Bollywood
actor
Ranveer
Singh
recently
confirmed
that
he
is
joining
forces
with
filmmaker
Shankar
for
the
Hindi
remake
of
Vikram-starrer
Tamil
hit
Anniyan.
However,
post
the
announcement,
Ranveer's
film
stirred
a
controversy
when
Anniyan
producer
V
Ravichandran
penned
an
open
letter
in
which
he
blasted
Shankar
and
claimed
that
any
adoption,
remaking
or
copying
the
main
plot
of
Anniyan
without
his
permission,
is
totally
illegal
as
he
is
the
sole
owner
of
the
rights
of
the
storyline.
In
response,
Shankar
snapped
back
at
him
with
an
official
statement
in
which
he
alleged
that
Ravichandran's
claims
were
an
attempt
to
jeopardise
his
future
projects.
The
2.0
director
also
said
that
the
script
of
Anniyan
vests
with
him
and
he
is
entitled
to
exploit
the
same
in
any
manner
he
deems
fit.
In
a
tete-a-tete
with
Pinkvilla,
V
Ravichandran
has
now
opened
up
about
his
further
course
of
action.
The
producer
said
that
he
is
the
rightful
owner
of
Anniyan
and
has
all
the
records
which
filmmaker
Shankar
doesn't
have.
Ravichandra
revealed
that
he
was
shocked
when
he
saw
the
Hindi
remake
announcement
and
said
that
Anniyan
is
his
baby.
Pinvilla
quoted
the
producer
as
saying,
"I
am
the
father
and
mother
of
the
movie,
and
everyone
in
the
industry
knows
that.
As
a
producer
the
movie
is
censored
in
the
name
of
Oscar
Films
Pvt
Ltd
(his
production
house).
I
am
the
rightful
holder,
I
spent
on
everything
and
have
the
records,
which
Shankar
doesn't.
As
per
my
agreement
with
him,
he
rendered
his
services
only
as
a
director
just
for
the
Tamil
film,
and
I
am
the
actual
owner
of
Anniyan.
Finally
Anniyan
is
my
baby.
I
had
paid
Sujatha
for
dialogue
writing
and
story
discussion.
Even
if
you
speak
to
any
producer
in
Bollywood,
they
would
vouch
for
me.
I
have
been
in
the
business
for
more
than
three
decades
now,
but
not
once
I
have
fought
with
anyone.
But
when
I
saw
this
Hindi
remake
announcement
I
was
really
shocked.
Anniyan
is
my
baby,
and
I
am
taking
the
legal
route."
He
further
added,
"The
South
Indian
Film
Chamber
also
called
asking
for
the
letter
which
I
have
sent
it
to
them.
I
have
reached
out
to
the
Producers
Council
too.
After
directing
Boys,
Shankar
was
sitting
at
home
for
two
years.
But
I
went
to
him,
and
then
he
came
to
my
office
and
we
discussed
Anniyan.
I
spent
the
most
on
that
film,
including
on
the
dubbing,
satellite
and
the
copyright,
and
he
is
simply
saying
that
it's
his
story.
I
don't
know
what
to
say."
On
being
asked
if
Shankar
got
in
touch
with
him
post
his
open
letter,
Ravichandran
replied,
"No.
In
fact,
I
produced
two
films
with
him,
Anniyan
and
I
(2015
Tamil
action-thriller).
Even
when
I
lost
so
much
money
on
the
latter,
I
didn't
say
a
word
because
that's
how
the
business
works.
And
even
Shankar
worked
so
hard
for
that
film,
but
the
public
didn't
accept
it.
So
we
can't
do
much
about
it."
Speaking
about
Anniyan,
the
2005
Tamil
psychological
action
thriller
starred
Vikram
as
a
law-abiding
lawyer
who
suffers
from
multiple
personality
disorder
that
stems
from
societal
corruption,
and
unrequited
love.