Kollywood film director Sudha Kongara of Soorarai Pottru fame has approached the Madras High Court. She claims that she is owed Rs 8.39 crore in remuneration for the Tamil film Parasakthi, which was released in theatres in January of this year and turned out to be a major disaster despite a total lack of competition at the box office. The legal step was taken under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act against Dawn Pictures.
According to media reports, the total agreed payment was Rs 17.70 crore, including the GST component. However, she has only received Rs 9.31 crore so far. Kongara stated that she transferred all intellectual property rights for the film, which starred Sivakarthikeyan and others.
Justice Kumaresh Babu issued an interim order on the matter. He directed that there should be no satellite release of Parasakthi until July 8. Kongara, also known for Irudhi Suttru (remade in Telugu as Guru), is also seeking to halt the upcoming release of another film from the same production house. This film is titled Idhayam Murali and is scheduled for July 10. The director filed the plea early so the makers could not claim it was a last minute request. The court asked the respondent to file a counter by July 7. The next hearing will take place on July 8.
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