The court has stopped actress Shruti Hassan from signing any new movie. They have also initiated criminal proceedings against her.
This comes after Picture House Media Ltd, a leading media and entertainment house based in Chennai and Hyderabad, initiated the Civil and Criminal Proceedings against the Ramaiya Vastavaiya actress.
It is said that, Shruti Hassan after entering into a contractual agreement to be the female lead in a bilingual, starring Nagarjuna and Karthi, directed by Vamsi Paidipalli, has reneged on her contractual obligations. She has arbitrarily pulled out of the project citing dates clash as a flimsy excuse. The dates were mutually discussed with her and schedules were planned around her convenience.
The said movie has commenced its shoot and first schedule was completed and unexpectedly Shruti conveyed through an email that she wanted to exit the project.
This unethical and unprofessional act of Shruti has resulted in Picture House Media Ltd incurring financial as well as reputation loss. Though the financial loss is running into several crores, it is the loss of time and reputation that is significant because the schedules of all other artistes who have committed their dates will be disrupted.
With the intention of ensuring that such unprofessional attitude is not repeated and to protect the interests of its various stakeholders, Picture House Media Ltd has initiated both civil and criminal proceedings against Shruti Hassan and the honourable judge has taken cognizance of this civil offense and issued an injunction restraining her from signing any new movie until further orders. For the criminal offense, the police have been instructed to investigate the matter.
on hold: Shruti Hassan