The Madras High Court has asked the South Indian Film Writers Association (SWAN) to examine a complaint alleging that the story of the upcoming movie “Parasakthi” starring Sivakarthikeyan was stolen

[27/12, 18:22] Sekarreporter: The Madras High Court has asked the South Indian Film Writers Association (SWAN) to examine a complaint alleging that the story of the upcoming movie “Parasakthi” starring Sivakarthikeyan was stolen.

Justice SM Subramaniam has also issued notice to director Sudha Kongara, writer Arjun Nadesan, screenwriter Pugazhendi Mathimaran, Dawn Pictures Private Ltd production company, and the South Indian Film Writers Association (SWAN).
“ Meanwhile, 5th defendant is directed to examine the complaint filed by the applicant by hearing all the parties and submit a report before this Court on 02.01.2026,” the court said.
The court was hearing a plea filed by K V Rajendran, alleging that he was the first to conceptualise the movie. He submitted that on 1st January 2010, he had registered a script titled “Chemmozhi” with the writers’ association, and a registration number was also assigned.
Rajendran submitted that since 2012, he had been meeting people for developing the script into a movie and he had also shared the script with producer Salem Dhanasekaran, who in turn shared it with actor Suriya, who was close to Sudha Kongara.
While so, Rajendran said that in 2023, he came across a news article, announcing a new movie of Suriya, directed by Kongara, with the same storyline as that of Chemmozhi. He submitted that this movie was now titled as Parasakthi and, with Sivakarthikeyan as the lead since Suriya could not continue in the movie.
Rajendran also stated that he had received a call from the son of Dr A Ramasamy, script consultant for the Parasakthi movie, who informed him that though Ramasamy had committed to work with him, they were under pressure to work for Kongara. Rajendran stated that Kongara had offered a remuneration of Rs. 3,00,000 to Ramasamy to use his name as script expert on the condition that his name not be used by anyone else.
Rajendran submitted that in January 2025, he had submitted a complaint along with supporting documents to the Secretary and Treasurer of the Writers’ Association, but no action had been taken. Later in March 2025, he was told by the association that since the movie’s shooting was ongoing in Srilanka, they could not disturb it and asked Rajendran to come back after the shooting was over. Rajendran also submitted that, though a Story Theft Expert Committee was set up, the committee did not agree to act urgently.
Rajendran thus argued that the makers of the Parasakthi movie had plagiarised/pirated his story and refused to give any recognition. He added that if the movie were allowed to be released, it would not only cause him irreparable loss but would also affect him mentally and his future prospects.
Rajendran had thus sought to restrain the movie makers from displaying their names as the writers of the movie. He also sought Rs. 1,01,00,000/- as the fee payable to him for the story and a further amount of Rs. 25,000/- from the writers’ association for their failure to conduct an enquiry. He also sought an interim direction to restrain the release of the movie.
Counsel for Applicant: Mr. M Purushothaman
Counsel for Respondent: Mr. R. Singaravelan Senior Counsel for Mr. Vijayan Subramanian and Mr .M. Dhanush, Mr.P.H.Aravind Pandian Senior Counsel
Case Title: K V Rajendran Alias Varun Rajendran v. Sudha Kongara and Others
Case No: OA No. 1222 of 2025 
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[27/12, 18:22] Sekarreporter: https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/madras-high-court/madras-high-court-parasakthi-script-stolen-plea-notice-issued-516203
[27/12, 18:40] Sekarreporter: [27/12, 18:23] Sekarreporter: [27/12, 18:22] Sekarreporter: The Madras High Court has asked the South Indian Film Writers Association (SWAN) to examine a complaint alleging that the story of the upcoming movie “Parasakthi” starring Sivakarthikeyan was stolen.

Justice SM Subramaniam has also issued notice to director Sudha Kongara, writer Arjun Nadesan, screenwriter Pugazhendi Mathimaran, Dawn Pictures Private Ltd production company, and the South Indian Film Writers Association (SWAN).
“ Meanwhile, 5th defendant is directed to examine the complaint filed by the applicant by hearing all the parties and submit a report before this Court on 02.01.2026,” the court said.
The court was hearing a plea filed by K V Rajendran, alleging that he was the first to conceptualise the movie. He submitted that on 1st January 2010, he had registered a script titled “Chemmozhi” with the writers’ association, and a registration number was also assigned.
Rajendran submitted that since 2012, he had been meeting people for developing the script into a movie a
[27/12, 18:23] Meta AI: The Madras High Court has directed the South Indian Film Writers Association (SWAN) to investigate allegations that the story of Sivakarthikeyan’s upcoming movie “Parasakthi” was stolen from K V Rajendran, an assistant director who registered a script titled “Chemmozhi” with SWAN in 2010. Justice SM Subramaniam has issued notices to director Sudha Kongara, writer Arjun Nadesan, screenwriter Pugazhendi Mathimaran, and production company Dawn Pictures, asking them to respond by January 2, 2026. SWAN is required to submit a report after examining the complaint and hearing all parties involved. ¹ ² ³

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[27/12, 18:40] Meta AI: – Madras High Court directs SWAN to investigate “Parasakthi” plagiarism claim
– Justice SM Subramaniam issues notice to:
– Director Sudha Kongara
– Writer Arjun Nadesan
– Screenwriter Pugazhendi Mathimaran
– Dawn Pictures Private Ltd
– SWAN
– K V Rajendran alleges story theft; registered “Chemmozhi” script with SWAN in 2010
– SWAN to submit report by January 2, 2026, after hearing all parties