The Angamaly Magistrate Court on Thursday extended the remand period of Dileep till October 12, who was arrested for allegedly plotting the abduction of a Malayalam actress earlier this year on February 17.
Dileep, lodged in Aluva Sub-jail was not taken to the court. The proceedings of which were completed through video conferencing, according to local media reports.
The Kerala High Court had yesterday reserved its verdict on Dileep's fifth bail plea.
Earlier, the release of "Ramaleela", produced at a cost of over Rs 20 crore, was scheduled for July.
But following the unexpected arrest of Dileep in the actress abduction case on July 10, the producer and his well wishers decided to defer the release.
With four bail applications of the actor being turned down and the fifth one's verdict to come next week, it was decided to go ahead and release the film.
"Ramaeela" is Dileep's first film to be released since his arrest. Across the state, the audience comprised his fans, with his traditional audience - families and women - keeping away for obvious reasons.
In Kerala, all the leading stars in the Malayalam film industry have their own fans association, which ensures that irrespective of what happens, the opening day of the film is a sell out.
(with IANS inputs)