‘Shakthi Thirumagan’, starring Vijay Antony and directed by Arun Prabhu Purushothaman, was released in theaters on September 19. The film, which focuses on social issues, received good reviews. Later, when the film was released as an OTT release on a popular digital platform on October 24th, the film became even more talked about. Many people shared their praises for the film. While ‘Shakthi Thirumagan’ is currently attracting new audiences following its OTT release, a story theft controversy brought the film into further focus.
Subhash Sundar claims story theft over Thalaivan script
But now the film is embroiled in a plagiarism controversy. Writer Subhash Sundar has alleged that the film ‘Shakthi Thirumagan’ is based on a story he wrote three years ago called ‘Thalaivan’. He said, “I wrote the story with Madhavan as the villain and sent it to Dream Warriors Pictures. They are the ones who also produced the film ‘Aruvi’. The story could have gone from there.” He also shared links to his patent documents and story pages.Subhash Sundar insists he has proof and copyright registrationSubhash Sundar wrote in his post, “There is proof that my story was sent to Dream Warriors. They buy stories saying they are helping newcomers. After that, I don’t know where, to whom, or in what form it goes. “I have registered my story with ‘Copyrights of India’. Such similarities are not possible. I will take legal action,” he said.Director Arun Prabhu denies allegations as baselessDirector Arun Prabhu has clarified this allegation on Instagram. “This is a completely false slander. This is a story that I have worked on for many years with my own hard work,” he said. Even though Arun Prabhu has clarified the allegation, we have to wait to see whether the film will face any charges.
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