Overview
- B. Thiagarajan, the grandson of M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, has sued in Chennai alleging Kaantha defames the Tamil cinema icon.
- The petition claims the film portrays Bhagavathar as morally loose and destitute toward the end of his life, assertions the family calls false.
- The suit seeks a permanent injunction barring the movie’s release, distribution, publication, or streaming in any format.
- The court has issued notices to the producers, including Dulquer Salmaan and co-producer Rana Daggubati, and listed the matter for November 18.
- The filmmakers have said the drama is a fictional story, not a biopic, even as the movie remains scheduled for a November 14 worldwide release.