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This is an archive article published on July 4, 2011
Sun Pictures COO arrested
Sun Pictures is owned by Kalanidhi Maran,grand-nephew of DMK chief M Karunanidhi.
Written by Agencies
Chennai | July 4, 2011 10:11 AM IST
1 min readA senior executive of Sun Pictures,who was arrested on charges of cheating and intimidation,has been remanded in judicial custody,police said.
Hansraj Saxena,the Chief Operating Officer of Sun Pictures which is owned by Kalanidhi Maran,media magnate and grand-nephew of DMK chief M Karunanidhi,was arrested based on a complaint by a Salem-based film distributor,a statement here late last night said.
T S Selvaraj,the complainant,had said that Saxena,whose Sun Pictures had produced the Tamil film,’Theerada Vilayattu Pillai’ starring Vishal,had sold him the film’s Salem distribution rights for a sum of Rs 1.25 crore.
The film was released last year.
However,Saxena had directly released the film with the help of local theatres,the release said,quoting the complaint.
When Sevaraj demanded a sum of Rs 82.53 lakh from Saxena,he allegedly delayed repaying the sum and on January 5,2011 threatened Selvaraj when he asked for his money,the release said.
Selvaraj later filed a complaint on July 1 with KK Nagar police in Chennai,following which Saxena was arrested.
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