ED has attached the property of director Shankar of more than 10 crores under PMLA in case of thrashian literary theft.

Ed on Shankar’s property

It is probably the first attachment of assets in the country under the prevention of the Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on the basis of literary theft or copyright violation while making the film.

The ED said in a statement that an provisional order was issued under the PMLA on 17 February, in which three immovable properties of Director, S Shankar were attached. These assets have total value 10.11 crore.

on the case

The money laundering case stems from a complaint filed by Arur Tamil Nadon, a story called Jiguba against Shankar before a court in Egmore in Chennai on May 19, 2011.

The complaint alleged that the story of Shankar’s Tamil Movie Thron (Robot) was copied from Jiguba, making him liable for violations under the Copyright Act, 1957 and some sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). .

Thiran was released in 2010 and shown Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai as the main lead. It grossed 290 million worldwide, at that time it became an all -time blockbuster, the ED said.

The federal investigating agency said that its investigation found that Shankar received “enough” remuneration 11.5 crores for its “multidimensional” contribution to the throne including the development, screenplay, dialogue and Disha.

In addition, an independent report by the film and the Television Institute of India (FTII) identified the “striking” similarity between the story Jiguba and the film Thron. The agency said that this report, which examined the narrative structure, character development and thematic elements, gives significant support to allegations of literary theft against Shankar.

Ed said, “Based on adequate evidence and records in hand, it has been determined that S Shankar has violated Section 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957, a violation that now classified as a fixed offense under PMLA It has been done, “Ed said.