Superstar Kamal Haasan has said that that his film Viswaroopam is not anti – Muslim. He sought to dispel fears that the film was against Muslims, he said his muslim brothers would have a heart after watching the film and should send their brother (Haasan) lot of Biriyani for Eid next year which he will share with the poor.

Claiming that a majority of the Tamil cinema industry had backed his DTH idea as novel, he said only a minor section was agitated against his proposal and spreading unnecessary rumours. One show will be aired on DTH which cannot be recorded and neither will it remain in the DTH system. The charge is Rs 1000 which is 10 times that of the theatre.

He said DTH penetration in Tamil Nadu was only three per cent and enjoyed by the affluent, and his idea would reach only half of this number and the apprehensions amounted to 100 persons fearing one. Haasan had kicked up a row when he decided to release his tri-lingual Viswaroopam on Direct-To-Home platform eight hours ahead of its release on January 11 next. The thriller stars Rahul Bose, Shekar Kapoor and Andrea Jeremiah, among others. Meanwhile, the Tamil film producers announced convening an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the matter.