Maamannan: What Is The Legal Controversy Around Fahadh Faasil And Vadivelu’s Political-Thriller?

JE Entertainment Desk: 'Maamannan' is a Tamil political thriller written and directed by Mari Selvaraj and produced by Udayanidhi Stalin. The film features Fahadh Faasil, Keerthy Suresh, Vadivelu, and Udhayanidhi in pivotal roles.

The story of 'Maamannan' is based on a real-life incident that the director witnessed after the release of 'Paraiyerum Perumal' and is based on the core subject of an issue faced by society. The film was released on June 29, and since then is brewing positive review headlines.

However, the film is also generating legal controversy in the news revolving around the producer of another film called 'Angel' and Udhayanidhi Stalin. Ramasaravanan, the producer of 'Angel' claims that he entered into an oral agreement with Udhayanidhi Stalin in 2018 to act in his film and also paid him Rs 30 lakhs as part of his total fees of Rs 1.25 crore.

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At that time filming of 'Angel' was underway, however, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the film was not completed and Stalin's involvement in politics as a minister with busy schedules also was a talking point. Ramasaravanan then approached the court where Stalin announced that 'Maamannan' would be his last film indicating that he would not be involved in films anymore.

'Angel's director then informed the court about the amount spent on the film and also that 80% of the film is completed, where he soon expressed his concern for suffering a severe loss, and he then requested the intervention of the court.

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The Madras High Court, thus refused to grant an interim injunction and announced a stay on 'Maamannan' and also cited the non-joinder of proper parties as the reason. Then, the court scheduled a separate hearing and asked Stalin to offer his cooperation, support, and time to complete the film and then opt out of film.