
In a show of solidarity, leading film personalities, including Sivakumar, Prabhu, actress Kushboo and lyricist Vairamuthu called on the actor at his residence, where a large number of Haasan's fans gathered.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Censor Board chief Leela Samson and many others came out in Haasan's support.
"What he(Haasan) is going through amounts to hounding," Samson said. Filmmaker Shyam Bengal endorsed her views.
Samson also said she will take up the matter of how state governments can ban a film after the movie gets a certificate from the Censor Board.
SRK, who faced problems during the release of his films like 'Billu Barber' and 'My Name Is Khan said, "We have all gone through this, we have all faced this. To say the least, it is the most unfortunate thing to happen to a film."
"Kamal Haasan is a national treasure, an immaculate artiste. He has been subjected to humiliation. It is one of the darkest moment for the entire film fraternity," filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt said.
Actor Siddharth took to Twitter in support of Haasan. "Heartbreaking to see the greatest Tamil actor of all time talking about leaving Tamil Nadu, about bankruptcy and about unfair persecution. Vishwaroopam screenings cancelled before starting & even stopped mid show all over TN. What a sad day. What a horrible week. #TalibanTN," he tweeted.
The Centre also backed Haasan, saying everyone in the country enjoys the freedom of expression and that artistes have full liberty to continue their choice of work.
Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said there is freedom of expression in India.
"We are a free society. There is freedom of expression. There is liberty for artists. We have a Constitution," he told reporters in New Delhi.
The film, which was initially in trouble due to Haasan's tussle with theatre owners over its DTH release, was slated to release on January 25 but was banned for two-weeks by state government, forcing Haasan to move to high court.
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