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Theatre owners seek compensation from producers of ‘Kuselan’

Want at least 75 per cent of the losses repaid

Chennai: After the much-hyped ‘Kuselan’ starring ‘superstar’ Rajnikant reportedly failed at the box office, theatre owners in Tamil Nadu have demanded that producers of the movie fund a bulk of their losses.

The Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners’ Association today said that they must be repaid at least 75 per cent of the losses as against the 35 per cent reportedly promised by Rajnikant himself.

Recalling their recent meeting with the actor, association president Panneerselvam told reporters here that the actor had promised to repay 35 per cent of the money paid by them.

But since that would not meet the losses, that proposal was turned down by the association, he said.

‘Guest role’

He alleged that the producers had cheated them by saying that ‘Kuselan’ was a full-length Rajnikant movie while in reality the actor had only played a guest role.

Earlier, a similar demand for repayment was made by the Kancheepuram-Tiruvalluvar Districts Theatre Owners’ Association following the movie’s poor run in these districts. — PTI

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