Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film Jawan has landed into legal trouble after a Tamil producer Manickam Narayanan filed a complaint against the makers of the SRK-starrer for allegedly copying the story of the Tamil film Perarasu. As per the latest report, the producer has filed a complaint against the makers of Jawan with the Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) accusing them of plagiarism.
For the unversed, Jawan is scheduled to be released in June 2023 and is currently being shot by director Atlee. Jawan also stars Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Priyamani, Sanya Malhotra, Yogi Babu and many others in key roles. In the complaint, Manickam Narayanan alleged that the story of Shah Rukh Khan’s next is similar to Vijaykanth’s 2006 film, Perarasu.
The Times of India report further states that producer Manickam Narayanan’s complaint against Atlee at the TFPC is about the similarities between Jawan and Perarasu. TFPC board members will be investigating the matter after November 7, 2022. The Tamil film producer reportedly owns the rights of the story.
Talking about Perarasu, Vijaykanth played a double role as Perarasu and Ilavarasu. If reports are to be believed, Shah Rukh Khan is also playing a dual role in Jawan. However, there is no official confirmation about the same.
Coming back to Atlee, the filmmaker has earlier been accused of plagiarism for allegedly copying his films such as Raja Rani, Theri, Mersal and Bigil with Mouna Ragam, Chathriyan, Aboorva Sagotharagal and Chak De India respectively.
Talking about Shah Rukh Khan, he recently unveiled the teaser of his next film Pathaan on his birthday (November 2). The film also stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham in key roles. Coming back to Jawan, it will reportedly have cameo appearances of Deepika Padukone and Vijay. The actor is also playing the lead role in Rajkumar Hirani’s next Dunki. All three films are releasing in 2023
