A
day
after
it
was
announced
that
Panorama
Studio
International
has
acquired
the
Hindi
remake
rights
of
Mohanlal's
critically
acclaimed
film
Drishyam
2,
we
now
hear
that
the
Bollywood
remake
has
run
into
legal
trouble
even
before
going
on
floors.
As
per
a
report
in
ETimes,
Viacom
18
Motion
Pictures
who
co-produced
Ajay
Devgn-Tabu
starrer
Drishyam
have
sent
a
legal
notice
regarding
the
rights
of
Drishyam
2-
The
Resumption
to
Panorama
Studios
International's
Kumar
Mangat
Pathak
and
Abhishek
Pathak.
The
tabloid
quoted
a
source
as
saying,
"Viacom
18
Motion
Pictures
have
told
Mangat
that
they
cannot
be
dissociated
from
this
project.
They
have
also
told
him
that
he
cannot
make
Drishyam
2
on
his
own
or
with
someone
else.
The
very
fact
that
Mangat
yet
went
ahead
to
set
up
the
stage
for
it
has
irked
them
and
hence,
they've
filed
a
legal
complaint
against
him.
The
first
hearing
of
the
case
in
question
is
going
to
be
held,
very
soon."
According
to
ETimes,
when
the
news
publication
contacted
Kumar
Mangat
for
his
comment
on
this
legal
trouble,
he
refused
to
react.
However,
he
did
say
that
his
company
Panorama
Studios
has
acquired
the
legal
rights
of
Drishyam
2
and
will
continue
to
make
it
regardless.
Earlier,
Kumar
Mangat
had
said
in
a
statement,
"With
the
huge
success
of
Drishyam
2,
the
story
needs
to
be
told
with
passion
and
commitment,
and
we
as
producers
are
committed
to
that."
Jeetu
Joseph
who
helmed
Mohanlal's
Drishyam
2
was
quoted
as
saying,
"The
story
of
Drishyam
2
resonated
with
people
and
I
am
so
glad
that
Panorama
Studios
will
make
it
reach
to
a
wider
audience
with
the
Hindi
remake.
I
am
looking
forward
to
it."
While
the
Bollywood
remake
of
Drishyam
helmed
by
late
Nishikant
Kamat,
starred
Ajay
Devgn,
Tabu
and
Shriya
Saran
in
leading
roles,
it
is
to
be
seen
if
the
makers
retain
this
original
cast
in
the
sequel.