The
writer
of
a
film
does
not
have
the
right
to
sell
a
story
of
the
film
unless
there
is
an
agreement
with
the
producer
on
the
story
of
the
movie.
L
Suresh
of
the
South
Indian
Chamber
of
Commerce
said
in
the
Anniyan
case,
director-writer
Shankar
does
not
have
the
right
to
remake
the
film
in
Hindi.
Suresh
spoke
to
a
Filmibeat
source,
saying,
"In
the
olden
days
-
and
especially
writers
like
Salim-Javed-
they
would
have
the
rights
of
the
story
of
the
film.
For
example,
the
film
Don,
which
was
made
with
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
the
story
rights
of
the
film
were
only
given
to
the
producer
for
the
Hindi
language."
"When
Don
was
being
made
in
south
Indian
languages,
the
production
house
had
to
buy
the
remake
rights
from
Salim-Javed.
So
unless
the
story
writer
specifically
mentions
in
the
agreement,
the
rights
of
the
film
will
belong
to
the
producer
of
the
film,"
he
adds.
As
in
the
case
of
Anniyan,
there
has
been
no
particular
agreement
between
the
producer
Ravichandran
and
writer-director
of
the
film
Shankar,
informs
Suresh.
According
to
him,
the
usual
practice
is
that
the
producer
is
the
one
who
sells
the
rights
of
a
film
and
as
courtesy
can
share
about
30
percent
of
the
proceeds
with
the
story
writer.
But
bearing
in
mind
the
writer
cannot
sell
the
rights
and
pay
part
proceeds."
L
Suresh
also
informs
that
the
conciliation
committee
of
the
South
Indian
Chamber
of
Commerce
has
received
the
complaint
from
the
producer
of
Anniyan.
He
says,
"We
have
asked
Shankar
to
come
with
the
proof,
if
any,
about
the
film
at
a
meeting
along
with
the
producer
and
will
try
to
arrive
at
an
amicable
settlement
between
both
the
parties."