Superstar
Rajinikanth
has
been
summoned
by
a
Madurai
court
on
Tuesday
(March
8)
in
connection
with
the
charges
that
the
story
of
his
film
Lingaa
was
allegedly
stolen
from
another
writer.
KR
Ravi
Rathinam,
the
plaintiff,
Lingaa
director
KS
Ravi
Kumar,
writer
B
Ponkumar
and
producer
Rockline
Venkatesh
have
also
been
summoned
by
the
court.
According
to
the
additional
munsif
court
judge,
the
Madras
High
Court
directed
the
plaintiff
to
complete
the
trial
in
this
case
within
April
30.
The
case
was
transferred
to
the
Madurai
Court
following
the
request
of
the
plaintiff,
whose
script
was
allegedly
stolen
by
the
makers
of
Lingaa.
In
December
2014,
producer
Rockline
Venkatesh
was
ordered
to
deposit
Rs
5
Crore
by
demand
draft
and
an
additional
Rs
5
Crore
as
guarantee
before
the
release
of
the
film.
The
story
of
Lingaa
revolves
around
the
construction
of
a
dam
in
a
village
devoid
of
water.
It
stars
Rajinikanth,
Sonakshi
Sinha
and
Anushka
Shetty
in
lead
roles.
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