Overview
- Both the producer and the director have filed formal complaints with the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce and the Telugu Film Directors’ Association, the chamber confirmed.
- K. Niranjan Reddy seeks the return of ₹20.57 crore with 36% annual interest and claims ₹200 crore in damages tied to four proposed films.
- Reddy alleges advances were paid for Adhira, Mahankali, Jai HanuMan and Brahma Rakshasa, and says Prasanth Varma backed out, reannounced projects under RKD Studios and took others to different banners.
- Prasanth Varma denies the accusations, calls them false and retaliatory, says the matter is sub judice, and asserts he holds most HanuMan rights except specified Telugu rights handled by Reddy.
- Varma acknowledges receiving ₹15.82 crore for HanuMan, ₹1 crore for the Adhira teaser and ₹8.18 crore for Octopus, which he says he passed to that film’s original producer, while DVV Entertainment publicly denied any association with him on the disputed projects.