Chennai: The Chennai High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the Tamil Film Producers’ Association for delaying in filing written arguments in a case filed by actor Simbu seeking Rs 1 crore in damages. Produced by Michael Rayappan, Simbu starred in the 2016 film Anpanavan, Adankathan and Asarathavan. Simbu was offered a salary of Rs 8 crore to act in the film and was given an advance of Rs 1 crore 51 lakh. Actor Simbu had lodged a complaint with the Actors’ Guild seeking payment of Rs 6 crore 48 lakh.
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Meanwhile, producer Michael Rayappan had lodged a complaint with the Producers’ Association seeking compensation from Simbu for the loss he suffered due to the film. Actor Simbu had filed a petition in the Chennai High Court seeking Rs 1 crore in damages against producer Michael Rayappan for posting defamatory comments against him on websites.
In this case, the Producers ‘Association, the Actors’ Association and actor Vishal were included as respondents. The case came up for hearing again today before Judge Velmurugan. The judge then imposed a fine of one lakh rupees on the Film Producers’ Association for failing to file a written argument in the case, which lasted 1,080 days, and adjourned the case to April 1, ordering the amount to be paid to the Registrar’s Office by the 31st.
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