Shruti Haasan was recently in the news for stepping out of Karthi-Nagarjuna movie citing dates issue allegedly after receiving an advance. The corresponding production house has even moved legally against the actress and the court has directed Shruti not to sign any movies without further orders.
But the latest advancement in this case is that the Picture House Media Ltd has withdrawn its case against Shruti Hassan after Tamil Film Producers Council and South Indian Film Artists Association intervened. Mr Kalaippuli Thanu, 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. However, the issue of perjury by Shruti Hassan is pending in the court due to the fact that she denied receiving an advance of Rs 10 lakh and for deposing in front of a Notary in Chennai and claiming it to be in Hyderabad.
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.