Vishwaroopam ban lifted, govt wants it back, court to decide after 2 pm

10 latest developments:

1. The state government has appealed to the Madras High Court to over-rule the verdict delivered by a judge last night, cancelling the two-week ban on the film introduced last week.
2. Theatre owners say the police have said it needs copies of last night's order before allowing the film to screen.
3. The ban was introduced by the government just days before the release of the 95-crore film after Muslim groups objected to the portrayal of the community in the movie.  
4. Kamal Haasan, who has directed and produced Vishwaroopam, has described it as "Muslim-friendly and the ban as "cultural terrorism."
5. The film was cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification, headed by Leela Samson.  She said the government's intervention equals an infringement of the constitutional right to freedom of expression.
6. The state government says the film board's clearance to the movie was "a scam" and done "without application of the mind."
7. Kamal Haasan's brother, Chandra Haasan, has said at least 30 crores have already been lost because the film has not released as scheduled in 500 theatres in Tamil Nadu.
8. Neighbouring states in South India were also jittery about the film, but it released on Tuesday in Karnataka with clearance from the police.
9. In countries like the US and UK, the film is running houseful. 
10. Rahul Bose, who acts in the movie, said last night "It becomes very tricky for a filmmaker to say that I will go ahead and release the film in a state that will appeal against the release. So I am not going to jump in there with a cry of victory yet."