ED fine: Prithviraj Sukumaran to sue website for defamatory allegations

Entertainment By Arjun Ramachandran 11/05/2023 Read the article

On 11 May, Facebook feeds were flooded with news that five Malayalam film producers were under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

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Allegedly, one of the producers was fined ₹25 crore by the ED for receiving black money from foreign nations to finance “propaganda” films.

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Though the producer-actor’s name wasn’t disclosed, online news portal Marunadan Malayali reported that Prithviraj Sukumaran is one of the producers.

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The actor, through his social media handle, said that “the allegations are devoid of any truth, are malicious, and defamatory.” He is pursuing the legal course.

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The Income Tax (I-T) department held a raid on the properties of Prithviraj, Antony Perumbavoor and Listin Stephen in December 2022.

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The raid was part of an investigation carried out by the I-T department (Kerala) to check the financial transactions of producers and distributors of the Malayalam industry.

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Prithviraj Productions has distributed blockbuster films such as KGF: Chapter 2 (2022), Kantara (2022) and 777 Charlie (2022).

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Meanwhile, his most-anticipated Malayalam movie Aadujeevitham is in its post-production works.

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