Bogan in plagiarism controversy, police complaint filed against Prabhu Deva, director Lakshman

Antony, who is on a war-footing, filed a police complaint on Wednesday against producers Prabhu Deva, Ishari K Ganesh and director Lakshman. He has claimed that his life is in danger. He also alleged that he had been attacked by unidentified goons, who threatened him with dire consequences, should he continue pursuing plagiarism allegations against the makers of Bogan.

Antony said, in 2014 he began shooting for his film titled Hallva. However, the filming was stopped due to financial constraints. While he was searching for new producers to finish his film, he emailed a copy of his script to Chennai’s Vels University, headed by Ishari K Ganesh.

After learning the story of Bogan was same as Hallva, he approached the South Indian Film Writers Association (SIFWA) headed by director Vikraman. However, the members of the association were unable to resolve the dispute and advised him to move the court. Antony has been trying to get a stay order on the film.

On the other hand, Lakshman has denied plagiarism charges accusing Antony of trying to extort money from him. He said that Bogan is inspired by many Hollywood films and even SIFWA was convinced of it.

Lakshman has also filed a police complaint against Antony for allegedly causing mental distress to the makers of Bogan and spreading false allegations about the film on the social media.

Bogan has Jayam Ravi, Arvind Swami and Hansika Motwani in the lead roles. The film is produced by Ganesh under the Prabhu Deva Studios banner. It has music by D Imman.