Novelist Shyamal Rani has filed a copyright case on Saturday against producer, Dil Raju, who bankrolled the 2011 film Mr Perfect starring Prabhas.
According to a report in Deccan Chronicle, Shymala Rani has alleged that the central theme of Mr Perfect had been taken from her novel, Na Manasu Korindi Ninne.
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A complaint has been lodged against Dil Raju under sections 120A, 415, 420 of the Copyright Act 63 of the Indian Penal Code. However, his close aides claim that they haven’t received any such legal notice and they would react only when they receive it.
Meanwhile, a press statement released by the Telugu Cine Writers’ Association stated that director Dasaradh a story titled ‘Navvuthu’ much before the novel was published.
Mr Perfect, which was released in 2011, had Prabhas and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles and directed by Dasaradh. The film was written by KS Ravindra, who has directed Jr NTR starrer Jai Lava Kusa, which is scheduled to hit the screens this month-end.