"With love my country and its people 7:04 PM - 2 May 2017," he said, releasing the poster. Haasan appears in a bright blue suit against the backdrop of India Gate in the poster.
Sporting bandages on his chin and near the left eye, he stands with the national flag fluttering over him and his right hand placed over his heart as if taking a pledge.
The poster has kindled curiosity among fans on how racy and action packed the movie will be if the first-look appearance of the actor was any indication.
While the release date has been speculated for quite some time by the fans, the actor in the poster just said "tarteting release 2017."
The movie is written and directed by Kamal Haasan and it is being produced by the actor's production house Raajkamal Films International.
The Tamil letters indicating Vishwaroopam has been written in the style of Urdu.
"Happy to announce: Today 7pm Vishwaroop 2 Hindi first look poster & Vishwaroopam Tamizh Telugu 1st look posters release Exclusively for you," he had tweeted earlier in the day.
Vishwaroopam's earlier part had witnessed trouble during release in view of objections by some sections of people.