Chennai: Film actor Soori has lodged a complaint against a film producer and a relator for allegedly cheating him money to the tune of crores of rupees.
Soori, in his complaint stated that he had signed a movie titled, Veera Dheera Sooram, with actor Vishnu Vishal playing lead in 2015. The movie had released the following year.
Subsequently, when Soori asked for the salary which was long pending, the producer Anbuvel Rajan, reportedly declined to pay an amount of Rs 40 lakhs.
Instead of a monetary payment, Rajan and a realtor Ramesh (Vishnu Vishal’s father and a former police officer) proposed to give him land on the city outskirts for which the duo asked him to pay an amount of Rs 2.70 crore.
Even after Soori paid the amount, the duo are yet to register any land in his name.
He filed a case in Saidapet court which directed the Adyar police to take action against Ramesh and Rajan. A team of police is now inquiring the complaint.
Meanwhile, in a statement, Vishnu Vishal has denied all the allegations and said false charges are being against his father.