Snippet: Producer says Nag Ravi case is publicity stunt

Producer Dega Deva Kumar Reddy has clarified to the court that the bilingual film Manasu Palike Mouna Ragam in Telugu and Yen Indha Mounam in Tamil starring actress Sneha is not based anybody’s personal life. This comes after the Chennai high court issued an interim stay order on the film, based on a complaint from Nag Ravi, a businessman. Ravi claimed that the movie was based on his and Sneha’s personal life. Reacting to Ravi’s statements, the producer claimed the businessman had raked up the issue in order to attract publicity.

According to Dega Deva Kumar Reddy, this film in based on J.K’s (Jiddu Krishnamoorthy) thought — where the self is, there is no love, where there is love there is no self. He says the film depicts what true love means, and does not portray any selfish lover as claimed by Ravi.

The producer also believes that the film should run on its own merit and not on any controversial publicity. “I want to make clear that we have not released any controversial publicity material related to the film and if any such thing has appeared in the press, we are not responsible. Anyone can manipulate website content. What Mr Nag Ravi claims is not true. I have sent a clarification to the court to vacate the stay order,” said the producer.