Picture House Media withdraws case against Shruti Haasan

Picure House Media Ltd, a leading media and  entertainment house based out of Chennai and Hyderabad, initiated Civil and Criminal Proceedings against actress Shruti Haasan for not complying with her contractual agreement  to be the female lead in a bilingual starring Nagarjuna and Karthi directed by Vamsi Paidipalli. They even got an injunction from the court  to restrain Shruti from signing any new film before completing theirs. Now, Picture House Media has withdrawn its case thanks to the intervention of Tamil Film Producers Council and South Indian Film Artists Association in the issue.

“Mr Kalaippuli Thanu, President, Mr PL Thenappan, Vice-President, Mr T Siva, Secretary of Tamil Film Producers Council and Mr 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. Picture House Media Ltd has decided to put various 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,” reads a statement.

The Producers Council and The Artists Association have reiterated their stand that artists should adhere to the agreements that they enter into and Producers should not suffer losses due to their irresponsible acts.