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Rajinikanth-starrer Tamil film 'Sivaji: The Boss', running to full houses, attracted a second lawsuit on Monday, as a Congress activist sought a ban on the film. It was alleged that the film projected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Sonia Gandhi in an unfavourable light.
Congressman M. Satyamoorthy filed a public interest litigation(PIL) before the Madras High Court. He said the film showed the Congress leaders 'in the company of the villain' and that this was done 'with intention to defame the Congress party and its leaders'.
The petitioner, on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, claimed damages amounting to Rs.500 million from producer A.V.M. Saravanan, director Shankar and star Rajnikant on the charge of defamation.
According to the petition, the villain, Aadhikesavan, has a photograph on his table showing him in the company of Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi.
The photograph, shown four times in the film, gives an impression that the villain was a member of the Congress party and that its leaders were supporting him, the petitioner said.
The petition is to come up for hearing plausibly on Tuesday.
Earlier, a city civil court had issued notice to Shankar and three others after an assistant director moved the court claiming that the film was based on his story and that the producers had stolen it.
Dudalai K. Jayarajadevan claimed that he had discussed the story of the film with Shankar's manager in 2005. He also wanted the screening of the film to be stopped.
The film, which has fetched a lot of media attention, thanks to these lawsuits, seems to benefit in the end. For, it has been running successfully for three weeks now.
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