The politician alleged that Dil Raju paid a lesser amount as GST for Vijay-starrer 'Varisu'; Atharvaa's 'Mathagam' on Disney+ Hotstar from 18 August.
A poser of Vijay's 'Varisu'. Atharvaa in a still from 'Mathagam'. (Supplied)
Alleging that producer Dil Raju evaded tax by paying a sum that was much less than what he actually should pay as GST for Vijay-starrer Varisu, Vellalar Munnetra Kazhagam State President Anna Saravanan has urged the Tamil Superstar to prevail upon his producer and ensure that he pays the correct amount as tax.
In a letter written in Tamil to Vijay, Anna Saravanan said, “Several tasks that you have been undertaking because of your concern for society are laudable. For instance, you chose to motivate the first three rank holders in the 10th and 12th standard school examinations from each of the 234 constituencies in the state by presenting them with prizes. I felt proud of you when you appealed to students at the event not to take money for casting votes ”
But then, the politician alleged that the producer of Vijay’s Varisu evaded tax. “However, it has come to light that the producer of your film Varisu prepared documents in such a way that showed that he had only received a sum of ₹4 crore as the Kerala distribution rights of the film and had paid tax only for this amount while the actual Kerala distribution rights were sold for a sum of ₹7.5 crore.”
‘Varisu’ producer Dil Raju. (Twitter)
Anna Saravanan further alleged, “I have come to know that Dil Raju evaded tax to the tune of almost 45 per cent. While the general belief is that the total business of Varisu could have been anywhere around ₹360 crore, only God knows how much tax the producer paid the government.”
He stated that Vijay must be well aware of the fact that governments could carry out welfare programmes for the poor only through the money paid as taxes by those who make money.
The politician also requested the actor, who was helping people because of his societal concern, to advise his producers and ensure that they paid the correct tax to the government.
Director Prasath Murugesan’s much-awaited web series Mathagam (The Forehead of an Elephant), featuring Atharvaa, Manikandan, and Nikhila Vimal in the lead, will be streamed on the OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar from 18 August.
The mighty elephant uses its forehead for both offence and defence; the story of the series also revolves around an idea along the same lines.
The gripping web series will be streamed in seven languages — Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, and Bengali. It is based on the developments that take place in a single night.
Enna party-ah irukum?🔥#HotstarSpecials Mathagam streaming from August 18th on #Disneyplushotstar#TheNightisLong #MathagamOnHotstar@Atharvaamurali @manikabali87 @nikhilavimal1 @DhivyaDharshini @menongautham #dilnazirani @Murugesanprasad @screensceneoffl pic.twitter.com/wmOHJ1RiB6
— Disney+ Hotstar Tamil (@disneyplusHSTam) August 6, 2023
Atharvaa plays an ardent cop in Mathagam. Manikandan of Jai Bhim fame plays the antagonist for the very first time in the series.
Mathagam also casts ace director Gautham Menon, Dilnaz Irani, Ilavarasu, DD (Dhivyadarshini), Vadivukarasi, Aruvi Thirunavukkarasu, Munnar Ramesh, Sarath Ravi, Rishikanth, and Murali Abbas in pivotal roles.
Darbuka Siva is the music director, Edwin Sakay is the cinematographer, and Praveen Antony is the editor.
May 17, 2024
May 15, 2024
May 14, 2024
May 13, 2024
May 12, 2024
May 10, 2024
