Yester-generation’s glamorous diva Sreedevi made a strong come back to South Indian films with villainess character in recently released Tamil film ‘Puli.’ This socio fantasy project directed by Chimbu Devan and starred by Vijay was compared on par with SS Rajamouli magnum opus ‘Bahubali.’ Drowned away by tremendous hype, dubbing versions of ‘Puli’ were also sold in different states at unbelievable prices.
However, producers PT Selva Kumar and Simbu Thameens have burnt their hands with heavy losses incurred as ‘Puli’ opened to very weak reviews and disastrous mouth talk thus killing the movie in no time. If we remember, ‘Puli’ was also fixated in Income Tax Raids which postponed the release by at least five to eight shows late.
Latest buzz says that, Sreedevi approached Mumbai Producers Council filing a case against ‘Puli’ producers for not paying her remaining remuneration balance of nearly Rs. 50 Lakhs. After repeated attempts to meet the producers, Sreedevi could not. So, she finally took help of big heads in Mumbai to build the pressure and we also learnt that the case has been moved to Nadigar Sangham. All in all, Sreedevi appears to have lost 50 Lakhs for acting in ‘Puli’ and profited at least Rs.3.5 Crores because 4 Crores is the actual fee demanded by her.