Popular director and screenplay writer Visu had recently hit the headlines when he alleged that legal action would be taken against Dhanush if he is going to remake the 1981 superhit Rajnikanth starrer, Netrikann, which was helmed by SP Muthuraman and produced by K Balachander.
According to Visu, the permission for remake rights should be taken from the story writer as well and not only from the production house, Kavithalayaa. Now, the production house has issued a press release in which they have clarified on the remake rights.
“As the producer of the film ‘Netrikkan’, Kavithalayaa is the absolute owner of all the copyrights related to the said film. Mr. Visu has been reporting in several sections of media that he has not been compensated as a writer in the licensing of the Tamil remake rights of ‘Netrikkan’, besides falsely accusing Kavithalayaa and its officers of various infringements. As the producer of the film ‘Netrikkan’, Kavithalayaa is the absolute owner of all the copyrights related to the said film. Mr. Visu has been reporting in several sections of media that he has not been compensated as a writer in the licensing of the Tamil remake rights of ‘Netrikkan’, besides falsely accusing Kavithalayaa and its officers of various infringements.”
The statement further stated, “The right to use only the title, Netrikkan has been given to a third party and this right exclusively belongs to Kavithalayaa. The insinuations and accusations levied on Kavithalayaa and its officers in connection with other films are also completely baseless and denied. Kavithalayaa or its officers are not even parties to the action said to have been initiated by Mr. Visu in respect of the film Thillu Mullu.”