Actors Suriya and Mohanlal's upcoming film 'Kaapaan' seems to be in legal trouble. Writer John Charles has reportedly claimed that the makers plagiarised his content for the film and has appealed for an interim injunction of the film in the Madras High Court. A report claims that John Charles narrated the story of his film titled 'Saravedi' to director KV Anand in January 2017 but never got a response from him. Charles claimed the story of 'Kaapaan' is lifted from his script. The next hearing for the case is scheduled for September 4.
In his complaint, John said he applied for copyrights registration of the story on September 20, 2016 at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion in Delhi and got it registered in 2017. John further cited examples from the teaser in which he saw similarities and said in the complaint that his 'Saravedi' hero also questioned the Prime Minister over division of water, like the 'Kaapan' hero in the teaser. John has reportedly sought the writer's credit and copyright fees from Lyca Productions, makers of 'Kaapaan'.
Directed by KV Anand and co-written by Pattukkottai Prabakar, 'Kaapan' also stars Arya, Sayyeshaa, Boman Irani, Chirag Jani, Poorna and Samuthirakani. In the movie, Suriya plays a bodyguard to Mohanlal's character, who essays the role of the country's Prime Minister. It is set to hit the screens on September 30. Last seen in NGK, Suriya needs a good film as Selvaraghavan's directorial 'NGK' failed to impress at the box office.
