Filmworld
Shruti Haasan in legal trouble
Picturehouse Media, a leading media and entertainment house, has
initiated legal proceedings against actress Shruti Haasan, who pulled
out of its yet-untitled Tamil-Telugu bilingual project citing the issue
of dates.
"Shruti Hassan after entering into a contractual
agreement to be the female lead in a bilingual starring Nagarjuna and
Karthi directed by Vamsi Paidipalli has reneged on her contractual
obligations. She has arbitrarily pulled out of the project citing dates
clash as a flimsy excuse," read a statement.
"The dates were
mutually discussed with her and schedules were planned around her
convenience. The said movie has commenced its shoot and first schedule
was completed and unexpectedly Shruti conveyed through an email that she
wanted to exit the project,a added the statement.
The company
claims that the unethical and unprofessional act of Shruti has resulted
in heavy loss in time, reputation and finances.
"With an
intention of ensuring that such unprofessional attitude is not repeated
and to protect the interests of its various stakeholders, Picturehouse
Media has initiated both civil and criminal proceedings against Shruti
Hassan," the statement read further.
According to the company, an injunction order restraining Shruti from signing any new movie has been passed.