Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan's upcoming movie 'Uthama Villain' first look poster was released last week amidst tremendous reception. There were reports in a section of press that the first look of Kamal Haasan's Uttama Villain was inspired by an image taken by French photographer Eric Lafforgue that depicts the Theeyam art form from Kerala. Kamal responded to these allegations in a recent media conference in Mumbai. The Universal actor who has also written the script for 'Uthama Villain' slammed these comments and made this statement.
"Theyyam is more than a 1,000-year-old art. The make-up was done by a good artist, who is probably a third generation practitioner of this art. The lighting might have been similar. It is like saying two lovers - one leaning on another's chest looking in the same direction is a copy of the 'Ek Duje Ke Liye' poster."
Kamal further explained the idea behind the look
"My film has a Theyyam dance fusion with Tamil Nadu' s Kooththu tradition."
And what we actually see in the first look poster is not a mask but Kamal's own painted face.
"That is not a mask. It is painted on my face. It took 4 hours to paint my face. It is a tradition passed on from many generations."
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