Finally, Kamal Hassan has found a heroine for his prestigious project Viswaroopam. It is reported that Kamal has signed Sameera Reddy to play the role of his wife in this movie. Initially, Kamal tried to rope in Deepika Padukone, Sonakshi Sinha of Dabangg fame in this thriller. But citing date problems these two ladies opted out of this project.

Though, Kollywood circles are telling that the reason to leave Sonakshi is only because of her weight issues. The film is written and directed by Kamal Hassan. Earlier, Selva Raghavan is supposed to direct this film but following some creative differences with Kamal, he walked out of this big project. Shanker-Ehsaan-Loy is composing music for this film. The film is also produced by Kamal Hassan under Rajkamal Films International banner.