Overview

• Jnanabharathi police registered Pavithra’s complaint against filmmaker S Narayan, his wife Bhagyavathi, and their son Pavan, and issued notices directing them to appear for inquiry.
• The filing alleges sustained demands for money since the 2021 marriage, including Rs 1 lakh from Pavithra, Rs 75,000 from her mother for a car, and a gold ring worth over Rs 1 lakh given at the wedding.
• Pavithra says her mother’s gold was pledged to back the family’s Kala Samrat Film Academy and that she later took a professional loan of Rs 10 lakh, which she claims was only partly repaid before payments stopped.
• She alleges she was forced out of the family home with her minor son and repeatedly denied re-entry despite attempts to return, prompting her to seek police help.
• S Narayan has denied wrongdoing, stating his daughter-in-law left the home 14 months ago and asserting the family will contest the allegations in court as the investigation proceeds.