George Town Metropolitan Magistrate Court has summoned film director Kasthuri Raja in a defamation case filed by two film financiers.
The complainants, S. Mukanchand Bothra and his son Gagan, claim that N. Manikandan, working in Kasthuri Raja’s production house, lodged a police complaint alleging he was attacked by thugs hired by the duo. Investigation found the complaint to be false.
The film financiers said the false accusation caused mental agony and dented their reputation. They allege the complaint was in response to a police complaint they filed against director Kasthuri Raja in a cheque bounce case. The director had borrowed Rs. 65 lakh from them in 2012.