- Shot as a bilingual in Tamil and Hindi without dubbing. Both versions were subjected to a lot of cuts by the Indian Censor Board prior to the film's release; cuts mostly included removal of several swear words and reduction in strong sequences of violence. A disclaimer regarding some scenes/shots being unsuitable for the faint heart, was also inserted.
- The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to remove two moments of bloody violence in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
- A mutual agreement with all 24 Muslim civic organizations who objected to certain elements in the film, was finally settled on 2 February 2013, when Kamal Haasan accepted to mute five scenes.
- In Malaysia, the LPF (Film Censorship Board) imposed cuts on the film which involved 16 brief sections to be muted so that the potentially offensive dialogue would not be heard.
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