The Chennai-based student VV Vaageesan sent a legal notice to the makers of the film demanding the clip showing his number be removed and also sought ₹1.1 crore as compensation.
Published Nov 21, 2024 | 2:13 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 21, 2024 | 2:13 PM
Chennai student sues 'Amaran' makers. (X)
Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi’s hit film Amaran is embroiled in yet another controversy. This time for showing the personal mobile number of an engineering student based in Chennai, which led to him being flooded with calls from unknown people.
The Chennai-based student VV Vaageesan sent a legal notice to the producer and director of the film demanding the clip showing his number be removed and also sought ₹1.1 crore as compensation.
According to The Hindu report, “Vaageesan’s mobile number was incidentally shown in a scene involving the main leads. In the scene, Sai Pallavi’s character Indu Rebecca Verghese throws a paper with the mobile number written on it towards Sivakarthikeyan’s character Mukund Varadarajan.
Soon after the film was released on Deepavali, 31 October, Vaageesan’s phone started to flood with calls from unknown numbers, mostly from Sai Pallavi’s fans wanting to speak to her. The fans assumed the phone number was Sai Pallavi’s, while a few others assumed the number was Indu Rebecca Varghese’s.
“Since the release of the movie, I have not been able to sleep, study, or carry out basic activities without interruptions. The moment I switch on my phone, strangers call me. I am unable to even book a cab and call/receive the driver due to continuous incoming calls,” the student said.
Following this, the student reached out to the makers and the lead actors on social media, asking them to edit the clip. Upon not receiving a response, he decided to take legal action against the makers.
According to The Hindu, Vaageesan was reported as saying, “I do not want to change my phone number because of this issue because it is linked to my Aadhaar, bank cards and other academic platforms.”
The film is based on the life of Major Mukund Varadarajan, who was killed in an encounter with militants from Hizbul Mujahideen. The film also focuses on the love story of Mukund and his wife Indu Rebecca Varghese.
Mukund lost his life in April 2014 during a clash with militants in Shopian, Kashmir. He was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra, India’s highest peacetime gallantry award.
Directed by Rajkumar Periasamy Amaran is bankrolled by Raaj Kamal Films International and Sony Pictures International Productions.
(Edited by Sumavarsha Kandula)
