A complaint has been lodged with the police alleging that actor Wimal had cheated Rs 1.50 crore in connection with the Chennai-film production.
‘Market’ Singaravadivelan, 45, of Saligram, Chennai; Image Distributors. He lodged a complaint with the Commissioner of Police yesterday: I have been distributing pictures under the name ‘Marina Pictures’. Actor Wimal made his debut in 2016.
Like he played, many films like Tiger Tail, Groom the Lion failed. Due to this, the ‘market’ was lost. I bought it from my friend and producer Gopi for Rs 5 crore.
In this case, on October 13, 2017, Vimal met me. Then, I am going to make a movie called Kalavani-2. This film is directed by Charity. ‘Buy the distribution rights of the film yourself. We will take the picture in a short time. 1.50 crore in advance for the cost of production ‘, he asked; I gave too. But, the film production work has not started. At one point, ‘Kalavani – 2’ is being produced by director Sarguname.
I will pay the money I bought from you before the release of this film. ‘ Not done accordingly. Through my company’s product supervisor, I sued in the Chennai High Court; I also complained to the Producers Guild. Two years later, Wimal said he would approach a political celebrity and ‘settle’ the money he owed me.
I also agreed and both of us signed the document. Two years after the incident, Wimal had defrauded me of Rs 1.50 crore he had bought from me.