Kamal Haasan : If I am threatened again as an artiste, I can leave the country

Filmmaker and actor Kamal Haasan said he is planning to do a Tamil movie in Karnataka as he wants bilinguals to reach out to larger audience in the south.

"We are planning to do a movie. We want to do it in Karnataka. It is a Tamil movie which we are planning to do in Karnataka," he said at a programme organised by Press Club of Bangalore and Bangalore Reporters' Guild.

The movie featuring him would be directed by actor and his friend Ramesh Aravind.

"I have always been telling Ramesh Aravind that we should do bilinguals (Kannada and Tamil) now so that we are able to reach out all of Karnataka and rest of south (India)", he said.

Kamal Haasan said he does not like the idea of calling the entire film industry in India as "Bollywood".

"Actually, more than 50 per cent of films (of the total number in India) come from south of India and the film industry is known as one name – Bollywood, which I think is a misnomer. It is (actually) Mumbai film industry," he said.

"Hollywood is a small village which became international, and we are one big country and we should become international. My goal is Hollywood will shift to India if you work on it."

Kamal Haasan has completed the shooting schedule of "Vishwaroopam 2", which is an espionage thriller written and directed by him.

He also said that he had made the statement of "leaving the country" in the wake of initial ban of "Vishwaroopam" earlier this year out of anguish as he was hurt.

"I will not take back that word. If I am threatened or troubled again as an artiste, I can leave the country. But can the country leave me?" Kamal Haasan said.

Earlier, Kamal Haasan announced that FICCI Media and Entertainment Business Conclave would be held in Bangalore on October 29 and 30, under his chairmanship.

First look: Kamal Haasan is back with the sequel of Vishwaroop

Kamal Haasan is back with the sequel of his ambitious project Vishwaroop.

Though, the film is still under production, the first poster of the film is out. The poster shows Kamal Haasan in a Muslim attire.

The film also stars Rahul Bose, Shekhar Kapoor, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah and Jaideep Ahlawat.

Haasan, 58, who plays the lead character of Major Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri in the film, does not feel that he is moving too fast with the sequel, considering the troubles he faced in the release of the first film.

"I don't make film for publicity rather I want my film to be enjoyed by my audience. Generally, people wait for a year and then decide a film's sequel. But, I was sure from the beginning that I will bring the second part too. Vishwaroopam 2 is not my arrogance rather it is my confidence," Haasan said.

The actor, who is also the writer and director, said he had written the story in two parts.