Devil actor Mark Bennington startling accusation

Devil actor Mark Bennington startling accusation. The challenges seem unending for the creators of the Nandamuri Kalyanram-starrer "Devil." Amidst production and release delays, a change in the crew, with director Naveen Medaram departing and producer Abhishek Nama taking over the helm, and more, the latest setback comes in the form of a serious allegation made by actor Mark Bennington. Mark, who also featured in RRR, claimed to Etimes that the film's team defaulted on his payment, shedding light on his experience during the shoot.

Mark Bennington alleged that despite completing filming for the movie nine months ago, he is yet to receive his payment. Expressing his frustration, he stated, “I do not want to sound like a poor white guy, who complains about not getting paid. Everything was fine for the first few months, but things changed while filming the last schedule. It has been 9 months since I completed my part, but they haven’t paid me yet. I saw they used someone else’s voice for my character in the trailer, which is a clear violation of my contract.” He also claimed to have had better experiences working on films like "Indian 2" and "Saas, Bahu, Aur Flamingo."

The Devil team, however, vehemently denies these accusations. Executive Producer Mohit Rawlyani responded to Mark’s post on Instagram, refuting the allegations and writing, “Your manager doesn’t seem to understand and is blackmailing us to pay extra for mental harassment.. seriously?! Your payment has been cleared... Now coming to the voice used... can you please tell me if you can speak Telugu?? How can you expect us to use your voice for English lines and someone else for Telugu lines??”

While other members of the Devil team have yet to speak out, actor Sammy Jonas Heaney, who recently starred in "Sam Bahadur" and "Phalana Abbayi Phalana Ammayi," questioned Mohit's response. He commented, "What date was the payment cleared? and when was the script given in Telugu or English how long in advance? Many foreigners dub themselves in Indian languages? Dubbing in the south is worse than the rest; I dubbed a movie that was filmed in the UK, none of the actors who has been selected even spoke English, so I was dubbing Russians who live in the UK."

Adding to the discussion, actor Alex O’Nell claimed to have faced a similar issue with the team of Dhanush’s "Captain Miller." He cautioned, “I had exactly the same situation with #CaptainMiller @sathyajyothifilms - always take your payments in advance. Even production companies that used to have good reputations cannot be trusted.”