Overview
- Petitioner B. Thiagarajan, grandson of M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, filed a case alleging Kaantha falsely portrays the late star as morally loose, blind, destitute, and dying in penury.
- The court has sent notices to the producers, including Dulquer Salmaan and Rana Daggubati, and listed the matter for further hearing on November 18.
- The plea seeks a permanent injunction stopping any release, screening, distribution, or streaming of the film and argues that consent from legal heirs is required.
- The filmmakers maintain the work is a fictional period drama rather than a biopic, with reports diverging on whether the November 14 release is proceeding or on temporary hold.
- The movie is set in 1950s Madras with Salmaan playing actor TK Mahadevan and has received a U/A certificate, yet its commercial rollout now hinges on the court process.