The Madras High Court on Wednesday conceded an appeal charging that the producer and director of Lingaa Movie featuring Rajinikanth had stolen the storyline of another Tamil movie and sought a stay on the movie’s release.
The petitioner, K R Ravi Rathinam, alleged that the director and producer had stolen the story of Mullai Vanam 999, being produced by him.
Conceding the appeal, Justice M Venugopal of the court’s Madurai Bench ordered issue of notice to authorities, including Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
The petitioner said he had put 47 years of work in the Film Industry.
