Kochi: In a petition seeking to block the release of Mohanlal starrer Ner
Notice to director Jeethu Joseph and Mohanlal. An explanation is requested.
Meanwhile, the release of the film will not be prevented. The High Court did not accept the plea of the petitioner to block the release of the film.
Justice Devan Ramachandran is the chairman of the single bench.
Director Jeethu Joseph and co-screenwriter and actress Adv. The petitioner alleged that Shantipriya along with him stole the script.
Jeethu Joseph stole his story and made it into a movie. Deepak Unni’s allegation is that after purchasing the story line containing 49 pages, it was removed from the film.
The story writer approached the High Court when the film was scheduled to release tomorrow. Adv. Deepak filed the petition through Alur.
Neer is Jeethu’s fifth film with Mohanlal in the courtroom drama genre. Produced by Anthony Perumbavoor under the banner of Ashirvad Cinemas.
Priyamani, Jagadish, Answara Rajan and Ganesh Kumar are the other stars of the movie. At the same time, allegations of plagiarism have been raised against Jeethu Joseph’s Drishyam movie.