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The case dates back to 2014 when Ravi Rathinam accused the producers of plagiarism and alleged that they had 'stolen' the story from his film Mullai Vanam 999. The Madras High Court had allowed the release of the film after collecting a deposit of 5 crores and a separate bank guarantee for a similar amount
The film's producer is reportedly planning to distribute the film free of cost so that distributors and theatre owners can recover the losses they incurred from Lingaa
"Ranjith's project with Rajinikanth is finalized. The film will be produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu. The rest of the cast will be finalized soon," a source revealed
"It's unethical to harass Rajinikanth sir and producer Venkatesh. This matter has to be resolved amicably," the Tamil Nadu Film Producers Council said in a statement