Sivakarthikeyan moves to court, accuses Mr Local producer Gnanavelraja of not paying dues worth ₹4 crore

Actor Sivakarthikeyan has moved to Madras High Court after accusing producer Gnanavel Raja of non payment of his remuneration of ₹15 crore in full for the Tamil movie Mr. Local. He said that only ₹11 crore was paid to him when he was signed for the project and the remaining Rs. 4 crore is yet to be cleared.

According to Sivakarthikeyan’s complaint, he had entered into an agreement with the producer on July 6, 2018, for accepting to play the lead role in Mr. Local. As per the agreement, his remuneration was ₹15 crore and it was to be paid in different installments with the last of ₹1 crore to be paid before the release of the movie.

Reportedly, Sivakarthikeyan has urged the court to restrain the producer from making any further investments in his ongoing projects such as Rebel, Chiyaan 61 and Pathu Thala. He also requested that Gnanavel be injuncted from transferring any rights with respect to the three movies either to film distributors for theatrical release or to Over-the-Top (OTT) platforms. The case has been listed for hearing on Thursday.