HYDERABAD: In a major relief to actress Shruti Hassan, Picture House Media Ltd has withdrawn its case against her following the intervention of Tamil Film Producers Council and South Indian Film Artistes Association.
A city civil court had placed a restraining order on Shruti, daughter of veteran actor Kamal Hassan, prohibiting her from signing any new films, after the production house had initiated civil and criminal proceedings against the actress for pulling out of project citing dates clash as a flimsy excuse.
“Kalaippuli Thanu, president, T Siva, secretary of Tamil Film Producers Council and Sarath Kumar, president of South Indian Film Artistes Association discussed with Picture House Media Ltd and suggested a way forward to settle the contentious issues. As a responsible member of the film fraternity, Picture House Media Ltd heeded the advice of these industry bodies and decided to withdraw its case against Shruti Hassan,” said the production house in a statement on Monday.
Accusing the actress of perjury, the production house announced that it has decided to put the issue to bed, despite incurring monetary losses in the process.
“Though the issue of perjury by Shruti Hassan is pending in the court due to the fact that she denied receiving an advance of Rs 10,00,000 and for deposing in front of a Notary in Chennai and claiming it to be in Hyderabad, and despite producing adequate evidence to the honourable courts, Picture House Media Ltd has decided to put these issues behind and decided to move forward keeping in mind the cordial relations in the industry and to ensure that the clout of Council and Association is respected,” the statement stated.
Meanwhile, the Producers Council and Artistes Association reiterated their stand that artistes should adhere to the agreements that they enter into and producers should not suffer losses due to their irresponsible acts.