A case filed in the Chennai City Civil Court against Superstar Rajinikanth's upcoming Kaala, directed by Pa. Ranjith, has been dismissed. The petitioner, one Mr. Rajashekaran, had sued the film alleging that the title and the core story of Kaala are actually his intellectual property.

After hearing the case, it came to light that Rajashekaran had registered the title "KariKaalan" in the year 2006, and has not renewed it to date.

Also, since as per law, the City Civil Court does not have jurisdiction to decide on copyright issues, it advised the petitioner to approach the High Court instead.